Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I began by reading English and French and , after my mother 's trial , I was allowed to continue my studies by the personal intervention of Rákosi — by his special grace — because my godmother , my father 's first wife , was an extremely popular actress on the national stage , a great star . |
| 2 | Perhaps because I was involved with other things , perhaps because at that time I was still trying to find my feet as a bisexual and felt isolated by straight sisters and excluded by some Black lesbians . |
| 3 | Earlier the Strabane girl and Eileen Rose Power had combined to halve their foursomes with the strong English pair Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak . |
| 4 | The likelihood of Britain having to meet her obligations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula increased in step with the raucousness of Radio Cairo 's ‘ The Voice of the Arabs ’ , adjuring all true followers of Islam to oust every vestige of European colonialism from their lands . |
| 5 | The president of the employers ' federation , the Union Patronale de Côte d'Ivoire ( UPACI ) , Joseph Aka Anghui , cited rampant fraud , inefficient bureaucracy , price controls and high taxes as key problems affecting industry ; he also complained of the failure of government bodies to meet their debts to the private sector . |
| 6 | University students were particularly angered by the government 's refusal to meet their demands for a minimum monthly grant in line with the country 's average wage . |
| 7 | Nutty paused , trying to marshal her convictions into the right words . |
| 8 | The longer they have been Christians and the more they have been preoccupied with their Christian activities , the more difficult it becomes to relate their beliefs to the perceived needs of their friends . |
| 9 | I like to know which players in the premier league you would pick to form a 18 men squad if you were manager of a new team . |
| 10 | In this manner the algebraist can hope to discover which features of a given system are essential and which only incidental . |
| 11 | The Digital board , which is reviewing its international operation and cutting 25,000 jobs from a worldwide payroll of 102,000 , intends to concentrate its resources on a single computer manufacturing base for ease of access to the European market . |
| 12 | And , by the time she climbed down the wooden steps to the kiosk , she had managed to coax her lips into a sour smile . |
| 13 | Recently , Sears in the UK announced a plan to provide its suppliers with a direct link to Sears ' high street shops , such as Selfridges , using BT 's EDI Net and Global Network Services ( GNS ) , BT 's managed data network providing links to over 100 countries . |
| 14 | Like many other organisations , the Institute has decided to introduce Direct Dialling Inwards ( DDI ) to provide its customers with a direct access to services and staff . |
| 15 | This manual is intended to provide its readers with a general understanding of what LIFESPAN is , what it does and how it is used . |
| 16 | The school is designed to provide its participants with a thorough understanding of all aspects of the recording and production process , both theoretical and practical , with guest speakers outlining the opportunities and challenges facing upcoming talent . |
| 17 | Streamlined jockey Michael Roberts gave Lyric Fantasy the chance to find her feet in the early stages , but a sudden surge of speed at the furlong marker clinched the money . |
| 18 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 19 | The established family farms were , mostly , already profitable and the farmers were looking for sufficient income to provide their families with a reasonable standard of living plus sufficient capital to re-invest in the farm and provide for retirement . |
| 20 | Some commentators also note that many directors of small companies might well refuse to provide their auditors with the proposed statement and the supporting evidence ; if this proves to be correct , it will result in a significant increase in the number of limitation of scope qualifications . |
| 21 | Only 35% of AA 's revenue came from auditing and accounting last year , which allowed the firm to increase its earnings by a reasonable 8% . |
| 22 | Thus there were significant economic incentives for revolutionary Cuba at least to increase its options with the Soviet Union . |
| 23 | Caxton House and Guinness Mahon 's City offices saw frantic activity as existing investors were begged over the phone to increase their contributions in a desperate bid to bridge the gap . |
| 24 | The survey undertaken on behalf of Swann and reported in para. 5.11 on the extent to which teacher training courses were aiming to inform their students about the linguistic diversity of Britain today , revealed what was considered by Swann , to be an inadequate response to the widespread presence of ethnic minority language speakers in our nation 's schools . |
| 25 | Drawing on an analysis of American inter-organizational relations Lindblom argues that it is simply not possible for the central state to impose its wishes on the local state . |
| 26 | In a speech on Sept. 27 , he had appeared to encourage his supporters in the teeming shanty town areas of Port-au-Prince to rectify gross social inequalities by rising up and killing their opponents with " necklaces " of flaming tyres , known locally as " Pères Lebruns " after the country 's main tyre importing firm . |
| 27 | Though now , as Liz recited names of guests , she saw Charles drift away into what she took to be some private realm of financial speculation and morose managerial debate : he started to bite the inside of his lip , as he did when preoccupied , and to drum his fingers on the silvery-yellow brocade of the settee . |
| 28 | Even that great opponent of the industrial system of the nineteenth century Thomas Carlyle ( 1795–1881 ) failed to relate his criticisms to the Christian doctrine that he had abandoned as a young man . |
| 29 | The exercise went far to establish his credentials in the right quarters . |
| 30 | Voluntary settlements ( in particular family settlements made after marriage ) are set aside by a bankruptcy if made within two years before ; and even if made within ten years before , unless it is shown that at the time the bankrupt was able to meet his liabilities without the settled property . |