Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 2 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 3 | Although in retrospect it might seem a vain hope to disguise ourselves as a motor yacht , we were not well known in the area and there were , after all , quite a few converted HDML 's about in those days , so we removed a few obvious identification marks from the ship including our uniforms , flew the red ensign and settled down to wait . |
| 4 | If possible try to frame them in a dramatic way — because this is a further pointer for the children showing how you are going to work together . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know , ’ Sarella said dully in a last-ditch attempt to salvage something from the wreckage of her self-esteem . |
| 6 | For each node , every word in its left sub-tree precedes the word at the parent node in the alphabet , and every word in its right sub-tree follows it in the alphabet . |
| 7 | She was not so lucky with Benton , who sprang up and crashed into her , his arms locking around her waist , their combined momentum slamming them against the door . |
| 8 | When doctors announced that there was a glimmer of hope , Raine organized a private ambulance to take him to the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in Queen Square , central London where for several months he lay in a coma . |
| 9 | ‘ His usual spin took him to a private beach at the Dragonara Hotel in St Julien with Denis and Frankie 's sister Betty . |
| 10 | Retirement combines these two aspects of companionship , on the one hand an increasing rate of loss , and on the other , less social opportunity to replace them through the place of work . |
| 11 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 12 | At noon , the exhausted Pack gathered together and Brown Owl led them to a shady area . |
| 13 | She 's written to her M P , Andrew Smith , and at the start of this year , British Rail allowed her into the buffet car . |
| 14 | He must still be in with a chance of making the tour — although Andy Gregory 's 11th-hour decision to put himself in the frame must have reduced the odds somewhat . |
| 15 | The old warrior treated it as a kind of personal adventure playground where he could drive through cherished projects such as the revival of the wartime Home Guard or toy with trifles such as the age of entry to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth . |
| 16 | John and his team have already extracted considerable concessions from the Inland Revenue , which means that the majority of us will be able to continue as before , i.e. we will be able to satisfy the Inland Revenue that the majority of priests do not have the liability to tax on their income from the Church , without the need for the Inland Revenue to meet us on an individual basis . |
| 17 | Casting aside Pennzoil 's claims that it had no intention of launching a bid , Chevron moved into top gear to protect itself against a takeover which could be worth $35billion and would revive memories of some of the biggest corporate battles of the 1970 's and 80's . |
| 18 | A very light northerly wind wafted us round the moored yacht on which we had marooned the photographer . |
| 19 | However , resentment from those who had learned the trade through the proper apprenticeship forced him into a debtors ' prison in 1738 . |
| 20 | Thus the clown prince of English football crowned himself as the football emperor of the Eternal City . |
| 21 | The duo 's set seemed lethargic , a muddy mix robbing them of the textured subtleties that make their records so invigorating . |
| 22 | Yet oddly enough when Massine staged his Donald of the Burthens with the help of a Scottish expert to guide him through the traditional steps and figures it was not a success , possibly because too much reliance was placed . |
| 23 | A 16-year-old girl works herself into a frenzy of grief for a friend killed by right-wing vigilantes . |
| 24 | Mean Malcolm whistles at him , an old lady helps him over the road , teacher expects his writing to be tidy and he has to read the part of the spineless Rapunzel . |
| 25 | The old lady acknowledged him with a nod . |
| 26 | The old lady sat herself on the red plush sofa and behind her the woodwork of the grand piano gleamed in the dim light . |
| 27 | Felipe 's possessive attitude rid her of the attentions of Peter Rainford and when Felipe offered to show them Ana 's skills neither of them looked overjoyed . |
| 28 | ‘ The old girl left us in the dark , ’ said Iris with a jerk of her head towards the empty desk . |
| 29 | A permanent consultation mechanism was established and the public sector committed itself to the privatization of state enterprises except for certain strategic concerns , and to the substantial reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy , of expenditure and of the public deficit . |
| 30 | The three ministers belonging to the CDU ( which had been under pressure from its West German counterpart to dissociate itself from the regime ) also withdrew from the coalition on Jan. 25 " to make way for negotiations " but would continue in a caretaker capacity . |