Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Supergrid gave them more freedom to optimise their siting by these criteria . |
| 2 | Despite Wilkinson 's attempts to moderate criticism of the Area Board 's policies , and a trade unionist member 's introduction of some woolliness in the text to accommodate his dislike of any rationing by the purse , the committee 's report , submitted to Gaitskell in June , did make some strong proposals . |
| 3 | GMTV took over the morning franchise from TV-am and last month brought in LWT 's chief executive Greg Dyke as chairman to spearhead its fight for more viewers . |
| 4 | Tucker 's contribution is a major new bronze sculpture and the first opportunity to see his work in this country since his installation at the Tate Gallery in 1988 . |
| 5 | This is the result of a conscious decision to segment their markets in this way . |
| 6 | Border has too much basic honesty to plan his responses in these situations . |
| 7 | ( 1 ) If any applicant for the grant , renewal , or permanent transfer of a licence or for a regular extension of permitted hours , either by himself or by another person at the instigation of the applicant , attempts to influence a member of a licensing board to support his application at any time before its consideration by the board , he shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 8 | In those years socialism finally ceased to look undeniably left-wing , whether east or west of the Iron Curtain ; and if fiction changed its politics in that age , so did the world around it . |
| 9 | That metronidazole has its effect at this late stage of NSAID enteropathy is further supported by the findings that small intestinal permeability is not significantly affected by the treatment . |
| 10 | Whatever its name , the tutorial or small learning group provides a uniquely-valuable opportunity to increase your understanding of any subject and to develop your skill in exchanging intellectual ideas . |
| 11 | He described to me a life of violence and hatred in which he lost no opportunity to vent his anger upon those around him — and , what is more , he actually enjoyed doing so . |
| 12 | In the towns a rich and influential group of merchants , retailers , professional men and the like led their chapels in all the important decisions such as whether or not to move to a Unitarian position . |
| 13 | It 's tempting to think that the killer made his getaway during that fifteen minutes . ’ |
| 14 | The car made its debut at that year 's Monaco Grand Prix with Cliff Allison ( GB ) and Graham Hill ( GB ) behind the wheel of the two entered cars . |
| 15 | A media melting-pot , his every utterance , nuance and action has its genesis in some — usually Seventies-era — movie , TV show , commercial or record . |
| 16 | I know that today is Saturday because already I am thirsty for a dry , hoppy pint of bitter at the end of the afternoon : an aperitif to sharpen my appetite for this evening 's Indian meal . |
| 17 | He lay there dead , his blood soaking my shoulder for half an hour . |
| 18 | The schools dominated in the loose and the youth side showed their inexperience at this type of play . |
| 19 | ( The pretty ‘ silica-garden ’ chemical grows its fronds in this way . ) |
| 20 | Cos this is where the revenue gets its information about all sorts of tax . |
| 21 | The narrator of the book , Darcy , a lawyer-turned-journalist in flight from a failed marriage , is inspired by a thinly-disguised Bob Geldof figure to question his ignorance about these matters . |
| 22 | ‘ It will be a pleasure to share my home with such a gentleman . ’ |
| 23 | It 's not my intention to jeopardise your recovery in any way . ’ |
| 24 | Augustus , the ‘ first among equals ’ , had become Nero , the ‘ first without equals ’ : the man who had promised at his succession to model his rule on that of Augustus later boasted of his uniqueness and superiority over his predecessors . |
| 25 | At the beginning of October , the Finance Department strengthened its organisation with several appointments . |
| 26 | I hope that it may be possible some time in the future to share our experience in this area with the SAP . ’ |
| 27 | The median is attained by total control over the topics dubbed collateral ; the judiciary substitute their judgment on those aspects of the ‘ if X ’ question which are deemed jurisdictional . |
| 28 | Meredith met Lucenzo 's hard , stony eyes , and shivered as a strong gust of icy wind sent her hair in all directions . |
| 29 | A police car streaked by on the relatively traffic-free side of the M4 , its siren 's wail mournful , and the flashing light replaced the sodium yellow filling the car taking my mind to another time . |
| 30 | Furthermore , it is quite possible to maintain control in such situations without the judiciary substituting their view for that of the tribunal . |