Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CYNTHIA Hirst was disappointed the Budget failed to give substantial help to disabled people . |
| 2 | The Guardian sought to invoke some sort of privilege , which they could not seriously have believed existed , to protect their publication of the Labour Party 's confidential information . |
| 3 | And last night SmithKline heard that its Tagamet asthma drug failed to get full approval in the US . |
| 4 | However , two recent placebo controlled studies using prolonged oesophageal pH monitoring failed to show any effect of theophylline or Β agonists on the severity of GOR parameters . |
| 5 | Archaeological digs by a team from Newcastle University failed to find any remains of interest in the area to be developed , yesterday 's planning applications sub-committee was told . |
| 6 | Ironically , the legislation introduced to reform campaign funding helped to facilitate increased spending in politics . |
| 7 | If any foolish mine-owner tried to cheat Blue Cap of his rightful wages , the ghost would assume the form of a blue flame and scorch the inside of the mine-shaft , weakening the pylons which supported the roof . |
| 8 | Yet the prospects for the people who live in blighted cities are bleak unless as a bare minimum there is a recognition across the political spectrum of the specificity and the extent of racial inequity in both the UK and the USA , a reconsideration of democratic involvement at both the local state and national state levels , and an attempt made to locate urban policy within local economic strategy ; urban policy needs to be conceptually disentangled from regional policy . |
| 9 | Arguably only if the Library Association failed to take disciplinary action against its members for not putting professional loyalty and practice above employers ' decisions would the Code be discredited — as a paper tiger . |
| 10 | The Subversive Stitch sought to disturb stereotypical ideas about women and their art practice ; Out of the Frame to break with the established order , through the use of unorthodox materials , private symbolism , boild styles , and large scale works . |
| 11 | We were told that in the 1960s the revenue sought to tax such employees on that benefit on the basis of the average cost to the airline of providing a seat , not merely on the marginal cost . |
| 12 | When the champions of either side met to fight spectacular duels in and out of the clouds , the rest of the war seemed forgotten ; even the men in the trenches paused to watch as the hosts of Greece and Troy stood by when Hector and Achilles fought . |
| 13 | The research or training outcomes will be clearly delineated , and the programme devised to ensure adequate monitoring of progress , use of the facilities , and the eventual attainment of the objectives . |
| 14 | The US administration agreed to provide unspecified aid for development and reconstruction . |
| 15 | Dot tried to find beautiful pictures like Mrs Hollidaye did , of meadow flowers , and laughing children , cathedrals and fairy coaches . |
| 16 | Indeed certain specimens of O. abyssicola studied showed intermediate characters between the two . |
| 17 | The wind seemed to drive all ways at once , so that whichever way they turned , as they struggled to and fro across the yard , and from building to building , the snow was always directly into their faces . |
| 18 | At the Oscars , Marlon Brando 's powerhouse performance as a punch-drunk boxer hired to do strong-arm work for a corrupt union boss , blew away everything in sight . |
| 19 | Then , as we turned onto the main road — a dual carriageway — a car came careering full speed down the road on our side . |
| 20 | The PKO bill originated from a bill introduced in 1990 which was designed to allow Japanese forces to participate as non-combatants in support of the UN-authorized multinational force assembled to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait . |
| 21 | Towards the end of the month the United States air force began shipping 120 tonnes of food from military stocks left in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf war . |
| 22 | In response to criticism from both the Public Accounts Committee and Social Services Committee the Department began to develop new ways of trying to achieve the elusive balance between central accountability and local autonomy and bring the management of health care resources under more effective control . |
| 23 | His languid mind began comparing this moment to the noise and confusion of Arnhem , the battle that had ended his war . |
| 24 | As a result , Labour thinking began to lay more stress on state control , on the need to take over at the centre and then to redistribute wealth and plan for the whole country . |
| 25 | TWO fishermen were rescued by the crew of another vessel yesterday as their boat began sinking five miles off Aberdeen . |
| 26 | On March 5 the police department undertook to take tough action against the country 's top criminal " godfathers " ( chao phor ) . |
| 27 | Broomhead had tied the cabinet to the rave of the cart , lest it fall over and become more scratched if by any faint chance the horse decided to show some signs of life . |
| 28 | Labour 's first fifteen months back in office — the era of the Social Contract between government and unions , the partnership meant to curb soaring inflation in return for an improved ‘ social wage ’ — was a very one-sided affair . |
| 29 | LATE SHOW RANGERS suffered a shock defeat at this venue early last season and a repeat looked on the cards as the Ibrox side struggled to find any rhythm after their extra-time exertions against Aberdeen in midweek . |
| 30 | This study aimed to evaluate various aspects of gastrointestinal function in patients with diarrhoea caused by chronic radiation enteritis and the effects of treatment with the peripheral opiate agonist precursor loperamide-N-oxide . |