Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aswan has none of the melancholy transience of most end-of the-line towns . |
| 2 | Mr. Ennals got one from the Prime Minister 's son during his visit here on behalf of the British Government . |
| 3 | But Malcolm Morley , although born in England , is an American painter , and in many respects Hockney became one in the 1960s though he 's now living with the French masters in a Côte d'Azur of his own imagining . |
| 4 | Australia , Canada , the Republic of Ireland , and the United States have nothing like the same concentration of unqualified power at the centre of government as this country has . |
| 5 | As Ronni chose one by the nearest window , he repeated his question . |
| 6 | Back in Baidoa , little Issi knows nothing of the complex politics behind his hunger . |
| 7 | He will liaise with the medical rehabilitation teams and with the ERCs to know something of the overall picture of the person 's employment problem . |
| 8 | That night , as she waited for the band to strike up her opening music , Rory felt none of the usual tingle of anticipation which made the whole business of singing so pleasurable . |
| 9 | South Africa had no-one of the athletic calibre of John Eales , Ian Jones or Michael Jones . |
| 10 | Suddenly the wind made the plant move , and Mary saw something under the dark green leaves . |
| 11 | Mrs Thatcher sees nothing in the single market which cuts against the grain of her policies over the past decade , since it should promote the free enterprise culture within the EC . |
| 12 | Yet despite the vibrant colours Modigliani captured something of the wistful yearning of his nature . |
| 13 | He had arrived in Europe knowing nothing about the European motor industry or the Continent 's political and economic environment , except from what he had read on the subject at Harvard Business School and in Detroit Central Office reports . |
| 14 | Mr H knew nothing about the new law when he arrived in the UK . |
| 15 | In a couple of cases ‘ stock ’ -looking P–51 Mustangs reminded everyone of the lasting tribute of the marriage between a British engine and an American airframe . |
| 16 | Henry knew nothing about the new papal anathemas of which Anselm was the bearer , and he immediately required him first to renew the homage which he had done to Rufus , and then to consecrate his chancellor William Giffard to the bishopric of Winchester , with which he had invested him on his coronation day . |
| 17 | He said if anyone thought Michael Fallon knew nothing of the possible move ‘ they are absolutely out of their minds ’ . |