Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A month or so ago I sat in an excessively warm room listening to a gentleman from Intel 's processor division telling the invited audience of dealers and journalists that 1992 would see a boom in 486 sales similar to the boom in 386 bought about by Windows . |
| 2 | The 1991 election was fought largely on the issue of tax reform , with Pálsson 's Independence Party favouring a general reduction of rates of taxation which Hermannsson 's Progressive Party dismissed as " irresponsible " . |
| 3 | The government 's cartoon publicity telling the British public to ask ‘ Sid ’ made its point . |
| 4 | The first on Tyneside was syndicalist , organized around shop-stewards in engineering and the shipyards with lodge officials and the activists of the Seaman 's Reform Movement playing a similar role in mining and shipping . |
| 5 | The last thing I remember is Matt The Tube from Jim Rose 's Circus Sideshow getting a loud cheer as he pulled a straw from his nose with a pair of pliers . |
| 6 | The news sent the Anglo-French group 's share price plunging a further 40p to close at 528p . |
| 7 | The man , pictured in yesterday 's Sunday Mirror wearing a thick black false beard , also claims he was paid only a few thousand pounds from the massive haul and is now broke . |
| 8 | Further down the street was Young 's Timber Yard having a narrow entrance under the bedrooms of adjoining houses which made deliveries difficult . |
| 9 | Decked out in a specially selected volume ten fright shirt , Clint sits backstage at Helsinki 's Tavastia club inspecting the cramped , graffiti-covered dressing room . |
| 10 | The childen are protected on their journey by members of the rebel SPLA , the Sudan People 's Liberation Army fighting the Sudanese Governments plan to impose Islamic Laws in the south . |
| 11 | Avon have withdrawn from the West regional rounds of the NatWest Women 's County Championship following a disappointing turn-out of players and internal problems , writes Cathy Harris . |
| 12 | When he arrived at Swindon , he found the club in shambolic crisis and in a fraught confrontation with his board , stormed into the boardroom at the Club 's County Ground holding a mouldy , moth-eaten jockstrap . |
| 13 | They were racing for records at the Iffley Road track in Oxford … the British Milers Club celebrated their thirtieth birthday by smashing three mile records … the first ever record breaker Sir Roger Bannister was there to watch and what did he see … the men 's four by one mile relay squad breaking the UK record … the women 's relay team creating a new world record and the junior relay team taking the gold medal by knocking a minute … off the world record … |
| 14 | Balliol 's letters patent acknowledging the English king 's overlordship of Scotland were discussed at an ill-attended parliament which met at York in December 1332 . |
| 15 | For those who can afford the £2,910 for a peak period February fortnight , Badrutt 's Palace Hotel overlooking the frozen lake in St Moritz offers the ultimate in Alpine luxury . |
| 16 | A funeral director 's licence needed a degree and two year 's mortuary service following a one-year apprenticeship . |