Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They returned to their seats , where Carlos had bought iced colas for them all . |
| 2 | The journey , arranged and paid for by Baron Grimm , was by the slowest means necessitating lengthy stops , where Mozart had to pay living expenses . |
| 3 | Authorities such as Rochdale ( Grt Manchester ) and Tyne & Wear had used existing legislation to declare informal IIAs before 1977 . |
| 4 | Melrose was granted permission to return to play the amateur code by the New South Wales Rugby Union after an eight-month dispute where Melrose threatened to take legal action . |
| 5 | In reply , the plaintiffs argued that either Pan Am or Aviv had waived that protection by knowingly leaking the report to the media , and Chief Judge Platt referred the issue to Magistrate Judge Allyne Ross for a ruling . |
| 6 | It was rather as though Attlee or Macmillan had spent post-war autumn holidays at Saratoga Springs while eschewing any contact with the United Nations in New York . |
| 7 | And , avoiding the area , now shiny with disinfectant , where Carter had fallen most prisoners finished their lunch . |
| 8 | Not just in the alleys of St Jude 's , where John-William had taken good care never to be devoured himself , but everywhere . |
| 9 | But he believed that MacDonald had made some soundings in a coalition direction , and in a speech at Hull on 19 July he went out of his way to reject ‘ the idea that a national government such as existed during the war should be set up in the present difficulties ’ . |
| 10 | Bush 's statement followed reports that he was " upset , angry and perplexed " by Sununu 's apparent efforts to circumvent travel restrictions imposed by Bush on May 9 , after an inquiry had revealed that Sununu had made widespread use of military aircraft for personal and Republican Party business . |
| 11 | Both suggestions caused right-wing critics of the US administration to claim that Baker had made unnecessary concessions ; Richard Perle , former Assistant Defence Secretary under President Reagan , commented that " we are strong , and just at the moment when we are strong , we are making concessions " , and he warned : " Any American official making concessions to the Soviets today has to explain himself . " |
| 12 | Her mother had tried to force feed her in the past as her doctor had said that Maria had to gain some weight but Maria had only cried and refused to swallow the solid food . |
| 13 | Once Shamir had rejected this invitation , Peres entered into intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a majority . |
| 14 | The court heard that Lawrie had found another job with a bus company , but had lost it when police told her employer about the pending court case . |
| 15 | The Jerusalem that Richard tried to capture 700 years ago is proof of that . |
| 16 | The outcome of the vote had been determined partly by reports that Pakistan had sought ballistic missile technology from China . |
| 17 | The hearing revealed that Raybestos proposed to dump 400 lbs . |
| 18 | The court heard that Baillie had asked another man to hide the gun and warned him that he could be the next to be 'blown away' |
| 19 | By the early 1930s it was clear that Abdallah intended to develop friendly co-operation with the Jewish Agency . |
| 20 | In his letter Prawiro said that Indonesia had made great efforts to forge a relationship with the Netherlands after " an exceedingly painful historical past resulting from centuries of inhuman colonial subjugation " . |
| 21 | The agreement called on El Salvador and Nicaragua to renew contact aimed at re-establishing diplomatic relations , suspended by Mr Cristiani last month amid allegations that Nicaragua had sent surface-to-air missiles to the FMLN guerrillas . |
| 22 | The Foreign Minister , Enrique Dreyfus , who had discussed the matter with President Cristiani of El Salvador , was among those who held Ortega responsible , pointing out on Jan. 4 that Nicaragua had violated international agreements by allowing the Soviet missiles to be used by third parties without authorization . |
| 23 | Preliminary assessments suggested that Kuwait had suffered catastrophic damage to its infrastructure during the Gulf conflict . |
| 24 | He says he had no idea that Surrey had received two warnings in 1990 and 1991 until the summons arrived from the TCCB citing a third instance , against Leicestershire last month , and referring to the two previous offences . |
| 25 | He glanced in the window of Peggy Pine 's women 's outfitters and saw with distaste the pastel colours that Benny had admired last night . |
| 26 | Her poetry indicates that Leapor did have some friends before meeting Freemantle ; Octavia , for example , respected her enough to listen to her advice , even if she probably did not accept it . |
| 27 | Syrian radio reported on Dec. 17 that Assad had pardoned 2,864 persons who had " carried out anti-state acts " . |
| 28 | The Chinese charge that Mosher tried to smuggle antique coins out of the country , violated travel regulations , brought a female secretary from Hong Kong to China without permission and used photographs of abortions to mount a political attack on China . |
| 29 | He 'd been exactly the same once before when he 'd found out that Pete had seen Last Tango in Paris ( ‘ Yeah , but what did they actually do ? ’ ) and now , as then , Pete had taken care to fine-tune Ted 's frustration to the point of obsession . |
| 30 | Whilst there , he stated publicly that Cuba wanted to maintain good relations and to remain in the OAS . |