Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Multiplex PCR offers a practical means to improve V cholerae surveillance operations . |
| 2 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 3 | Frau Hoflin fought an overwhelming desire to slap her daughter . |
| 4 | As officials lit a cutting torch to destroy a Soviet-made armoured car and a cannon at a military base near Erfurt on Aug. 3 , Germany became the first country to destroy arms under the terms of the Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) treaty signed in November 1990 [ see p. 37838 ] . |
| 5 | During a period of pitiful loneliness and depression , Marinello made the ill-advised decision to compromise his skills and try to win his way back into the Arsenal first team as an auxiliary midfield player rather than an avaricious dribbler . |
| 6 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 7 | Last year , Campbell Christie became the first person to take complaints over GCHQ to the tribunals , naming a section at the communications centre , K24e , as being responsible for intercepting telexes sent by trade unionists in Eastern Europe . |
| 8 | As Martin Luther King led a peaceful demonstration to try to remove segregation in Birmingham , Alabama , his supporters were violently dispersed by the local police . |
| 9 | Sunderland refound the winning habit to beat them 2–0 with goals from Steve Maxwell and Eric Mathers . |
| 10 | Ven made a brief stop to drop off a parcel at one of the shops in the town , obviously the reason for his having to make the journey . |
| 11 | Kolchinsky used a miniature transmitter to activate the door . |
| 12 | Within minutes of the law 's enactment , the American Civil Liberties Union used a federal court to block its enforcement until its constitutionality could be determined . |
| 13 | The Model E NC46V was used by Bayles to gain fourth place in the 1931 National Air Tour at over 140mph and at the National Air Races in that year Robert Hall ( chief designer to Granville Brothers Aircraft Inc ) flew the Sportster D NC11043 to gain first place in a 400cu in pylon race , and Bayles and Mae Haizlip used the same aircraft to gain places in several other races in 1931 . |
| 14 | Taylor wants a convincing victory to erase doubts about his team 's ability to reach the World Cup finals . |
| 15 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 16 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 17 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 18 | Now Harold Brooks Baker wants a Royal Commision to vet future peers . |
| 19 | West Germany has a constitutional obligation to accept East Germans , so the parallel with Third World economic and environmental refugees is not exact . |
| 20 | Through all the recriminations and pledges of support , Mr Taylor maintained a dignified refusal to criticise those who had voted against him because of his colour . |
| 21 | And although Lucy made a valiant effort to control her quickening breath , the mad thumping of her heart and the heated excitement rising within her , it was a losing battle — and at last she gave herself up to the rapturous bliss of the moment . |
| 22 | The Cup and League Double had eluded the most ambitious clubs ever since Aston Villa became the second club to achieve it in 1897 , in a less competitive era . |
| 23 | JAMES Courtney became the first man to win the Manx Grand Prix Lightweight , Junior and Newcomers Lightweight races when he completed a double in the Isle of Man yesterday . |
| 24 | In 1956 , Surridge 's last year , Surrey became the first county to beat the Australians since Hampshire did so in 1912 . |
| 25 | On Jan. 16 Hungary became the first country to establish bilateral diplomatic relations with the former Soviet republic of Moldova . |
| 26 | Elisa made a mental note to return soon and thank the fishmonger for his care and attention . |
| 27 | Penny made a mental note to get cold food from the delicatessen when she invited Glenda back . |
| 28 | Hardy lacked the social confidence to make his way in professional circles , and also the formal education that would have enabled him to follow Horace Moule , his close friend from Dorchester days , to university and a career in the church . |
| 29 | In California Dianne Feinstein became the first woman to win a major party gubernatorial nomination in the country 's most populous state . |
| 30 | Marie made a conscious effort to close her mouth , which she knew was hanging open . |