Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , at last , they were compelled to call a referendum on whether to do so , a solid majority voted not to try officers for crimes committed while they held power . |
| 2 | There were also some comments about homosexual authors and a few feeble attempts to refute allegations about Labour authorities — not that Labour authorities had not promoted homosexuality , but that only a few had and they had not spent millions of pounds doing it . |
| 3 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |
| 4 | Loram and Sean Joyce combined neatly on the edge of the Quakers box to put Justin Fashanu clear and his right foot shot just beat Prudhoe , with Les McJannet , returning to the side after injury , unable to stop the ball on the line . |
| 5 | In 1986 Abdullah had vigorously suppressed unrest among black Mauritanians who claimed they were discriminated against by the Arab population [ see p. 35234 ] . |
| 6 | Preoperative radiotherapy did not prolong survival in oesophageal cancer . |
| 7 | This ban did not include Madeira and so British merchants were able to ship wine from Madeira to the American colonies . |
| 8 | When exchange tapes for old titles did not come Mr Greenland traced Sturdy to Darlington . |
| 9 | Another 23% did not make duty periods overlap to ensure continuous monitoring . |
| 10 | Given the clear evidence of the effects of immigration as an issue in some earlier general elections , who can be certain that this coverage did not switch votes away from Labour , or at least re-attached previously deserting Tories ? |
| 11 | Yet German setbacks did not make Franco rush to embrace the Allied cause . |
| 12 | British Rail did not appoint Alan Baxter to advise on that matter ; the company was a consultant to British Rail on a different matter . |
| 13 | However , other studies of unmarked/marked pairs did not offer support for this view . |
| 14 | His wealth and social eminence did not change John and he was still an easygoing and affable man . |
| 15 | The Lebanese groups had long demanded Shaikh Obeid 's release from prison in Israel . |
| 16 | He was aware that this description did not fit Ramsey . |
| 17 | The Rover Group emerged in 1986 as the old BL was split up , then British Aerospace stepped in to buy Rover . |
| 18 | Non-viable leucocytes did not relax muscle . |
| 19 | Foreign artists tried hopelessly to find work , dig trenches , look after the four cows in the Bois de Boulogne , anything to earn a few francs . |
| 20 | Patients participating in this study gave fully informed consent to a protocol approved by the Yale University School of Medicine Human Investigation Committee . |
| 21 | This study set out to examine television coverage of a procession in Chicago in honour of General MacArthur , who had had a distinguished military career in the Far East , and to contrast television 's ‘ unique perspective ’ with the direct experiences of actual participants amongst the crowds . |
| 22 | And the human frame on to which I had grafted this delusion had definitely left Cliff Top , but despite this , from time to time I would come across what seemed like obscure messages , quirkily encoded , that threatened to upset my peace of mind . |
| 23 | At the same time , the shake-out of British industry did not gather momentum before the late 1970s . |
| 24 | " Armed strikes " decreed by Sendero Luminoso throughout Central Andean provinces had reportedly paralysed business and transport and led to the voting period being extended by two hours . |
| 25 | Mr Trotter as slightly taken aback by this stupid suggestion , as his scientific mind did n't include ghosts . |
| 26 | However , reserves of $6,700 million ensured that this figure did not give rise to undue concern . |
| 27 | This mis-demeanour did not debar Wright from election as ale-taster at the same court , and constable the following year . |
| 28 | It was reputed to be one of Europe 's most disordered cities , and there was scarcely a year in which some rioting did not take place . |
| 29 | Some institutes did not ignore ladies sports — a number of hockey teams were formed and matches played . |
| 30 | The report established that foreign companies had knowingly supplied Iraq with key equipment for its nuclear weapons programme , estimated to have cost US$10,000 million , and named an Iraqi official , Jaffar Dhia Jaffar , as the " mastermind " with " lead technical and administrative responsibility for [ Iraq 's ] nuclear weapons programme " . |