Example sentences of "[Wh det] [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few ordinary citizens could afford to pay the 300 roubles which Kirov had set as a starting price for the most basic of suits . |
| 2 | Don Roberto had worked with the Colonel and had acted as cut-out between him and the CIA on the operations which Trent had undertaken on the Americans ' behalf . |
| 3 | In 1969 NATO had agreed that progress in Germany should lead to a conference on European security which Moscow had wanted since the 1950s . |
| 4 | In fact , the first Labour government which took office in January 1924 , after Baldwin had been defeated on an amendment to the Address , lasted until October , when the new government in turn was defeated on a Liberal amendment to a Conservative motion which MacDonald chose to regard as a matter of confidence ; and the Conservatives rather than the Liberals were to be the beneficiaries of MacDonald 's fall . |
| 5 | This emerges particularly in the verse paragraph in lines 77 – 89 of the Introduction , in which the Man of Law is made to note certain tales which Chaucer has not versified — Canace and Machaire , and Appollonius of Tyre — which Gower did include amongst the tales of his Confessio Amantis . |
| 6 | The Objectivity/DB database from Objectivity Inc , Menlo Park , California , which DEC has offered for a year , will be marketed as DEC Object/DB from September , also under Open VMS and RISC/Ultrix . |
| 7 | The champagne reception — at which Kylie began to demonstrate for the first time a new found confidence with both press and public — also gave them the perfect opportunity to milk their golden child 's latest achievement , three UK gold discs for ‘ Kylie ’ the LP , and the singles ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 8 | A defence agreement signed by Kuwaiti and French government representatives in Paris on Aug. 18 was described as slightly less extensive than those which Kuwait had signed with the USA and the United Kingdom in September 1991 and February 1992 respectively [ see pp. 38455 ; 38790 . ] |
| 9 | In mechanics there were interactions in which momentum ( mv ) was conserved , and others in which vis viva ( mv 2 ) was unchanged ; but down to the middle of the nineteenth century there was no principle of the same generality as that which Lavoisier had made into the foundation of chemistry . |
| 10 | The position of the team test driver , which McNish has occupied for the last two years with Marlboro McLaren , can lead to a permanent seat in the team — as happened to Damon Hill , who has replaced Nigel Mansell alongside Alain Prost with Williams-Renault . |
| 11 | His departure was , understandably , followed immediately by the surrender of the town , which Edward proceeded to turn into an English base . |
| 12 | In a statement quoted by Syrian Arab Republic Radio Arafat praised the pan-Arab position which Syria had expressed at the Madrid conference . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel better now , ’ said young Tilney to Toby , as the boys sat around eating supper — a potato pie that Mrs Garfitt had left for them , and which Toby had put in the oven . |
| 14 | A period of teacher training followed , after which Blamey returned to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic where he remained , apart from a brief period during the war , until it combined with the Chelsea Polytechnic . |
| 15 | Creggan saw Minch staring intently out into this nothingness , and then drop forward to the front of her cage and look fixedly at the benches , and at the harmless litter bin which Woil had used as a stance during his brief escape . |
| 16 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |
| 17 | It was the point at which her mother usually said , ‘ You are only fourteen , ’ — an undeniable truth which Molly decided to save for the endless discussions on the subject which would be bound to occur in the weeks to come . |
| 18 | Now , although the haven is badly silted , little fishing vessels and a handful of pleasure craft have moorings here and so maintain the ceaseless nautical atmosphere which Saltfleet has exuded throughout the centuries . |
| 19 | He bought four ponies , all of which Alejandro swore played in the final of last year 's Open . |
| 20 | There had been games , a lovely feed , gifts for children at the local orphanage , and , finally , a Hallowe'en play in which Carol had appeared as an old witch . |
| 21 | Already we were beginning to talk among ourselves about the feasibility of a Hungarian-type reform to replace the central planning mechanism which Stalin had created in the 1930s . |
| 22 | She was clutching her key and a small box of sticky chocolates which Grunte had thrust into an unwilling hand . |
| 23 | Section three , goes in there , and then I 'll give you your induction report back , which Alan 's got at the moment , and that goes in section three , and that 's fantastic eh , so let's have a nibble something to eat . |
| 24 | The contract , which Ribas expects to sign by the end of June , is to provide a system that will enable Telefonica to provide itemised billing . |
| 25 | Electronic Data Systems Corp has agreement in principle with Telefonica de Espana SA to provide ‘ substantial systems integration services in the billing area , ’ says Xavier Ribas , EDS director of marketing for southern Europe : the contract , which Ribas expects to sign by the end of June , would provide a system that will enable Telefonica to provide itemised billing ; although an exact figure was not available , Ribas says it would be ‘ probably one of largest software and services contracts ever signed by Telefonica — ‘ There is a lot of public pressure on Telefonica for better service , especially in this area ; our piece is part of a more complex modernisation programme being undertaken by Telefonica , including the installation of digital lines ’ ; the planned system will be installed gradually , according to geographic areas , he added . |
| 26 | Wilson therefore regularized a practice he had begun in 1964 when outsiders such as Professors Nicholas Kaldor and Robert Neild had been recruited into the Treasury , a practice which Heath had followed on a smallish scale . |
| 27 | Ironically , it was in the two countries , France and West Germany , which Schuman had seen as the hub of his scheme that the most vocal opposition was expressed . |
| 28 | Apart from exhibitions from its stock of artists such as Mary Cassatt , Maurice Prendergast and John Singer Sargent , which Adelson plans to hang in the new gallery , a show of contemporary sculptor Jim Ritchie will be on from 12 November to 5 December . |
| 29 | North 's lawyers claimed that his 1989 trial had been marred by the absence of key witnesses , including former President Reagan , and by the prejudicial effect upon prosecutors , jurors and witnesses of the highly publicized testimony which North had given to the 1987 congressional inquiry , and for which he had been granted immunity from prosecution . |
| 30 | Among the more interesting snippets which Norma chose to share with the electorate was the fact that her washing machine had gone on the blink , a button had fallen off her jacket — but , hey ! — she sewed it back on . |