Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [coord] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Criticizing Vatra Romaneasca ( Romanian Hearth — a nationalist organization for the defence of Romanian interests in Transylvania ) , Tokes demanded a statement about its proposal to investigate him and nine others for " threatening the security of Romania " . |
| 2 | There were more goods to buy , more people with enough money to buy them and easier ways to communicate with them . |
| 3 | The fund should build up tax-free over the years so there will be enough in the kitty for the grandchild to buy his or first property between the ages of 20 and 30 with an interest-only mortgage . |
| 4 | If the jurisdiction were discretionary , no refusal to exercise it nor any failure to exercise it by the House of Lords would constitute a breach of Article 6 , but , again , if the appeal goes ahead , it must be by a process which the Convention recognises as fair . |
| 5 | The silence and emptiness of the scene did not become apparent to her until she turned into the drive of the house and realized there were no other cars parked there , no gaily clad groups tripping towards the garden , no jazz band to summon them nor hired flunkeys to greet them , no pop of champagne corks nor buzz of conversation , no bunting , no balloons , no merriment of any kind . |
| 6 | Sensory measurements in particular , complemented where relevant by instrumental analysis of the components of the odorant , could assist the complainant by providing valuable objective evidence to bolster his and other witnesses testimonies which are necessarily subjective . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've got one thing to tell you and one favour to ask of you , ’ Ian said to Julia the minute they got back to the Amy Roy . |
| 8 | She complained bitterly about her husband being so confused and his always forgetting what she had told him without having any insight into her own ability to confuse him and other people . |
| 9 | That is the way to stop it and that sanction would hardly ever have to be used because it would be the ultimate deterrent for men . |
| 10 | Let's read the second part of this question cos it 's taken us er quite some time to do it but excellent question . |