Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | THE Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Allan Green , QC , is expected to decide within a few weeks whether to press corporate manslaughter charges against British Rail , the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday . |
2 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
3 | He is an experienced manager and he knows that if a player is sitting on the treatment table for two or three weeks they are bound to put on a few pounds . ’ |
4 | Carwyn desperately wanted to come through a few heats of the Pipeline Masters . |
5 | The assistants were asked what help and training they needed in order to carry out their duties more effectively , and both head and class teacher were asked to comment on the same issues independently . |
6 | Unknown to many of the trapped men , but suspected by the more experienced , poisonous gases had started to gather in the few roadways available to them . |
7 | ‘ With the money I 'm prepared to pay you for your half of the house you could buy a more than adequate little base for yourself — and still have change left to indulge in a few luxuries . ’ |
8 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
9 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
10 | After this the hole in the shell is sealed and the embryo is allowed to develop for a few days . |
11 | It was also decided that joint stock companies would be permitted and that foreign-owned ventures would be allowed to operate on the same terms as domestically owned firms . |
12 | Owen 's mind had begun to work on the same lines . |
13 | But , with the Christmas party season in full swing , revellers are warned to stop after a few glasses . |
14 | Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year . |