Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
2 | McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process . |
3 | The UVF denied he had any connection with it . |
4 | Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band . |
5 | Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em . |
6 | On the contrary , Ronni sensed he relished this clash between them . |
7 | Habit , Gran said dryly , when asked ; and Ruth knew she got fewer bookings every year . |
8 | He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team … |
9 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
10 | Miss Tuckey said they made good agents . |
11 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
12 | Mr Ferman said he found offensive scenes where the figure of Christ was repeatedly inter cut with a lesbian scene between two nuns . |
13 | In his libel action seeking aggravated damages , Donovan claimed he suffered serious injury to his professional and personal reputation , considerable distress and embarrassment and that the article implied he was guilty of gross hypocrisy and deceit by denying that he was homosexual . |
14 | Mr Mulroney said he took unpopular steps for the country 's good , privatising state companies and lowering inflation and fiscal deficits . |
15 | And when Mrs Knight said she had some costume jewellery in the house he followed her straight into her bedroom where he started going through her drawers . |
16 | Coun Williams said he wanted unitary status as soon as possible so Darlington could control areas now under the county council such as education and social services . |
17 | In 1982 West Germany discovered it had serious problems with its forests — results of research indicated that half showed signs of ill health . |
18 | Mr Lee claimed he had personal knowledge of a case in which a person had bought and sold council houses on four occasions . |
19 | Quelch claimed he had verbal consent from the NRA . |
20 | At 22 , Lottie felt she had few qualifications for such a sensitive job , but after his time with the Kindertransporte Freddie was more confident . |
21 | WPC Tracey Scanlon said she demanded forensic tests on suggestive notes left in her work tray . |
22 | Mr Hurd said he opposed military action , but conceded the time had come where he could ‘ imagine armed action against Serbia to prevent a general Balkan war ’ . |
23 | Oliver said he felt foolish running away and it would be best to slow and let the man pass . |
24 | Vic said he thought two camps were a good idea because there would have been two originally and it would psychologically prepare the Indians for playing their ancestors , which I said was just a rationalisation of elitism . |
25 | Mrs Jordan said she supported local councillor Joe Michna who has been fighting to save the common and to stop the sports complex licence . |
26 | In the later pharaonic centuries Egypt found itself sacked several times by Libyans , Ethiopians , Persians and Assyrians , before being conquered by the Greeks under Alexander in 332 BC . |
27 | Mary decided she liked old Ben , although he was sometimes bad-tempered . |
28 | Mary thought she liked this boy , although he seemed so strange . |
29 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Kevin McNamara said he understood Unionist MPs ' remarks in the context of the forthcoming local government elections , but he praised the Irish premier for making a ‘ sensible ’ speech . |
30 | This has its origin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Japan realised it needed natural resources from overseas in order to industrialise effectively to compete with the West . |