Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tragically , Jim failed to recover from the stroke he had suffered on the Saturday morning ( 28th May ) and died the following morning . |
| 2 | Not prone to understatement , our Michael , as witness the opening paragraph of his colourful piece on the day Tendulkar took the field for the first time : The ghost of Lord Hawke failed to rise from the grave . |
| 3 | Taylor promised to abide by the Yamoussoukro settlement , although on Nov. 6 he stressed that he would defend the country against outside threats . |
| 4 | Virtually what it did it came out of the last parish council 's conference which I attended on your behalf and er the Director of Planning and Development , Colin promised to lay on a seminar for parish councillors because it seems to be the one service which always gets criticism at the parish council 's conference . |
| 5 | Whereas Moscow tried to pose as the champion of German unity therefore , the West posed as the defender of German liberty , arguing that reunification must only come after free nation-wide elections , and that Germany should be able to choose its own Allies . |
| 6 | Determinedly Isabel tried to shut off the thoughts of Dameta , of home and family . |
| 7 | Bernice agreed to lie on the ground and moan . |
| 8 | Given the basic similarity of human sexuality at birth , and the bisexual nature of human beings , Freud sought to account for the way in which men and women are produced in a particular society — namely , middle-class Europe and America in the early twentieth century . |
| 9 | On behalf of the Inter-Regional Group of some 400 radical deputies , Mr Yevtushenko moved to include on the agenda discussion of Article 6 of the constitution , which enshrines the ‘ leading and guiding role ’ of the party . |
| 10 | Being cradled against her mother 's soft warm body , Dot tried to feel like a baby , to remember what she had seen through the crack in the double doors as Gloria had cradled Baby against her while the nurses gathered round with protective outstretched arms . |
| 11 | Kyle pretended to gaze around the carriage , his eyes lingering on her for a moment . |
| 12 | A young woman called Justine came to live in the house to help my mother with the children . |
| 13 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 14 | Gorbachev declined to comment on the talks , other than to indicate that they had been inspired by the scale of the commercial links which already existed between their countries . |
| 15 | With cold and deliberate fury , Bernice began to explain to the scientist exactly what she thought of his ‘ opinion ’ . |
| 16 | In December 1989 eight Chinese deputies belonging to the MCA threatened to resign from the Selangor assembly in protest against the new law . |
| 17 | Neill declined to comment on the sale or the suspension . |
| 18 | A period of teacher training followed , after which Blamey returned to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic where he remained , apart from a brief period during the war , until it combined with the Chelsea Polytechnic . |
| 19 | After twelve months of reorganising and repositioning , Tyzack began to emerge as a contender in the top echelons of executive search . |
| 20 | But it was not until after 1984 and the growing rapprochement and détente between the superpowers that WEU began to re-emerge as a body that could have real value . |
| 21 | The Chronicle A ( s.a. 685 ) says that Caedwalla began to contend for the kingship in 685 , but it was not until 686 that he established himself as king over the western Saxons . |
| 22 | When they had gone , Maisie started to pick at the grass with her fingers . |
| 23 | Pat proceeded to polish off the remainder of his breakfast , with grease from the remains of the rabbit trickling down the sides of his mouth . |
| 24 | We saw them in Glasgow recently , and were the proudest of grandparents when Ewan consented to come for a walk with the two of us . |
| 25 | While Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by Mr. A. , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 26 | Whilst Mr. S. went to deal with a request made by the respondent 's new employer , the respondent entered the storeroom and helped himself to a key cutting machine from stock . |
| 27 | Louis Dersingham managed to drive into the city without seeing a single house built after 1860 . |
| 28 | 22 year old Katherine Monastyrskaya managed to struggle to a road where she was helped to hospital by passers by . |
| 29 | Chelsea might have increased their lead 15 minutes later , but Wise elected to shoot across the face of goal rather than pull the ball back to the well-positioned Fleck . |
| 30 | Nor was it true , as their accusers impartially suggested , that she or Edward preferred to live in an atmosphere of crisis . |