Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creed still makes sense but , as both Mr Gandhi and Mr Singh began dimly to realise in the 1980s , the doctrine does not . |
| 2 | The TUC 's public services committee will hold a special meeting next Tuesday to decide how to react to the tight pay ceiling . |
| 3 | One evening Friday went out to look for a turtle for meat and eggs . |
| 4 | United had one more chance six minutes before the end when Martin Foyle did well to turn on the ball ; in the edge of the penalty area he hit a shot low and hard towards the corner of the net but it just drifted wide of the far post and United 's chance had gone . |
| 5 | Oldfield refused even to speak to the person he had once idolised . |
| 6 | Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife . |
| 7 | Platt , moved up front as Les Ferdinand 's minder , came close with a shot parried by Benedettini and Bruno Muccioli raced in to head over the bar as the ball appeared to be dropping into goal . |
| 8 | As he did in midweek against Wolves , Whitton stepped up to score from the spot . |
| 9 | The corruption of the security forces seems straight forward in the beginning , but as the plot unfolds , the facts of torture , a shoot-to-kill policy , and the silencing of information in Northern Ireland seems only to serve as a backdrop to the political intrigue . |
| 10 | In 1970 Worcester decided not to continue with the CNAA application because Birmingham was reviewing its BEd and the new arrangements would probably be acceptable to the College . |
| 11 | Rincewind decided not to ask for the return of his five remaining rhinu . |
| 12 | The measures , which Menem chose not to present to the Congress , were designed to encourage foreign investment , further reduce inflation and boost productivity . |
| 13 | Barnes went on to talk about the valuation of the estate , applying for probate and the possibility of Inheritance Tax . |
| 14 | Once it was dark , Jane went out to sit on a low wall where she could have a good view . |
| 15 | Even though the Irish need a point in Valetta to clinch their first appearance in the finals , Charlton has agreed for Galvin to stay behind to play for the Second Division side in their Littlewoods Cup third-round second replay at Bolton . |
| 16 | The respect afforded him in England had partly to do with the manner in which he had taken on the mantle of English culture ; in the absence of any figure with equivalent influence , he was eventually to be invested with an almost shamanistic authority . |
| 17 | ‘ Come on , Marge , before Robin Day turns up to join in the debate ! ’ |
| 18 | There was one other issue which the CEGB tried hard to avoid at the Hinkley C Inquiry . |
| 19 | When Helen came in to help with the spaying operation she looked rather nervous . |
| 20 | Matthew turned shyly to speak to the child . |
| 21 | There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet . |
| 22 | In a game that 's becoming the ultimate team sport , rivalling American football in the search for statistical truths , Campese seems increasingly to operate on a track of his own , to his own individual creed . |
| 23 | Gilgamesh went on to search for the secret of immortality and according to the legend he almost succeeded . |
| 24 | Gradually , Wilson learned how to deal with the old man . |
| 25 | Then more feet , the slam of a door , the surge of power as the Rover shot away to look at the next corner . |
| 26 | Willis set out to wade through the rolling wash . |
| 27 | In time , Keating shuffled off to spectate for a rival weekly but , as a kindly man , he offered encouragement to his successor . |
| 28 | And I 've always heard what Jesus goes on to say in the context of that understanding of the text . |
| 29 | On arms control , China agreed conditionally to accede to the 18-country Missile Technology Control Regime , which would limit its arms sales to Pakistan and Syria , in return for the lifting of US sanctions , imposed in June , on exports from two Chinese arms companies , high-technology computer sales and joint satellite launches . |
| 30 | Because Allitt opted not to go into the witness box , the defence case lasted just two-and-a-half days against the prosecution case of two-and-a-half months , at a likely cost of about £1.5 million . |