Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A West German ship with a cargo of uranium concentrate bound from Antwerp to Genoa disappeared and its cargo later turned up in Israel . |
| 2 | And the more he succumbed to the allure of his own Führer cult and came to believe in his own myth , the more his judgement became impaired by faith in his own infallibility , losing his grip on what could and could not be achieved solely through the strength of his ‘ will ’ . |
| 3 | Rozsika Parker , referring to historical embroidery , suggests that : ‘ What women depicted in thread became determined by notions of femininity , and the resulting femininity of embroidery defined and constructed its practitioners in its own image ’ . |
| 4 | Visitors to Buckleys will see many NEW attractions opening in 1992 — The Yesterday 's World main complex building has tripled in size with many new Victorian and Edwardian shop and room displays , push-button commentaries , animated life-size figures , old fashioned Penny arcade machines and much more … |
| 5 | The main complex building has tripled in size with many new Victorian and Edwardian displays , such as a bygone chemists , grocers , sweet shop , railway station , wireless shop , maid 's bedroom , photographer 's studio and a World War II street scene plus much more … |
| 6 | Visitors to Buckleys ‘ The Original Sussex Museum of Shops ’ will see many new attractions opening in 1992 — The Yesterday 's World main complex building has tripled in size with many NEW Victorian and Edwardian shop and room displays , push-button commentaries , animated life-size figures , old-fashioned Penny Arcade machines and a beautiful English Country Garden with a picnic area and a thrilling children 's play area . |
| 7 | Piggott has come under fire from American observers following Walter Swinburn 's report that the veteran jockey had told him Mr Brooks ‘ moved terrible ’ going to the start . |
| 8 | Piggott has come under fire from American observers after Walter Swinburn told reporters that Piggott said Mr Brooks ‘ moved terrible ’ going to the start . |
| 9 | The damage has come within yards of the boundary fence at one part of a 150 yard stretch . |
| 10 | Failure indicates that the Ogre has fled in fear of its life . |
| 11 | This provision has remained in place for years because the banks wished it so . |
| 12 | But then it is puzzling why so little reduction has occurred in Europe as a whole . |
| 13 | Will the Secretary of State lay aside diplomatic niceties for a moment and say that that hope has receded since July as a direct result of the intransigence of Mr. Denktash , who has made no move despite the fact that concessions have been made by the other side ? |
| 14 | Since that time , a major change has occurred with respect to social mobility that has had a direct bearing on the emergence of Britain 's underclass , and this is considered in this chapter . |
| 15 | By early January 1945 , observers in the Stuttgart area were pointing out that Mein Kampf was being — rather belatedly — cited to prove that Germany had itself to blame for the war , that Hitler 's expansionist aims which he had laid down twenty years earlier were the cause of the war , and that it was therefore clear that ‘ the Führer has worked for war from the very beginning ’ . |
| 16 | The question of the level of resources that should be invested in Scotland 's underwater heritage has come into focus with the rediscovery of an historic shipwreck off Duart Point in Mull . |
| 17 | Defence has accounted for 11% of UK manufacturing output and is one of the few sectors in which the country is still a world leader . |
| 18 | As university funding has come to hinge on publication , this has been encouraged for its own sake . |
| 19 | ‘ Missing Eccentric Scientist found stabbed to death in doorway . ’ |
| 20 | OIL giant Shell has plunged into controversy over a ferry crossing promotion . |
| 21 | A new pelican crossing has come into use at the junction of King 's Road and Cromwell Street , North Ormesby . |
| 22 | If that happens , you may wish to exercise the rights that Parliament has granted to victims of discrimination to make a complaint to an industrial tribunal . |
| 23 | The Chinese parliament has voted in favour of the controversial Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze river , the biggest hydro-electric project in the world , which will be capable of generating one-eighth of all the power now produced in China . |
| 24 | Its parliament has put off debate until next year . |
| 25 | RECESSION has led to misery for millions but none more so than workers made Redundant and those whose homes have been Repossessed . |
| 26 | The Premier has complained to friends of ‘ middle-aged , pot-bellied ’ commissioners poking their noses in . |
| 27 | The Premier has appealed to editors of Tory-supporting papers to lay off Chancellor Norman Lamont and hide the depth of the economic crisis . |
| 28 | Mum has gone into town for late night shopping . |
| 29 | Within the alcoholic drinks category , real excise duty revenue raised from Scotch Whisky has fallen by 44% since 1979 and by 26% for other spirits . |
| 30 | Although there is no worldwide ban on TBT in anti-fouling paints , legislation exists in many countries to prohibit its use on yachts and pleasure craft , and such a ban has existed in Britain since 1987 . |