Example sentences of "[noun prp] and [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The training grounds and living quarters of the gladiators ( Caserma dei Gladiatori ) are extensive at Pompeii and adjoin the large theatre ( 148 ) . |
| 2 | A 23-year-old Glaswegian based in London , the wiry southpaw with the swarming style was voted boxer of the year last season , when he travelled to Las Vegas and beat the Mexican Javier Suazo for the IBF International championship for boxers ranked between No.10 and No.30 in the world . |
| 3 | He negotiated Malaya 's independence from the United Kingdom two years later and was the country 's first Prime Minister , overseeing the creation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 , and during the next two years withstanding the threat of " Confrontation " with Indonesia and taking the difficult decision that Singapore secede from the Federation . |
| 4 | Suddenly he knew what he had to do : he had to go to Monument Hill and see the broken earth for himself . |
| 5 | It was here , in 1685 , that the Duke of Monmouth marched out from Bridgwater and lost the bloody Battle of Sedgemoor . |
| 6 | Francis also implies , somewhat unconvincingly , that the event was conceived in a spirit of Potlatch and accepts the Lettrist belief in the legitimate use of plagiarism . |
| 7 | India declares war , defeats Pakistan and establishes the independent state of Bangladesh . |
| 8 | The Foreign Ministers condemned Serbia 's and Montenegro 's " crimes of annihilation and deportation … which contravene human values and international laws " in Bosnia-Hercegovina and urged the international community to observe UN sanctions . |
| 9 | For an afternoon 's work , it was hardly going to be Tosca and given the raw materials no one would have minded had they chanted ’ What a Load of Rubbish ’ . |
| 10 | Martin Crowe set the South African bowlers back on their heels by ignoring his safety-first opener John Wright and sending the pugnacious left-hander Mark Greatbatch in first with Latham . |
| 11 | The US Secretary of State James Baker met subsequently with Shevardnadze and welcomed the proposed cuts at a joint press conference , although he had earlier expressed doubts as to whether the cuts were in fact new or were made up in part by other previously announced withdrawals . |
| 12 | Must like U2 and appreciate the good things in life — poetry , literature , and the pub . |
| 13 | I think we have something like a hundred and twenty nationalities living in Kuwait and enjoying the free school , the free hospital . |
| 14 | Now the declared objective is to ‘ free ’ Kuwait and to destroy the military capacity of Iraq . |
| 15 | The stage is high , deterring those who see the stage as their personal Kuwait and giving the laser-lit silhouettes of the Inspirals real presence when they arrive to a pre-recorded keyboard and mooing groove . |
| 16 | In return Ferdinand renounced his claims to the Spanish and Burgundian lands held by the Habsburgs , but he later acquired the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary and ascended the Imperial throne on the abdication of Charles in 1558 . |
| 17 | In the previous year , 1977 , a group of linguistics including , , ( of Brown University ) , , and myself met in Oslo and founded the International Computer Archive of Modern English , an organization to develop and promote the use of computer corpora such as the LOB Corpus , the Brown Corpus , and the London-Lund Corpus ( this last consisting of spoken texts of the Survey of English Usage ) . |
| 18 | Strong walkers will proceed beyond the Lochan Dubha and climb the easy ridge of Druim Hain directly facing until reaching a well-built obelisk commanding a sensational view of Loch Coruisk in a surround of wild mountains . |
| 19 | GEORGE BELL drove in the last of three runs in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the SkyDome on Saturday and reached the American League championship series against the Oakland Athletics . |
| 20 | He had learned well the value of preparation and organisation from Caradryel and he came to the throne with one aim : to force the Dark Elves out of Ulthuan and reclaim the Blighted Isle from the spawn of Naggaroth . |
| 21 | Here 's a list for you — Jonathan King , MC Hammer , Simon Bates , Colin Moynihan and Edd The Jonathan-Kinging Duck . |
| 22 | It seems this sort of thing 's been going on ever since the Romans colonized Sardinia and drove the indigenous population off the rich pasture in the lowlands up into the Barbagia . ’ |
| 23 | Mr Perot campaigned with a promise to ‘ clean house ’ in Washington and close the yawning shortfall between the US government tax revenues and its spending , expected to reach $327 billion this year . |
| 24 | Chief executive Jim Greenwood said : ‘ The work can not be done in a close season , so we are looking to start it next February and have the new stand ready for August , 1994 . |
| 25 | We had in addition to this party , — a doctor coming to visit his mother , who lived in Coll ; a young Englishman with a fishing-rod , who had left a medical practice for a few days , to whip the burns of Coll and breathe the fine air ; a minister 's wife ; a retired minister and his wife , both in delicate health ; the fiscal of Tobermory , who had a farm in Tiree ; the Chief Constable and Sheriff Clerk from Mull , who came to investigate a case of suspected cattle poisoning ; and a young Glasgow teacher , who came to be guest of the Fiscal aforementioned . |
| 26 | His most famous poem is ‘ Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno cynarae ’ , modelled on the first ode in book iv of Horace and containing the well-known refrain ‘ I have been faithful to thee , Cynara ! in my fashion . ’ |
| 27 | Constantinople took fright , but the tsar intended his troops to move west into Transylvania and attack the Austrian emperor 's rebellious Hungarian subjects in the rear . |
| 28 | He returned to England and became the leading supporter of Edward Baliol [ q.v. ] in Baliol 's attempt to secure the Scottish throne for himself and the restoration of their lands for the disinherited . |
| 29 | The French also agreed to acknowledge Anne 's right to be queen of England and to expel the Old Pretender from France . |
| 30 | Here comes summer … time for the two of you to slip away for that special holiday , so sit back and enjoy those dream destinations that make you wish you were there … cruise the Caribbean 's hot spots on Le Ponant and graceful and stylish luxury yacht … take time off a tour of the Greek Islands and enjoy the special mixture of sun , beauty and history … party 'till dawn on Majorca or discover more secluded spots on this and the other Balearic Islands … beat the crowds to the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and relish the silky feel of warm sand slipping between your toes … if time is short cross the Channel to France and the pretty countryside of Picardy … or rediscover England on a relaxing barge built for two … we also look at romantic hotels in Britain , perfect for first nights , short breaks or indulgent weekends … |