Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nationalist government of Edward Fenech Adami maintained its policy of encouraging West European investment [ see p. 37014 ] , liberalizing trade and foreign investment , removing import licences , and promoting export industries and private-sector employment . |
| 2 | Mr Pozsgay 's contribution was his support for ‘ populist ’ writers who drew their inspiration from rural Hungary and championed ‘ national values ’ . |
| 3 | Coleridge and Sara fixed their wedding for early October , and in the meantime began looking for a home . |
| 4 | It used to be called Austin-Morris but changed its name to British Leyland and then Rover . |
| 5 | According to the findings of investigators of the Mexican General Civil Aeronautics Administration , the pilot last reported his position as 35 DME miles from the ACA VOR at 14,000 ft . |
| 6 | I phoned your office on 6 April and left a message asking you or your colleagues to let me know the position but I have not heard to date . |
| 7 | I have already referred to the findings and the reasons given by the justices at the time that they announced their decision on 28 January 1992 . |
| 8 | Annalisa Smith Indian Journey Arts Centre , Vane Terrace , Darlington ( until April 25 ) ANNALISA Smith made her journey across central India between October 1990 and February 1991 with the assistance of a Travel and Training Award from North Arts . |
| 9 | 1990 was such a year , when successive waves of these birds made their appearance from late July until well through September . |
| 10 | The convoy , led by a police car and two police motorcycles , made its way through Long Island City , across the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan then down First Avenue to the United Nations Plaza , the hotel where the Zimbalan delegation would stay for the duration of their three-day visit to New York . |
| 11 | It was not , of course , merely the noisome aspect which needed to be dealt with ; Asiatic cholera made its appearance in 19th-century Europe because it found virtually Asiatic conditions in the open sewers and cesspits of the great cities . |
| 12 | The immediate transformation in the road surface , its increased width , signalled my return to Western Europe . |
| 13 | I surveyed my family of Bearded Collies thoughtfully . |
| 14 | Betsy was lucky she had many friends who relished her company by Old Father Thames , where they all congregated when evening came round , cuddling in clusters all over the ground . |
| 15 | ‘ John left late last night by the ‘ Potentate ’ for Sydney , without me , much to my sorrow ’ , she told her mother on 15 February 1839 , ‘ though I can not but admit the propriety of the arrangement . ’ |
| 16 | No , the fans were only being impatient with three false starts and directed their anger at 30-year-old Johnson for causing the final one . |
| 17 | Parks got his start and learnt his technique on pre-war Harpers Bazaar . |
| 18 | Armed with these unpromising instructions he arrived and assumed his post on 31 August 1946 . |
| 19 | That night Operations confirmed my claim for two CR 42s shot down . |
| 20 | On May 31 Bhutto postponed her visit to four Gulf States , planned in order to win Arab support over Kashmir . |
| 21 | At a news conference on Dec. 8 , Vellayati and Dumas reaffirmed their governments'commitment to recent UN resolutions on the Gulf crisis , although Vellayati added that Iran would not participate in any war against Iraq or another country in the region . |
| 22 | Reaffirmed their decision of 3rd November that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote , preferably on the Report stage of the Bill in the House of Commons ; and agreed that Ministers who dissented from the advice which was to be tendered in accordance with Conclusion above should be free , if they so desired , to vote for the abolition of the death penalty , though they should refrain from expressing in debate views contrary to that advice ; … |
| 23 | Joseph Mango , the chief magistrate who has heard evidence from 38 witnesses since the hearing began in August , reserved his verdict until 27 October . |
| 24 | George 's birth was not registered but his baptism was on 8 October 1858 and he celebrated his birthday on 9 September . |
| 25 | The prior of Lewes surrendered his house on 16 November 1537 , Robertsbridge went in April 1538 and Battle the following month . |
| 26 | He attended Coleman 's lectures , and obtained his diploma on 21 January 1818 after three months ' study . |
| 27 | It is high time we renewed our acquaintance with young Benjamin Titford , William Charles 's younger brother . |
| 28 | At 8.30am yesterday they departed for a one hour , speed endurance training session , completed before the temperature began its climb to 30 C. |
| 29 | Blue Circle 's group headquarters began its relocation from central London to Aldermaston in Berkshire in 1983 . |
| 30 | Pilots Philip and Ian began their challenge in southwestern France . |