Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind us the ghostly apparition of Sister Twister is disappearing down south like a lonely wispy drunk . |
| 2 | After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Russia , whose delegation was led by State Councillor Sergei Shakhrai , had taken over responsibility for the former Soviet military divisions in the Baltic . |
| 3 | THIS WEEK Timothy Raison , minister for Overseas Development , will read a report from his civil servants advising him to hand over control of an international conservation treaty to the Department of the Environment . |
| 4 | On March 7 , the Group of 12 ( a newly formed coalition of the country 's main opposition parties , ranging from communists to conservatives ) issued a joint statement calling upon the populace to rise up against Avril and force him to hand over power to an interim civilian administration as the first step towards the holding of free elections . |
| 5 | A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it . |
| 6 | Q. So how would you sum up progress in the last two to three years ? |
| 7 | Last year , it acquired the small Abbots and Sussex dairies , also based in the south , and in January picked up part of the Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk distribution business . |
| 8 | Though the move could help to speed up investment in a few large projects , there were fears last night that the sudden change in the offshore tax system could hit the bulk of the smaller oil and gas projects which were expected to provide most of the work for the offshore supply industry over the next few years . |
| 9 | This benefit allows you to deduct the years when you were required to give up work from the normal qualifying period for a basic pension and so , in effect , shorten the number of years when you would otherwise have been required to make contributions . |
| 10 | Valerie Archibald has kept the West Coast moving the Medau way since taking up residence in the mid '80s . |
| 11 | Peter Halley 's recent works take up residence in the cool vast spaces of the Gagosian garage on Wooster Street while down the street , at Louver , ‘ Studies for the Iliad ’ - new paintings by Charles Garabedian are on view from 6 until 11 July . |
| 12 | Perhaps the first task facing Mr Chris Patten , or whoever takes over from the current Governor , Lord Wilson , will be to break the deadlock over whether the People 's Liberation Army of China should set up shop in the glossy commercial heart of Hong Kong island . |
| 13 | The mean follow up interval of the remaining 73 ( 25 men ; 48 women ) was 6.1 years ( range 4 to 12 ) . |
| 14 | Sir Leon Brittan , the EC Commissioner responsible for competition policy , had said on Aug. 30 that the Commission would consider opening up membership of the unified financial services market to members of the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) ; he stressed , however , the need for reciprocal liberalization in those countries ( Switzerland and most of Scandinavia imposing tight limits on the extent of foreign shareholdings in their domestic companies ) . |
| 15 | Of course , all this is doing is storing up trouble for the subsequent financial year ; nevertheless , the financial control through the budget is effectively lost . |
| 16 | This square is very large and was originally faced with 70 offices carrying on trade with the whole ancient world . |
| 17 | However , the chairwoman of the Scottish Labour Party , Johann Lamont , ruled out support for a Scottish parliamentary council and was heckled when criticising the SNP 's action in voting with the Government last week . |
| 18 | It can also carry out research through the Central Statistical Office and the Government Social Survey into a variety of topics . |
| 19 | There is an opportunity to carry out research with a strong international content . |
| 20 | The aim to teach and carry out research at the highest possible level in the University 's mission statement is key to the future successful development of the University . |
| 21 | Roll out marzipan to a round large enough to cover the cake . |
| 22 | On June 28 after the shooting incident US President Bush , describing Saddam Hussein as a " brutal bully " , refused to rule out speculation concerning a possible US-led military attack against Iraq to enforce compliance . |
| 23 | Parents opening accounts will find that The Royal Bank of Scotland 's Rainbow Savings account comes out top of the major high street banks , paying 8.25 per cent net , followed by the Bank of Scotland 's Supersaver at 7.82 per cet . |
| 24 | Parents opening accounts will find that The Royal Bank of Scotland 's Rainbow Savings account comes out top of the major high street banks , paying 8.25 per cent net , followed by the Bank of Scotland 's Supersaver at 7.82 per cent . |
| 25 | Parents opening accounts will find that The Royal Bank of Scotland 's Rainbow Savings account comes out top of the major high street banks , paying 8.25 per cent net , followed by the Bank of Scotland 's Supersaver at 7.82 per cent . |
| 26 | One suspects that the other purposes of the 1988 Education Act , in particular the need to emphasise parental choice and to bring the brisk benefits of the winds of market forces to the education system , will mean that the summative , evaluative and informative purposes might squeeze out emphasis on the other two . |