Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] the [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 | Earlier the Strabane girl and Eileen Rose Power had combined to halve their foursomes with the strong English pair Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Evidence suggests that some LEAs have been redistributing resources to meet their obligations under the 1981 Act . |
| 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 | The trend for suburban dwelling was set by the wealthy , and planned suburbs appeared in order to meet their needs in the 1860s . |
| 7 | He had said he might be late , after all , and she decided to snatch a few more moments of privacy to recharge her batteries in the one place in the whole luxurious house where she was able to relax and feel she was her own person . |
| 8 | Nutty paused , trying to marshal her convictions into the right words . |
| 9 | This second misfortune seemed to revive her memories of the earlier time when she had been carrying his child and had been given to understand that her husband had been simultaneously carrying on an affair with some young army chauffeuse . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The development tools allow programmers to concentrate their efforts on the finer points of the program without having to worry about compatibility problems . |
| 12 | Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear . |
| 13 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 16 | Managers should be obliged by the Takeover Panel to provide their shareholders with the same information , particularly three-year cash-flow forecasts and industry analysis , that they show their bankers . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This means that , as part of an internal market , hospitals would trade with one another , with self-governing hospitals or with the private sector in order to provide their patients with the best treatment available . |
| 19 | One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) . |
| 20 | Thus there were significant economic incentives for revolutionary Cuba at least to increase its options with the Soviet Union . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The exercise went far to establish his credentials in the right quarters . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Until now his ships had been on a southerly course , the weather becoming even colder , the unexpected winds known now as williwaws threatening to dash his vessels against the steep cliffs . |
| 29 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 30 | It would be far more sensible to concentrate his thoughts on the lovely girl at his side . |