Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Philip Egerton having been kind enough to give me a Frank I embrace the opportunity to send you some account of Mr. Gould and his movements , presuming that as you expressed a wish to hear of him from time to time , a letter on this subject might not be devoid of interest . |
| 2 | The Acts gives us many examples of Christian people bearing witness to Jesus , in particular his death and resurrection , to soldiers and governors , prince-lings and mediums , crowds and individuals . |
| 3 | Instead his owner , 18-year-old Helen Woodruff from Walcot in Swindon , ignored advice to have him treated , and when the RSPCA found him 6 weeks later the wound was so swollen that Capri was in agony . |
| 4 | ‘ The cutlets yes , certainly , since the Prince rejected them first time round , and asked for them later , ’ dredging up memories from the depths of his mind . |
| 5 | The Prince missed it two years ago with the same back trouble . |
| 6 | Those who liked the Prince called him Slender Billy , while his detractors called him the Young Frog . |
| 7 | Like a twat I decided that attack was the best way of preserving my job , and so I demanded that the board give me complete control over team selection , tactics , welfare etc. , with no boardroom interference whatsoever . |
| 8 | Now he worked in offices of the Gas Board , and was studying accountancy , mostly at night , though the Board gave him one day off each week to attend classes . |
| 9 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 10 | And I got the Engine Room boys in the basement to give me three photocopies of our Romanian friend . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ After the birth Tony and I both felt very shaky and the midwife got us some tea right away , while they were tidying me up , just to calm us down . |
| 12 | Local authorities are to be given the leading role in the organisation of community care , but the decision to give them this responsibility was taken with the greatest possible reluctance and only after every other possibility had been explored . |
| 13 | Indeed , there must be serious doubts about the decision to hold them this year . |
| 14 | Following the decision to commit US ground-based forces , estimates as to the numbers which might ultimately be deployed rose quickly and , on Aug. 10 , it was widely leaked that the administration had adopted a " contingency plan " involving the use of 250,000 ground troops should full-scale fighting break out with Iraq . |
| 15 | No timescale was placed on the proposals to limit US military influence and the USA called on the JSP to clarify its position . |
| 16 | The route takes you several miles from any habitation , unbridged burns and rivers have to be crossed during its length and you will find yourself surrounded by some of the most delectable mountains . |
| 17 | The west gave them Big Macs and Paul McCartney . |
| 18 | The singer was following an old tradition of adapting the ceremony to give it contemporary relevance , adding to the festival 's famous ‘ four questions ’ about the meaning of Passover a new and troubling one . |
| 19 | In anomie theory the impetus that pushes people into crime is that the ambitions for status and pecuniary success that they share with everyone else are thwarted by the restrictions on the opportunities to achieve them that result from low socio-economic status . |
| 20 | A great shudder went through the old house , as with a sickening crunch the weight hit her front wall . |
| 21 | The eyes have it Many women write to us complaining that they have puffy eyes . |
| 22 | Our Viewdata system features a ‘ Search ’ facility to enable the agent to show you last minute availability and prices . |
| 23 | How the Echo brought you first news of the Turkish interest in Rosenthal yesterday . |
| 24 | As the same study of the executive and legislative roles in the Vietnam war points out , another of the provisions of the 1949 Mutual Defense Assistance Act — approved with almost no debate — authorized the President to send US armed forces as non-combatant military advisers to any ‘ agency or nation ’ in the world . |
| 25 | He wrapped me in a warm coat and placing me in the car took me several miles over the moor . |
| 26 | Having the car gave me other ideas . |
| 27 | Trouble is , the Yanks owe them some money do n't they , and they would n't er |
| 28 | The World Bank in Washington DC has placed an order with Reading , Berkshire-based Racal-Redac ( UK ) Ltd for 154 of its CadStar printed circuit board design packages and 57 advanced MS-DOS routers : the products will be used by participants in India 's Impact programme , set up with the help of the World Bank , to provide the country 's leading educational institutions with electronic design automation tools and other software ; Racal-Redac reckons the deal gives it some 50% of the Indian printed circuit board design software market . |
| 29 | Modern technology is now so sophisticated the microprocessor-based design of the teleprinter gives it enormous power and flexibility . |
| 30 | I should not let them linger , wasting time , wasting money , until the spring brings them fresh hope . |