Example sentences of "[pron] [subord] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But does he see himself as becoming part of the theatrical establishment in his middle-age ?
2 Male Bright coloured , free from spiral grains and knots , and which when struck sound like a brass gong and during excavation throw out splinters like sparks of a fire .
3 The DPCR saw itself as in opposition to the conservative Russian Communist Party ( RCP ) , and as aiming to replace it while remaining part of the CPSU .
4 ‘ The potential cost to Woolwich of refusing to pay in terms of damage to reputation and interest liabilities may have been commercially unacceptable but I can not regard it as involving duress on the part of the revenue .
5 Although conservatives argued that visiting the shrine — particularly on Aug. 15 , the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War — was a legitimate means of paying respect to the dead , others interpreted it as paying homage to an outdated militarist philosophy and its discredited adherents .
6 In the Commons debate which followed the ministerial announcement , there were some MPs who welcomed the demise of ‘ a nonsensical curriculum development body that has done nothing but damage education over the years ’ .
7 There were far too many slack bowls from that department on Saturday which did nothing but put pressure on the back ends of their rinks .
8 But it is important not to become so mesmerized by them as to lose sight of the underlying social processes .
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