Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [noun prp] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange to see Swindon in the snow and Sweden in bright sunshine . |
| 2 | Although this is available in tablet form it is often prescribed as a powder , to be taken mixed with water — this combats Candida in the mouth and throat , as well as in the intestines . |
| 3 | An attempt was made to stop applause , which brought considerable opposition , and another to put Joseph in the canon of Mass — which the pope himself did in a decree of 13 November . |
| 4 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 5 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 6 | The club are prepared to back Lawrence in the transfer market and chairman Colin Henderson has promised £2m for team-strengthening . |
| 7 | I only watched the first 10mins of the FA cup game yesterday … funny how no mention was made of Pallisters hand ball in the box … or dick head schmeichal pushing Kamara in the face . |
| 8 | Being pestered by the press was hardly likely to put Veronica in the mood for unexpected visitors . |
| 9 | The guerrillas also continued to report alleged movements of Vietnamese troops , claiming that over 3,000 entered Cambodia in the beginning of August . |
| 10 | The blast which had flung down the doors at the front had strangely left the windows intact , but when Pat arrived home it was decided that it would be better to leave Julia in the bed in the cellar . |
| 11 | But rumour had it these simulations all delivered Armageddon in the form of a total system collapse by 1996 or earlier . |
| 12 | He was a poor man , by the Debraces ' standards , and he might never be able to keep Madeleine in the manner to which she was accustomed , let alone do so in the foreseeable future . |
| 13 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ I first met David in the summer of 1968 when I was living with my two children in a ground floor flat in an old house in Beckenham . |
| 14 | I first read Punch in the school library in 1962 and have read it ever since . |
| 15 | Cliff said , ‘ I am pleased to support ACET in the world they are doing . |
| 16 | One cause of friction was the discontent of BIA officers over the failure to implement promises of independence made publicly by General Iida of the Japanese army when the BIA first entered Tavoy in the south . |
| 17 | Platinum first reached Europe in the wake of Spanish colonial enterprise , but it was not until 1741 that it first reached England . |
| 18 | ‘ It seems possible to place France in the company of those countries — Germany and the US included — which at mid century experienced a ‘ railway Kondratieff ’ with emphatic growth-industry capabilities ’ ( Trebilcock , 1981 ) . |
| 19 | If Wilko 's so keen to have Shez in the team that he 's willing to lose one of our best defenders , then why did he sell the man in the first place ? |
| 20 | I PLAYED for Rangers when they last met Leeds in the quarter-final of the old Fairs Cup back in 1968 . |
| 21 | One evening Anders Osterlind was astonished to find Modi in the nude , spitting on the white walls of his room . |
| 22 | Cricket now , and while England are getting ready to meet Pakistan in the final of the World Cup , there 's another piece of sporting history being made over in South Africa.Worcestershire 's players are preparing for the first of a five match series there , to help the country back from years of sporting isolation . |
| 23 | The CEDA-Radical partnership proved to have little positive to offer Spain in the wake of Asturias . |