Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Joannides lost time to Yorkshire driver Brian Bell when the route moved onto the gravel roads . |
| 2 | Light gleamed on the china cats ' gilt whiskers and between them , in the empty space that was no longer vacant , sat Griselda . |
| 3 | Today when you look down from the top of the mountain which once provided jobs for 85 per cent of the male population you 're looking down on one of the poorest cities in Bolivia.When the price of tin crashed on the world markets in 1985 the state mines were closed down and 25,000 people lost their jobs . |
| 4 | Opposition came from the Treasury ministers who objected to a handout of a cool million as a near sacrilegious attack on the principle of sound finance , and from the Foreign Secretary who had no faith at all in the capacity of the Evian Committee to agree on joint action . |
| 5 | The light lengthened through the palm groves and the villages glowed between the trees . |
| 6 | Four years later , his head was smashed and his ear partly ripped off when a horse ducked under the starting stalls . |
| 7 | His mind raced over the landing instructions . |
| 8 | He spoke of high levels of crime , and of violence perpetrated by the security forces against peaceful demonstrations , but also called for an end to " mindless violence " between township factions . |
| 9 | Letters overspilled a tray and the old typewriter squatted among the coffee things . |
| 10 | of inward investment went to the west midlands . |
| 11 | As we passed the dam , a little snow lay on the shingle plains and the rivers were a mere shadow of their former selves . |
| 12 | In the United States in the 1960s the political will to get to the trough of federal aid resulted in the Model Cities programme rapidly expanding from a focus on 66 metropolitan centres to a total of almost 140 cities spread across the nation ( Levine , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | In the case of information relating to er say client A which is obtained by the auditor while auditing client B , the auditor ought as a matter of sound practice normally to use the information to make further enquiries for the purpose of the audit of A. These interpretations have been set out more fully in the statement of auditing standards and the professional guidance issued by the auditing practices board that will accompany this legislation and as matters of courtesy to the house er Madam Deputy Speaker , I ask that a copy of that be placed in the library . |
| 14 | The main purchaser of the stockings was the Army and when there was a change from breeches to trousers , the long stockings were no longer required , and there was a great slump in the trade and gradually the industry waned in the country areas . |
| 15 | Her mind ran on the wedding celebrations as she moved to the window where a stray shaft of sunlight , escaping through the thick cloud , threw a beam across the parquet floor . |
| 16 | The old Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street soon followed , and it seemed that a new age had been ushered in as the gas light glinted on the crystal chandeliers and the illuminati of Glasgow clustered like moths about a bundle of bunsen-burners . |
| 17 | The unexpected support came on the day miners ' unions , after receiving assurances , agreed to call off a High Court bid to force British Coal to re-open and work 10 pits earmarked for early closure . |
| 18 | The fine statues on the topmost balconies of the Ayuntamiento and framing the moonlike clock-face gestured against the midnight skies , and at once I was under the spell of the past . |
| 19 | This was obviously anathema to Ricardou , in particular , and a fairly acrimonious exchange erupted during the conference sessions surrounding this question of referentiality . |
| 20 | In truth , almost any quartet of disgruntled teenagers , of the barest musical competence , artfully encouraged to belch , pull faces and make rude gestures would have fitted the bill , but fate decreed in the Sex Pistols a particularly exquisite chemistry of individuals . |
| 21 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 22 | Men who had been unsuccessful in the search for a day 's work drifted into the dining rooms to pass the time away and many sat there on the bench seats , grateful for the warmth and a friendly chat . |
| 23 | N B N B when you see the moon you are looking at light from the sun reflected from the moon circles . |
| 24 | Sitting in the steaming restaurant the rain and condensation dribbles on the upper half of the window competed with the lace curtains on the bottom half . |
| 25 | A warm wind shone through the long stubble which shimmered like silk in the heat ; the sun glared off the metal cabs of lorries and buses , the tar melted into mirages of water and cleared again . |
| 26 | The sun glinted on the silver scales as it struggled in vain . |
| 27 | The midday sun glinted against the bronze bas-reliefs of famous battle scenes on Napoleon 's column as Chantal steered the Harley-Davidson through the place de l'Opéra and turned down the busy rue de la Paix . |
| 28 | The sun glinted from the onion domes of the Royal Pavilion , James Joyce 's ‘ lovely seaside girls ’ made briskly for shop and office , and the sparkling waves ended their cross-Channel journey by stirring gently the broken line of last night 's jetsam The Navy stood for ever on guard . |
| 29 | Industry and agriculture flourished in the war years though both came under great governmental control — a new experience for " free enterprise " America . |
| 30 | The bold black lettering on the construction board shone in the car headlights when Stephen turned into the wide , potholed drive up to Crystal Springs House . |