Example sentences of "[noun prp] [coord] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1780 he was elected MP for Southwark , defeating Henry Thrale and thereby provoking the contempt of Dr Samuel Johnson [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | Some chinampas are still in operation and experimental models are being built in other parts of Mexico and elsewhere to assess the productivity of this method of agriculture in swamplands today . |
| 3 | She would stab de Raimes and then turn the blade on herself . |
| 4 | AFTER TWO DECADES , NCR LOSES SUMITOMO BANK TO NEC AND GRACEFULLY EXITS THE MAINFRAME BUSINESS |
| 5 | More than 100 people were thought to have been killed in faction fighting in Natal and in townships around Johannesburg during March , mostly between supporters of the ANC and of Inkatha but also involving the security forces . |
| 6 | These demonstrate the basis upon which Stalin seized Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania and so undermine the legitimacy of continued Soviet rule . |
| 7 | In his last season with us , 1923–24 , he became a phenomenal penalty saver : between December and March he saved spot-kicks at Derby , The Wednesday , Clapton Orient and Bury and fully deserved the acclaim he received . |
| 8 | The rebellion spread across a vast stretch of eastern European Russia and severely shook the government and nobility alike . |
| 9 | The pitiable Mr Pygling , who jerked through the little town with a stick — it turned out he had Parkinson 's disease — doffed his check cap to Jane and even held the door open for her when they ran into each other at a shop until she opened the house to the public ( having restored it sufficiently ) on Sundays . |
| 10 | They now moved back , in sympathy with the Japanese surrender , they moved back and the nationalists took Shanghai and really controlled the whole of , of south China again so that the , the old landlord system had been re-established . |
| 11 | The Cecil Cafe next door was run by Mr. Gray and then came The Goat public house , which after closure in 1927 became a hotch-potch of offices and workshops , used by small traders . |
| 12 | All you 've got to do is chat to him about Tuscany and then twist the conversation around so you can slide in a few of my questions . ’ |
| 13 | The Scots go into their concluding match today knowing that they can afford to lose to England and still take the title — provided that neither Ireland nor Wales manage to secure a big win in their clash this morning . |
| 14 | After the SPR has been submitted , it is still possible to add modules to the original SPR and also to extend the range of versions of a module specified by the SPR . |
| 15 | After the SPR has been submitted , it is still possible to add modules to the original SPR and also to extend the range of versions of a module specified by the SPR . |
| 16 | We should not be bothered by safeguarding entrenched institutions , nor about winners or losers , but by how better to persuade tourists to come to Scotland and how to help the industry that makes them welcome . |
| 17 | The decrees , which later received parliamentary ratification , completely altered the social atmosphere in much of rural Spain and together represented the opening move in a challenge to the control of big landowners . |
| 18 | A different kind of period piece , Changing Places , was optioned for Hollywood by Otto Plaschkes but never reached the screen . |
| 19 | He glared at Newman and then left the room with Carver . |
| 20 | Thus laden , I rode the 20 miles to Picton and caught the ferry ; stayed overnight in Wellington and then took the train to Auckland — no problems in putting the bike aboard ; and this journey lived up to expectations and surpassed them ; the scenery through the ‘ King Country ’ in autumn is quite unrivalled , and again looks like a superb area for a cycle tour . |
| 21 | The Tories did come near to letting Neil Kinnock steal the election from us , but if the party either blames it all on Chris Patten or just forgets the matter as a bad dream , it would not deserve to win next time . |
| 22 | In 1988 , offered the honour of taking part in the Lord Mayor of London 's Show and carrying the Burgh Standard , the town of Langholm proudly declined on the grounds that the cherished flag was never displayed other than on Common Riding Day and never left the town , and that ‘ It would be demeaning for the Principals to take part in a ‘ fancy dress ’ parade' . |
| 23 | A pilot study was undertaken first to identify and locate potential users who resided in the West Midlands and secondly to establish the employment and expenditure impacts of the Marina , Marina-related developments and of boat owners upon the local economy . |
| 24 | There can not be many lyric-writers who have begun their careers in the theatre by dancing Scheherazade in a strip-club in Los Angeles , gone on to appear at La Scala , Milan and then to play the title-role in Mother Company . |
| 25 | I opened the door for Patterson and then locked the cab up after he 'd stepped gingerly on to the pavement . |
| 26 | Never taking his eyes from her , Gregson slipped out the photo of Paula Wilson and quickly explained the reason for his and Finn 's presence , enquiring whether or not the face in the monochrome picture rang any bells . |
| 27 | In this case , Target will be liable for stamp duty on the hive-down agreement unless this can be deferred by executing and retaining the hive-down agreement outside the UK or otherwise mitigating the amount of stamp duty that becomes payable . |
| 28 | On July 8 , G-7 leaders met with Russian President Yeltsin and formally endorsed the disbursement of the first tranche of an aid package worth US$24,000 million , first approved in April [ see p. 38888 ] . |
| 29 | He went on to say that the unanimous view of the High Court judges in Scotland was that the Scottish courts should remain the responsibility of the United Kingdom and not become the responsibility of the Scottish Assembly . |
| 30 | The protocol was drafted by the United Kingdom and fully protects the position of this House . |