Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [vb -s] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is my hon. Friend aware that my hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow has raised an urgent and important issue ? |
| 2 | There have been thousands of words written on recycled paper and now there will be even more as JS has launched a new range of recycled stationery . |
| 3 | The new republic of Hungary has become the first eastern European government to commit to open systems and will use X/Open 's XPG brand in procurement . |
| 4 | The fate of Spitalfields has exercised a Royal Fine Art Commission , enraged the Georgian Group and obliged the intervention of the Secretary of State . |
| 5 | The Royal Bank of Scotland has arranged a special Travel Insurance policy with General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation plc . |
| 6 | The Royal Bank of Scotland has designed a special account that allows you to provide for your children 's future and enable these savings to grow steadily over the years . |
| 7 | THE Bank of Scotland has introduced a high interest , instant access Deutsche Mark money market account , based in London , which enables interest to be paid gross to German residents . |
| 8 | Martin Martin ( 1703 ) who wrote his well-documented Description of the Western Islands of Scotland has left a wide and varied record of many of the plant uses which were at that time extant . |
| 9 | THE Church of Scotland has launched a blistering attack on Conservative social and economic policies , describing them as unacceptable in a civilised society and accusing the Chancellor , Mr Lamont , of expressing ‘ hollow and cynical ’ views . |
| 10 | Publication of the report comes as the Church of Scotland prepares to confront a difficult financial position at the General Assembly . |
| 11 | Stadex Industries , of Wrexham has introduced a water-based copolymer emulsion adhesive , Stafix C5065 , which gives good adhesion to UV varnished boards , eliminating the need to strip off varnish where adhesive is to be applied . |
| 12 | Most of us would strongly reject any such idea — yet the image of Eve has exercised a powerful influence on the way women have traditionally been regarded . |
| 13 | Over the centuries the Church of England has developed a complex set of laws to deal with internal matters , and deals with them in its own courts . |
| 14 | The Church of England has declared the 1990s to be the Decade of Evangelism ; but some people think evangelism is already doing too well . |
| 15 | Since the last time the survey was done ( 1976 ) , the south East of England has had a dreadful 82 per cent increase in the number of unfit houses . |
| 16 | There is , however , a problem : the judgment of the republics of , for example , Byelorussia , Ukraine and Kazakhstan may alter if the Republic of Russia chooses to remain a nuclear state . |
| 17 | For over 120 years , the House of Commons has had a Public Accounts Committee which has established a reputation as an impartial watchdog over government spending . |
| 18 | THE Isle of Man has become the first British authority to issue plastic identity card driving licences with tamper-proof colour photographs , using a £30,000 digital imaging system developed by Hitachi and NBS Card Systems of Weybridge , Surrey . |
| 19 | The Marchioness of Blandford has won a High Court injunction against her husband , Jamie Blandford . |
| 20 | The Marchioness of Blandford has won a High Court injunction against her husband , Jamie Blandford . |
| 21 | The acquisition of Martindale-Hubbell has cost the British publisher $303million ( £194million ) and takes its spending on magazines and directories this year to £847million . |
| 22 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 23 | THE Bank of China has attacked the proposed takeover of Midland Bank by Hongkong and Shanghai Bank , claiming Midland is ‘ one of the four worst-performing clearing banks in Britain ’ . |
| 24 | THE Duke of Westminster has praised a new anti-crime initiative which aims to keep young people out of trouble . |
| 25 | Ever since then — and especially since the US politician and writer Ignatius Donnelly published his Atlantis , the Antediluvian World in 1882 — the legend of Atlantis has captured the public imagination . |
| 26 | THE House of Lords has blocked a legal loophole which cleared boxing promoter Frank Warren of a drink-driving charge . |
| 27 | Belser have previously published facsimile editions of books and manuscripts in the Vatican.The Archbishop of Cologne has shown a keen interest in the refurbished ‘ Archbishop 's ’ museum and is supporting the new director , Joachim M. Plotzek , in his efforts to gain international recognition for the museum . |
| 28 | Nonetheless , the avoidance of the country ever again being ‘ held to ransom ’ by the National Union of Mineworkers has provided the nuclear industry with yet another political toehold . |
| 29 | But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve . |
| 30 | In spite of the distance from home , this little bit of Oxford appears to have a bright future in the U S A , in spite of the competition from 35 other companies and there are plans for special videos to be made so that the employees in Clearwater can learn something of what life is like for their counterparts in Abingdon . |