Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has been the largest and longest sustained fall in unemployment in the history of this country . ’ |
| 2 | Among the many things we hear in that oracular phrase is , against the odds , a bitterly won conception of language as rescue . |
| 3 | Sir John Pope Hennessy , an Irish adventurer , successfully claimed immunity from arrest for the recovery of the huge debts he accumulated while the Member for King 's County in the 1860s . |
| 4 | Yet if not all of them necessarily regarded Cnut with disfavour on his accession , it is likely that there were quarters in which he had to face considerable initial hostility . |
| 5 | THE Soviet space station Salyut-7 made its long awaited return to Earth in the early hours ( 0400 GMT ) of Thursday 7 February . |
| 6 | p/b £15.95 Paperback reprint of David Watkin 's highly esteemed history of architecture from Knossos to Quinlan Terry . |
| 7 | It was a staple of the revenge tragedy as Kyd , Tourneur or Shakespeare conceived it , and plays by Dekker , Lyly , Webster , Ford and Middleton all made use of madness on stage , and of actors specially trained for the parts of madmen . |
| 8 | This policy gives them a much needed spread of risk of buyer and of export market and gives the policyholder the best ‘ rate on line ’ : ie the percentage ratio between the amount of premium and the level of cover provided . |
| 9 | It provided a much needed patch of light in an otherwise sombre room lit only by two silk-shaded sidelamps . |
| 10 | Comic disruption becomes a much needed gesture of resistance to prevailing conditions in America . |
| 11 | Obviously such strict separation of functions results in a much reduced level of conflict between pedestrian and vehicle and a consequent lowered accident rate . |
| 12 | However the changes that have taken place in society in recent decades , resulting in the rapid growth of youth unemployment , have also resulted in a greatly reduced importance of certification at 16+ for selection purposes . |
| 13 | There was a nicely judged degree of contempt in her voice , Loretta thought ; it implied that the speaker had quickly got Puddephat 's measure , and did n't intend to waste any more of her time on him . |
| 14 | He 'd obviously taken time over building up this little booklet explaining the stuff . |
| 15 | The Committee of London & Scottish Bankers ( CLSB ) has been merged with with the British Banker 's Association ( BBA ) ( which has hitherto existed side by side with the CLSB ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Melanie merely lost interest in marriage to a busy consultant . |
| 17 | I continued to chair the inquiry into pensions and later took over family policy when the much liked Minister of State for Social Security , Rhodes Boyson , went off to be the number two in Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | I consider that I B M strives to be a good employer and that it 's long established belief in respect for the individual has shaped our personal policies to reflect these needs within our community , and for example , our equal opportunity principles prevent us from considering race , colour or sex , when offering someone employment or promotion . |
| 19 | A bailor has it against a mere bailee at pleasure even if he never himself had actual possession of the goods and only acquired title by virtue of an illegal but completely executed contract of sale . |
| 20 | It said the family of Mr Johnson must feel they have not received justice in respect of the death of their son . |
| 21 | ‘ Sellafield has made the Irish Sea the most radioactively contaminated stretch of water in the world . |
| 22 | Physically he is unusually sturdy and has not fallen prey to illness during his long confinement . |
| 23 | I wanted to meet Marius Durance — I 've always especially admired his work and it seemed crazy to be so close and not come face to face with him . |
| 24 | He was already owed money by Hope for the times he had taken him fishing . |
| 25 | Lully had already essayed recitative in French in a ballet , Les aisons ( 1661 ) : and the comédies-ballets gave him plenty of opportunities to experiment further . |
| 26 | The form of mental handicap known as ‘ Down 's Syndrome ’ is undoubtedly the best known type of handicap in Britain today . |
| 27 | The best known aspect of sexism in English is what some feminists have called ‘ he/man ’ language , that is , the generic use of masculine pronouns and the term man ( kind ) . |
| 28 | The man has ninety-one previous convictions , but was released because he had already spent time in jail on remand . |
| 29 | The man has ninety-one previous convictions , but was released because he had already spent time in jail on remand . |
| 30 | Panel beater Gordon Reid ( 32 ) , had just set fire to rubbish in the old oil drum while clearing up at his car body repair garage at Fenton Barns . |