Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lady Alianor refers always to the new king thus , thought Joan . |
| 2 | As Ian Macdonald points out in The New Immigration Law ( Butterworths , 1972 ) : |
| 3 | James Allan flies economically with the air-minded Kiwis . |
| 4 | Peace People development co-ordinator Patrick Corrigan looks back on the mass rallies of 1976 . |
| 5 | ‘ Let it be made quite clear that there is no doubt about the position of my government ; Germany stands fully behind the Single European Act and its objectives , ’ Dr Kohl declared . |
| 6 | Lisa Stansfield looks forward to the Eighties |
| 7 | Bede describes how in the 670s the South Saxons were saved ‘ from a cruel and horrible extinction ’ as a result of their conversion to Christianity by Wilfrid : ‘ … for no rain had fallen in the province for three years prior to his arrival , and a terrible famine had ensued which reduced many to an awful death ’ ( HE IV 13 ) . |
| 8 | Spenser dwells longest on the first , revealing it filled with ‘ infinite shapes of things dispersed thin' ( II , IX , 50 ) . |
| 9 | Othello ends up with the same poisoned suspicions as Iago , who had earlier confessed that he suspects both Othello and Cassio of having cuckolded him with Emilia ( II.i.285ff . ) . |
| 10 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 11 | The ‘ Lang comes back from the grave ’ phenomenon makes the whole election seem a disaster for the anti-unionist forces , but it was much less of one than 1979 . |
| 12 | And cutting down through the rising rock , the Indus carries away from the Himalayan region five million tonnes of earthen debris every day . |
| 13 | The history of this Fellowship in Orkney goes back to the early 1980s … |
| 14 | THE DEVELOPMENT of child guidance in Scotland owes much to the pioneering work of Anne T Paterson , who died on Sunday at her Edinburgh home . |
| 15 | Executive Support Manager Allan Paterson looks back over the TOP Programme as it has progressed at Hunterston and considers some of its achievements . |
| 16 | The imposition of councillor Jeff Sainsbury says much about the right hon. Gentleman and about the unrepresentative character of the development corporation . |
| 17 | Although new names have produced the successes , Longman falls back on the old to consolidate the same . |
| 18 | Maggie leans back in the easy chair . |
| 19 | The final entry on his record card reads : ‘ Norbert reports regularly to the Labour Exchange , but has no intention of working . |
| 20 | Historic Scotland works closely with the Scottish Tourist Board , area tourist boards , the National Trust for Scotland and other organisations towards the achievement of a common aim — maximising Scotland 's tourism potential . |
| 21 | JOHN PEEL tinkers away into the small hours with only Loudon Wainwright III and Jacob 's Mouse for company . |
| 22 | From near Alport Low , Hern Clough leads down to the tranquil hollow of Grains in the Water , a magical spot in a wide bowl of surrounding hills . |
| 23 | Mansell 's Newman-Haas team-mate Mario Andretti lines up on the first row after finishing second fastest qualifier with 223.414 mph . |
| 24 | Both engines are extremely tractable , but the Calibra pulls hardest from ultra-low revs and beyond 4000rpm , while the Corrado wins through at the top end and lower-mid range . |
| 25 | Greg Grant looks back to the Victorian adventurers who conquered nature to put a communication girdle around the world . |
| 26 | At a time when plans for global communications seem to rest on the semantics of international standards , Greg Grant looks back to the Victorian adventurers who conquered nature to put a communication girdle around the world . |
| 27 | Grant looks down into the dark waters . |
| 28 | On the west the present-day boundary between Bosnia and the Dalmatian region of Croatia corresponds roughly to the historic boundaries of Roman Dalmatia , and later of the Venetian and Ottoman empires . |
| 29 | ‘ Rover stands out for the dogged determination with which its faced a world recession , for introducing an ever wider range of quality cars and for the spectacular success of Land Rover ’ |
| 30 | Moreover , the joint police-social worker approach to sexual abuse investigations in Rochdale adds enormously to the professional meeting time ( during the investigation and pre-conference ) . |