Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 1 million b/d ‘ strategic ’ pipeline had been installed so as to enable the southern fields ' production to be sent out via the northern pipeline system through Syria , or the reverse ; as it later proved , a sensible precaution . |
| 2 | When in barracks and field dress , generals often choose to wear the general officers ' cap badge not in the dark blue GS beret , but in the ‘ tribal headgear ’ of their former unit . |
| 3 | When O'Neill returned from a meeting with Harold Wilson in London , he reacted in a manner guaranteed to confirm the Free Presbyterians ' claims that O'Neill 's policies were designed to achieve in the political sphere what the ecumenical movement was trying to do in inter denominational co-operation . |
| 4 | Storytime in ‘ Magician 's Road ’ — As well as being able to enjoy the interactive children 's exhibition called ‘ Magician 's Road ’ , the Museum 's younger visitors will be able to listen to a storytime especially written for them . |
| 5 | The LSE group ( which was set up in October 1990 to support the Irish students ' campaign and to campaign for abortion rights for women in England and Ireland ) will be organising a further picket on that day to highlight this fundamental attack on Irish women 's right to choose . |
| 6 | Last August , we were lucky enough to have John with us when we marched through London and delivered a petition of five hundred thousand signatures , requesting the Prime Minister to implement the British Pensioners ' Charter . |
| 7 | Although situated entirely in the Libyan section of the continental shelf , 10 per cent of the revenue from the field would be devoted to joint projects , including one to connect the two countries ' power grids , a 300-km motorway between Ras Jedir on the border and Sfax in Tunisia , and a pipeline linking the Libyan refinery in Zuwarah , 200 km west of Tripoli , with the Tunisian port of Zarzis . |
| 8 | The princess is expected to take her sons to Althorp House later this week to attend the traditional children 's Christmas party , to be hosted by her brother Earl Spencer . |
| 9 | Britain , in fact , had been explicitly invited to attend the foreign ministers ' meeting in Messina . |
| 10 | It had originally been intended to include the Independent Women 's Union , which had campaigned jointly with the Green Party , but the two parties split after the Independent Women 's Union unsuccessfully demanded a larger share of the eight seats the list had won . |
| 11 | The continuance of our training programme depends on attracting new students so please do all you can to publicise the Potential Teachers ' Day to be held on Saturday 8th March 1986 at Warwick Park School , Peckham High Street , London SE 15 . |
| 12 | For similar reasons , conservatives are also reluctant to disband the discredited Workers ' Guard . |
| 13 | Clearly , the houses will then be put in a position of having to sell bills ( or to borrow ) to meet the other banks ' demands . |
| 14 | Anyone resident in a house could be held liable for the support of other household members , which meant that a wage-earning son or daughter often moved out of the home in order not to diminish the unemployed parents ' entitlement to benefit . |
| 15 | Long jumper Anthony Mason , of Ipswich Harriers , cleared seven metres for the first time in his career to smash the junior men 's record by 34 centimetres , and 16-year-old Keith Davis shaved a tenth of a second off the under-17 400 metres record with a time of 52.0 seconds . |
| 16 | Given this premise , we should not be surprised to find the police are in the forefront of support for proposals such as the introduction of identity cards ; it was not surprising to find the 1988 Superintendents ' Association conference not only supporting this motion , but arguing for the creation of twenty-four hour armed patrols throughout the country and making a plea for a national motorway squad . |
| 17 | In 1897 she supported moves , viewed with dismay by the established women 's societies , to found a separate women 's university to examine students at Oxford , Cambridge , and Royal Holloway College , London . |
| 18 | Insert your ticket , if you are fortunate enough to have one , into one of the newly-installed electronic barriers designed to reduce fraud ( handy tip for cheapskates : exit barriers are happy to accept a cheap children 's ticket regardless of age ) . |
| 19 | While failure to establish an effective Teachers ' Council supports the view that teaching can not be regarded as a profession , the establishment of such a Council would be fraught with administrative difficulties . |
| 20 | On May 28 four people were killed when a demonstration in Freetown by students in support of teachers ' demands was broken up by police after a police station had been stoned ; earlier a meeting attempting to establish an independent teachers ' union was also broken up by the authorities . |
| 21 | The leader rose and brought Corbett a cup and , making signs , urged Corbett to drink the creamy goats ' milk laced with something acrid which burnt his mouth and the back of his throat . |
| 22 | Joanna had cheered up considerably by the time Sophie had finished , and Sophie 's spirits were still high as she drove out to visit the old ladies ' home . |
| 23 | A highly selective bibliography produced by the Book Trust , which annually attempts to choose the best children 's books for a range of ages . |
| 24 | ENGLAND have a second chance to reach the European men 's basketball championship in Germany . |
| 25 | Fynn is proposing the formation of a UEFA premier league and three regional divisions — with promotion and relegation between them — to replace the European Champions ' Cup and the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 26 | From them and from a local solicitor , Thomas Watson Brown , he learned much about trade union administration and the drafting of trade union rules ; they also , he claimed , fed his ambition to lead a national seamen 's union , initially at the cost of some domestic disharmony , his wife and his mother-in-law accusing him of neglecting his own restaurant business and resenting the time he spent with his own visitors , particularly " old long-faced Brown " the lawyer . |
| 27 | I would like to stress that I wish to hear from all who may be enthusiastic , not just pilots ; I have no wish to create a posing pilots ' paradise . |
| 28 | And the fact that having a baby and adjusting to motherhood are only permitted to cause a few days ' disruption must be a bad thing — when what mothers really need is adequate time to rest ( between feeds ) , plenty of boosts to their ego , lots of love and confidence building . |
| 29 | Teenager Barbara Sleeman made an explosive start when she decided to open an exclusive ladies ' golfwear company , ON THE GREENS . |
| 30 | Courses for training both residential and casework staff were organized rapidly so that when the 1948 Children Act came into force some influx of trained staff was anticipated to staff the new children 's departments . |