Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JOHN PERKINS , the Pontypool coach , got off the players ' bench at Rodney Parade to have a ‘ quiet word ’ with some rowdy fans during his side 's 10–10 draw with Newport . |
| 2 | It originally arose through the wife 's account , and was covered by her allowances , and then the interest was then paid into a joint account |
| 3 | In Allen v. Flood a dispute arose between the ironworkers ' union and woodworkers , the former objecting to certain work being done by the latter . |
| 4 | When the swallow swooped through a woman 's song in a cavern |
| 5 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 6 | They sold off the mine 's equipment , including the water pumps that had kept the 1,500 foot shafts dry . |
| 7 | They also asked about the children 's behaviour . |
| 8 | Perhaps Vincentius realised he talked too much and , changing the conversation , asked about the friar 's day . |
| 9 | The Secretary of State asked for the Committee 's comments . |
| 10 | And I asked for the Kommandant 's help to have him released . |
| 11 | In 1989 their parents asked for the twins ' photograph to be published in a Sunday newspaper and vowed that they would never be locked away in an institution . |
| 12 | Of course , the official asked for the father 's details , saw there was a profit to be made from the information and went straight to Lehmann . ’ |
| 13 | In a Northern Ireland accent he asked for the manager 's office . |
| 14 | Girobank handled £47m in retail deposits and transactions last year , which the bank says works out at £1 in every £3 which passed through the nation 's tills . |
| 15 | The demonstrators want Britain to apologize for the executions of nine men who fought for the island 's independence in the fifties . |
| 16 | He pulled on a pair of folding sunglasses ( the sort you pay an extra load for to have ‘ Porsche ’ stamped across your field of vision ) as he made for the driver 's door , but even with them and the soft brown leather blouson jacket , which made him look a bit like an off-duty copper ( they get them cheap down Brick Lane ) , I still recognized him . |
| 17 | The conversation turned to the Biafran War and a controversy arose about the Biafrans ' prospects of success , which would no doubt have been more favourably presented by Aitken than was believed by the General . |
| 18 | She lived as a soldier 's wife might . |
| 19 | She bought wine at the off licence on the corner of Market Street and plunged between the bridge 's traffic , locked solid on a Saturday evening . |
| 20 | The question arose after the Ladies ' Directory case in which Frederick Shaw was convicted of ‘ conspiring to corrupt public morals ’ , and in which one of the Appeal Judges , Lord Simons , had stated that ‘ there remains in the courts a residual power to conserve not only the safety , but also the moral welfare of the State ’ . |
| 21 | Under the second , a development agreement , which provided for the property 's development by the developers , the Prudential agreed to pay certain building costs . |
| 22 | She pulled herself out of the unsealed suit and peered through the shuttle 's windows at the featureless walls of the landing bay . |
| 23 | But , having been blessed with long , slender legs and what Paul described as a model-girl 's figure , she was used to being stared at , so she walked past them with her normal slightly coltish grace , her composure intact . |
| 24 | For his part , he seems to have enjoyed Cornwall , which he described as a walker 's paradise and ‘ … romantic to a degree ’ , though he confessed he would not like to live in it . |
| 25 | SECURITY chiefs and the SAS last night lashed a new book they described as a bomber 's guide to Buckingham Palace . |
| 26 | Blanche winced as a cameraman 's flash exploded in front of her . |
| 27 | He was making an early morning cuppa in a back room when a milk float crashed through the shop 's brick wall and 12ft by 8ft window . |
| 28 | Too late Polly realised that her words were open to a very different interpretation from the one she intended , and her heart sank as the woman 's face creased into a hard-edged cynical smile . |
| 29 | And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel . |
| 30 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |