Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the restart North started to play better rugby gaining more possession and putting Malone under pressure for the first fifteen minutes . |
| 2 | After the break Walden began to win more ball , which they ran with great vigour , and were unlucky not to score on a couple of occasions . |
| 3 | He said that during the first interview Hepburn had denied any involvement , but when seen again 40 minutes later ‘ frankly said that he was responsible for the assaults on both girls ’ . |
| 4 | Christina took a picnic basket Celia had prepared that morning , containing bread rolls , fresh fruit , napkins , tablecloth , plastic cups and cutlery . |
| 5 | Through his worldwide correspondence Miller had gained tangible results and rare commendation from the Apothecaries . |
| 6 | More testimony was given by Sergeant Harris as to the clothing Drew had worn that day . |
| 7 | Closing her mind to her mother was a survival skill Dorothy had learned many years ago when she realised that if she did n't look after her , no-one else was going to . |
| 8 | At the 1921–2 Washington Conference Japan agreed to restore Chinese sovereignty in Shandong , but only in return for Chinese confirmation of Japan 's economic privileges there . |
| 9 | They had calculated that in one particular three-month period Charles had had fifteen engagements , Princess Anne had carried out fifty-six , Prince Philip , forty-five , and the Queen , twenty-eight . |
| 10 | Throughout this period Sutton continued to work Saturday-night shifts at the Sunday Mirror as a sub-editor , and decided to catch up on his education by taking a BA in history at Goldsmiths College , part of the University of London . |
| 11 | Prior to Japan 's loan announcement Vietnam had anticipated bilateral aid of less than US$200 million in 1992 , much of it from Australia , France and the United Kingdom . |
| 12 | Until his successor Philip moved to establish greater uniformity in urban law , the échevins of Bruges ( and probably of other towns as well ) were free to fix the customary law of their own community , which implied a remarkable degree of emancipation from external control . |
| 13 | It is usually accepted that such milestones were measured from civitas capitals or cities , suggesting that by the AD 270s Water Newton had achieved this rank and was responsible for the local government of its hinterland . |
| 14 | One day Bernard arrived to find crisp wrappers littering the floor and the assistants sitting around smoking . |
| 15 | The call sign North arranged to answer fellow-Catholic Fernandez in Costa Rica ( ’ Force unable find 5 bundles after two-day search . |
| 16 | Before the big day John had trained six nights a week to get himself fit . |
| 17 | And she and her friend Betty had spent long hours together , playing tennis and squash and doing a bit of swimming . |
| 18 | In each case God chose to use natural disorders to confound Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt ( 12:12 ) . |
| 19 | Before making the offer Branson had done some homework . |
| 20 | Soon after the departure of Roszak from Peace News McGrath had quit that paper , nursing an unhealthy obsession with drugs . |
| 21 | AI Japan had spent several years planning the ICM , and Asia , s hosting of the event was appropriate in view of the organisation 's commitment to developing AI in that region . |
| 22 | In order to reassure Castro of Soviet support Khrushchev began sending nuclear missiles to Cuba , triggering the October crisis . |
| 23 | Some years earlier , Ray Galton and Alan Simpson ( the writers for comic artist Tony Hancock ) and Goon comedian Spike Milligan had established Associated London Scripts ( A.L.S. ) , an institution described by June Barry as ‘ a hot bed of writers , many of whom had offices in the house which they rented out to use whenever they wanted to get away from home or from the studios . ’ |
| 24 | In 1261 , Henry III 's daughter Beatrix had married another Jean , eldest son of the duke of Brittany . |
| 25 | The Court dismissed these claims on the ground that the right of individuals to become claimants in international law is recognised only when approved by specific treaty , and that in the Peace Treaty Japan had waived all claims of Japan or its nationals arising out of the war . |
| 26 | October 92 was a particularly ‘ caring ’ edition of Shell World — equally mouthwatering photography illustrated a crisis relief centre set up by Shell Oil 's staff and dealers after Hurricane Andrew had devastated huge areas of the United States , and young entrepreneurs cheerfully at work on the Shell-initiated Livewire youth enterprise programme in Britain . |
| 27 | Reporting a 36% drop in first quarter profits ( see opposite ) yesterday , Philips Electronics NV declined to make any forecast of full-year results . |
| 28 | He was riding a stick shaped by George Downing on the pattern of an old balsa board George had crafted thirty years earlier . |
| 29 | The prophet Ezekiel had given this oracle from God , looking ahead to the age of fulfilment : |
| 30 | Casual labour from East London had shown little evidence of an ability to construct and maintain stable forms of resistance ( this is taken up in Chapter 5 ) . |