Example sentences of "[noun prp] [subord] [prep] the [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | President Alfredo Cristiani , who had threatened on Nov. 11 to break off UN-sponsored peace talks in Mexico because of the FMLN 's continuing sabotage of electricity installations , said that the government would take action to consolidate the ceasefire , and on Nov. 21 he announced that troops would suspend aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of guerrilla positions . |
| 2 | Erm yes , Mr Chairman I should like to apologise to Bob for interrupting him then because er the enthusiasm about the green code business of course has to do with the Hatfield community project and is not initiated by Welwyn Hatfield when in the use er Herts County Council Paul in the community project , but nevertheless the green cone idea is the individual person , it 's not the District Council and it 's not somebody else taking a taking green erm green type away for composting . |
| 3 | This couple came all the way from Staffordshire because of the Forest 's growing biking reputation and will definitely be back for more . |
| 4 | Carmen has spent two years in San Salvador , forced to leave her farm in Chalatenango because of the army 's scorched earth policies . |
| 5 | The French Foreign Ministry promptly denied the claim , which followed the seizure on May 5 by the US Commerce Department of a shipment of vacuum pumps destined for Iraq because of the cargo 's " possible nuclear applications " . |
| 6 | as if to challenge the opening ceremonies , there are damning reports on Washington 's reticence to save Jews , and the military 's refusal to bomb Auschwitz because of the bombing 's ‘ doubtful efficacy ’ . |
| 7 | SAS Institute Inc — it likes to be called sass , not SAS as in the UK 's Special Air Services — held its tenth annual European User Group meeting , SEUGI ‘ 92 , in Vienna a couple of weeks ago . |
| 8 | There is no specific reference to his serving Gloucester until after the duke 's accession ( when he became an esquire of the body ) , but his brother John was given land by the duke , which implies a close connection . |
| 9 | There is no specific reference to his serving Gloucester until after the duke 's accession ( when he became an esquire of the body ) , but his brother John was given land by the duke , which implies a close connection . |
| 10 | The Cecils regarded the protection of the Church as a special family responsibility and Lord Hugh was as moved to indignation by the disendowment of the Church in Wales as by the People 's Budget or the attack on the House of Lords . |