Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore mutual antagonism between France and Germany was so great that it was commonly assumed that only Britain could act as an ‘ honest broker ’ to draw them together . |
| 2 | Perhaps Tony can go to the College of Music in the daytime and work in a restaurant in the evenings … ’ |
| 3 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 4 | Thus India could become for the software scene in 90s what Taiwan and South Korea are to electronics today . |
| 5 | While they were there , an elderly man came down the stairs from the upper floor ( with its second hand books and books of local interest ) , and started to wander around , absent-mindedly Clara could tell from a certain straining of attention on Walter 's part that he was trying to catch the old man 's eye , and eventually he succeeded in doing so ; the old man nodded and smiled , with a bare " minimum of recognition , and Walter said " Good morning , Mr Warbley . " |
| 6 | But if anybody refuses to believe that about 270 B.C. Lycophron could say about the Romans : " And the fame of the race of my ancestors shall thereafter be exalted to the highest by their descendants who shall with their spears win the foremost crown of glory , obtaining the sceptre and monarchy of earth and sea " ( transl . |
| 7 | Stalin adhered to the agreement because he wished to maintain satisfactory relations with the United States if possible and perhaps because he felt that sooner or later Korea would fall into the Soviet sphere in any case . |
| 8 | It 's quite clear of course that though Diodati may belong to the first class , Milton belongs to the second . |
| 9 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
| 10 | There was little Coleman could do in the circumstances except fill out an IAP-66 authorization form for Syrian George and take him over to the embassy for a J-1 visa to admit him to the United States for a course of study at UAB . |
| 11 | Alternatively America could move towards a more British system of receivership , which puts creditors before shareholders , and is more likely to end in the firm simply ceasing to trade . |
| 12 | Presently Dada would go to the yard for his evening duties : a light inspection of the yearlings and a long and absorbing confabulation on their prospects with Fagan . |
| 13 | Then Connie would move into the sanatorium along with a lot of legal talent he had lined up to look after his interests — and Connie 's , too , of course — and I 'd head for home with my five hundred . ’ |
| 14 | She would be bait , Zeno would be drawn , then Pascoe would appear with the gun and they 'd be asking a few hard questions . |
| 15 | Noreen would come on first as before with her song — and then be joined by ‘ Mary ’ who would take the melody while Noreen harmonised and then Maria would conclude with a solo — usually ‘ The Last Rose of Summer ’ — and they would finish together with ‘ Let Him Go Let Him Tarry ’ , another of the O'Neil family songs which both knew backwards . |
| 16 | Every now and then Angus would go into the town . |
| 17 | The next morning , as we wander through Aarau 's chintzy old town , at least Evan can joke about the business mess that tainted the show . |
| 18 | Cos do you remember then Terence can get through the snow where Thomas ca n't . |
| 19 | Then Katrine would look after the money for the month , but it did n't work . |
| 20 | Sometimes Benjamin would play on the lute he always carried , whilst I accompanied him on the rebec . |
| 21 | ‘ They would chat about the day , what Alex had been doing — then Alex would come on the phone . |
| 22 | Now and again Dinah would come on a phrase that interested her , but it was not the kind of subject she would have chosen to read , much less write out ; and these evenings she had to write it . |
| 23 | Occasionally Arthur would go for a pint at the local , but that was it . |