Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened up a correspondence with the more pliable officers among Dara 's army and with promises of rewards secretly won over a sizeable proportion of his opponent 's force . |
| 2 | The researchers eventually stumbled on a 1979 article in a little-known medical journal , Psychiatry Research , which described the plight and eventual suicide of a 23-year-old graduate student . |
| 3 | When the last group had backed from the emperor 's presence , the chant of the court musicians suddenly changed to a faster rhythm and the gateways filled immediately , to Joseph 's astonishment , with the gray , swaying bulk of elephants . |
| 4 | His elbows were on the table edge , his heavily ringed fingers idly scratching at a thick black beard as though it aided his concentration . |
| 5 | Months eventually elapsed before a breezy day saw me with a number of Tony 's loyal friends on the slipway at Calshot , washing down his sturdy bird in the shadow of the sole remaining airworthy Sunderland . |
| 6 | Brenda , her eyes suddenly alighting on a round milk stain on the table cloth , herself thought that breakfast was n't perhaps the most suitable time for a display of her recently acquired information about the investigation of rape . |
| 7 | So many track workers have been allowed to go that in some parts of the country we are not able to put gangs together to work on a proper maintenance programme . ’ |
| 8 | Eleanor 's lips suddenly relaxed into a secretive smile . |
| 9 | As evidence they would point to the government 's growing practice of giving funds already allocated for a specific purpose : for example , the £1 million contribution to the Royal Opera redevelopment decided by Lord Donaldson , Minister for the Arts 1976–79 , or the Enhancement Funding Scheme , introduced in 1991 to stimulate private sponsorship . |
| 10 | However , the form of section 2(2) means that with regard to liability for animals not belonging to a dangerous species the position will be fundamentally the same as at common law , since the damage must be of a kind made likely by the characteristics known to the keeper . |
| 11 | If , however , no undertakings can be negotiated and the MMC investigates the merger and finds that it operates or may be expected to operate against the public interest , the Secretary of State has power to order the parties not to proceed with a proposed merger or to order divestment by the purchasing company if the merger has been completed . |
| 12 | This should ensure an adherence to a timetable which otherwise might be lacking in the case of an agreement between the parties not supported by a binding contract . |
| 13 | These different roles played by the designs normally existed at a subconscious level , and different societies have attached more weight to one or the other . |
| 14 | In other words not to provide for a continuing level of migration as it has been in the past . |
| 15 | Opportunities were given for students to write in any subjects not covered by a prepared checklist . |
| 16 | The coronation at Reims was a truly grand occasion , with all the major peers and bishops throughout the realm in attendance at one of the most expensive banquets ever lavished on a French king . |
| 17 | It was a full day later before Schmidt had been able to form a coherent sentence , though his words still came in a low , wracked whisper . |
| 18 | This action has consolidated production into an easier-to-manage , smaller number of units more suited to a continuing investment in new technology . |
| 19 | It may not be necessary for all cars always to stop at a red light at a crossroads , but to have any other rule , such as ‘ stop when reasonable to do so ’ , or ‘ stop unless the road is clear ’ , invites chaos . |
| 20 | No more than damp eyes quickly wiped during a sad film . |
| 21 | Half-closed , dozy eyes usually belong to a placid , lazy horse . |
| 22 | Conceived initially as a spy series for Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee , The Avengers quickly developed into a stylish combination of James Bond action/adventure with frequent science fiction overtones , the latter a narrative form much loved by Newman . |
| 23 | The President had also apparently abandoned his aim of holding the first round of legislative elections on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39086 ] , and agreed to reschedule them for late November ( with a number of opposition parties still calling for a further postponement ) . |
| 24 | A second bakery is being set up in offices once owned by a stationary manufacturer . |
| 25 | Heads Up look like a fun sort of band , all headscarves and neat little funk-metal riffs . |
| 26 | LUANDA — A small crowd rocks with laughter as a uniformed soldier , his eyes nearly closed in a drunken Saturday afternoon stupor , writhes body to body in a snake-like dance with a plump young woman in a tight blue dress . |
| 27 | The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . |
| 28 | The pattern books also come with a unique LARGE PRINT option , plus a one-side only print feature which leaves plenty of room for a knitter 's own notes ( no more trying to make out what you have scribbled in the margin ) . |
| 29 | These books also extend beyond a biographical compass of the history , by examining the development of insecurities in society , like as in the future of civilian . |
| 30 | Regan is right to the extent that to talk of recognition in such circumstances does have a purpose , as it would of a dog 's staccato barks and tail-waving on hearing its master 's voice , but he fails to realise that the same form of words now features in a related , but different , language-game . |