Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its practical object is to gain access to certain documents disclosed by the Police Complaints Authority ( ‘ P.C.A. ’ ) by order of this court for use in a criminal appeal , so that C.N.L. may use them in the libel action . |
| 2 | An officer who was not himself thus inclined complained that his predecessor ( and friend ) had ‘ considered that the man in charge of the northern area of Masailand should place himself in an atmosphere of utter discomfort ; in short should become a wild man of the west and suffer privations of all kinds . |
| 3 | United 's Maurice Malpas sustained a groin injury and is doubtful for Scotland 's match against Germany on Wednesday but Duncan Ferguson should make it despite a thigh knock . |
| 4 | Adenauer 's view was that West Germany must tie itself to the Atlantic Alliance in order to ensure Western support against Russia . |
| 5 | So much so , that the doctor , who was new to the district , thought that for safety 's sake , Jim should take her into the hospital at Invercargill . |
| 6 | Mr Singh could take him to the bus when he was on late shifts and collect him on early shifts . |
| 7 | And then , just as the silence became absolute , and Bernice could hear nothing but the beating of her own pulse , other noises started . |
| 8 | Scott could see nothing but the curling black tongue of water cutting through the centre of the city . |
| 9 | They were the merchants , traders and businessmen of the north-east Mediterranean coast who had most to lose if the Shias could establish themselves in the economic life of the Levant . |
| 10 | Irena loved the fragrance , and Bella used to like it as a child , but now it filled her nostrils with the smoky smell of decay , of things drying up and dying . |
| 11 | Tommy Roberts used to phone me on a Saturday when I first started working there . |
| 12 | It made sense to assume that Yuan and Zukov would throw themselves to the right of the line of fire , but he did not wait for them to act . |
| 13 | Having been primed by Draper back in the hotel room on who played or produced what , Branson would present himself with a box of tapes and play just one track by each artist ; enough to whet the appetite , but not so much as to test his customer 's patience — or indeed Branson 's own musical knowledge . |
| 14 | If this scene was anything to go by , Kruger would have him in a cellar with the waters slowly rising . |
| 15 | My son will see to it that you have an allowance to meet your everyday needs , and Padre Jorge will instruct you on the sacrament of holy matrimony and your obligations to your husband . " |
| 16 | Andy will to shag anything with a pulse as he says . |
| 17 | ‘ Bragad will miss us from the negotiations , ’ said Murtach . |
| 18 | If it is then asked what drove him to this desperate end , Zande will refer you to the particular tensions and stresses of his life . |
| 19 | Only magazines as risky as Mediterraneans can take us into the sort of culture where the same writer can be both Keats and Dylan . |
| 20 | Jim 'll Fix It For The Boys |
| 21 | Dan 'll telephone you in the morning . |
| 22 | Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister 's initiative , but warned that he and President Menem should steel themselves for a ‘ very rough ride ’ during the next few weeks . |
| 23 | I remember Billy Graham saying at Earls Court back in 1966 that the Christian Church in England should organise itself like the Communist Party : by forming active and multiplying cells , fixing a timetable , planning a strategy and working it through . |
| 24 | ‘ With the right fertiliser Leonardo might make it through the summer , ’ opined Today with vague hope . |
| 25 | But England could do nothing with the advantage because of the ferocity and speed with which the Irish forwards hammered whichever luckless Englishman was left to tidy up the tap . |
| 26 | Riven could see nothing for the water in his eyes , but when the dark shape of the hull loomed up he pushed Madra towards it . |
| 27 | The three of us would chat about anything and everything for a while then Alan would take him into the surgery so that they could be private . ’ |
| 28 | Under the new system , the Little Hural would deal primarily with economic matters and " the supervision of the government " ; the Great Hural would concern itself with the fundamental issues in domestic and foreign policies . |
| 29 | Simon Foreman would sell anything for a great price and not ask any questions . |
| 30 | Several meetings were held with Mr Smith who explained how Wilgro would train him in the art of mushroom growing and then market the produce to the supermarkets where top prices are paid for the quality crops small growers can harvest . |