Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adj] [that] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of course tragic that her marriage is now ending in failure . |
| 2 | A coalition was formed in June 1757 in which Pitt ran the war , and justified his claim ‘ I know that I can save this country , and I know that no other man can ’ , while the Duke of Newcastle made sure that the majority in the House of Commons realized that their business was to vote money for Pitt 's military operations without too much fuss . |
| 3 | " It was one of the major tragedies of Nicholas I that his reign ended in a war over the Turkish problem which he had worked for so long to solve by peaceful and negotiated agreement " . |
| 4 | Though he continued to profess his patriotism as an Englishman and refuted the suggestion that he wanted to imitate Hitler , it was in Germany alone that his hope seemed capable of embodiment . |
| 5 | But I did mention in Chapter 2 that our body language — the way we walk and look around — reflects how we feel about ourselves . |
| 6 | Indeed the chairman of Rotaprint , a penny highflier , publicly admitted in August 1987 that his company was overvalued . |
| 7 | She was surprised to discover in April 1742 that her ballad ‘ The Lass of the Hill ’ had been published in London . |
| 8 | Despite initial SPD threats to block ratification , SPD leaders said on March 9 that their desire for improvements did not preclude approval of the treaty . |
| 9 | Kraisak Choonhaven , son of former Prime Minister Gen. Chatichai Choonhaven whose government had been toppled by the military in February 1991 [ see pp. 38003-04 ] , announced on Jan. 22 that his father , a former Chart Thai leader , would not contest the forthcoming election . |
| 10 | The Amal leader Nabi Berri announced on Aug. 27 that his group was in possession of the remains of two Israeli " prisoners " , and would allow the Red Cross to examine the bodies once Israel had freed 28 Lebanese women held in Israeli prisons . |
| 11 | He had said publicly on Aug. 12 that his life was in danger , and that the Minister of Labour , Peter Okondo , had told him he " might not come back alive if he went to Busia " . |
| 12 | After presiding over his first Cabinet meeting Moore promised on Sept. 10 that his government would take immediate steps to avert the $NZ2,500 million budget deficit forecast for 1991-92 . |
| 13 | Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh announced on Sept. 17 that his investigation into the Iran-contra scandal was nearing its end , and that " in the absence of some new development " he did not expect any further indictments in connection with the affair . |
| 14 | President Carlos Menem of Argentina announced on Sept. 19 that his country was to withdraw from the NAM because the movement " no longer had any reason to exist " . |
| 15 | Chatichai explained on May 14 that his proposal had been " misinterpreted " and that he had suggested " joint training " and not joint exercises . |
| 16 | Ghannouchi denied the charges from Paris , telling Radio France International on May 23 that his movement had supporters but not militants inside the army and was opposed to military coups . |
| 17 | Assad and Mubarak conferred in Damascus on July 17-18 , and the Syrian government daily Al-Thawrah stated on July 18 that their meeting formed the basis of a " joint Arab action " on the conference . |
| 18 | New Zealand 's Prime Minister , Jim Bolger , announced on July 3 that his country 's prohibition on the entry to its ports of non-nuclear-powered US warships no longer applied . |
| 19 | The new Premier , Clyde Wells , suggested on Oct. 30 that his province might rescind its ratification of the Accord unless the clause concerning Quebec 's status was dropped or amended . |
| 20 | Tension rose when Amanullah Khan , leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front ( JKLF ) , announced on Feb. 5 that his organization would organize a mass march across the " line of actual control " separating Pakistani- and Indian-controlled territory on Feb. 11 , the eighth anniversary of the hanging of JKLF president Maqbool Butt in Delhi [ see p. 33224 ] . |
| 21 | Amid growing reports of a split between the army and the government over Gulf war policy , Sharif declared on Feb. 9 that his government would not change its stance . |
| 22 | Loncar said on Nov. 20 that his departure was final . |
| 23 | Rafsanjani told a press conference in Khartoum on Dec. 16 that his visit had allowed him to see a country " advancing towards Islamicization " . |
| 24 | The Consultative Assembly , set up to consider constitutional proposals for the establishment of the country 's Fourth Republic , announced on Dec. 28 that its work would not be finished by the end of the year as originally intended . |
| 25 | The June meeting was attended by Hans Brunhart , the head of government and Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein , which was involved in EFTA via a special protocol to the Stockholm Convention ; Brunhart said on April 3 that his country had been accepted as the seventh EFTA negotiating and contracting partner in the EES and was ready to become a full member of EFTA or strengthen institutional ties with the organization once an EES agreement was concluded . |
| 26 | Talabani 's statement was confirmed by the Iraqi Prime Minister Sa'adoun Hammadi who said on April 25 that his government and representatives of four Kurdish groups had reached an agreement on " paving the way for negotiations on the future status of Kurds within the Republic of Iraq " . |
| 27 | The leader of the Republican Party ( PRI ) , Giorgio La Malfa , had said on June 23 that his party might support government reforms on a case-by-case basis . |
| 28 | A similar position was adopted by Bill Vander Zalm , the Premier of British Columbia , who had suggested on June 22 that his province was reconsidering its initial support for the Accord . |
| 29 | Ianthe remembered as she walked along looking for number 28 that her dressmaker had lived very near here , but somehow , after she had made one or two mourning dresses for her after her mother had died , Ianthe had lost touch with her . |