Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in 1986 Virani sold the little beer-maker for £25 million — only to buy it back again in 1988 for £8 million less . |
| 2 | In September 1861 Valuev wrote a long paper on the progress of emancipation which concluded by acknowledging that " Sometimes the need arises to legitimize things which have not been and could not have been envisaged by a law " . |
| 3 | He scored twice in the closing eight minutes to force a 4-4 draw , a result which helped the Paisley men increase their lead at the top of the table to two points . |
| 4 | The 1980 WIRS contained an identical question on the use of fixed-term contract workers as did the 1984 survey ( the question on the use of agency workers was not consistent ) . |
| 5 | The recipes do n't actually tell the adventurers what the potions do , of course ( although an Alchemist among the adventurers is allowed an Int test with a +20 bonus to guess the general nature of the effects ) , but they are worth 150 GCs apiece to an alchemist . |
| 6 | Only eight districts had a computerised information system that incorporated information from assessments . |
| 7 | Eight opposition partiescalled a general strike on Nov. 22 to protest against the government 's announcement on Nov. 5 that the country 's first democratic elections , originally set for the end of November , were being postponed until April 27 , 1993 |
| 8 | In 1971 Hick published a longer account of his own ideas in Arguments for the Existence of God . |
| 9 | In 1755 Bach made a decisive break with the inward-looking Lutheran traditions of his forebears by travelling to Italy , possibly in the company of an Italian lady singer , where he took counterpoint lessons with Padre Martini in Bologna , composed several Roman Catholic church works , and secured a Milanese patron , Count Agostino Litta , through whose efforts he became ‘ second organist ’ at Milan cathedral in 1760 . |
| 10 | Fraser spent eleven months racing the British entry in last year 's America 's cup … his single-handed experience is rather less |
| 11 | In 1935 Humphrys left the public service and embarked on a career in the City . |
| 12 | Her nomination was selected from 18,000 entries to win the 11–15-year-old category . |
| 13 | NICK FALDO is 7-2 favourite to win the Million Dollar Challenge , which begins in Sun City today . |
| 14 | His new position reflected the fact that the SHP , now his coalition partner , included 22 deputies representing a Kurdish party , the People 's Labour Party ( HEP ) , which had had its official recognition withdrawn . |
| 15 | Aircrew who 'd served with one-one-five Squadron bid an emotional farewell to their base at RAF Benson . |
| 16 | In support of this suggestion the same workers ( Shattil et al , 1977 ) found that platelets from patients with Type 2 hyperlipoproteinaemia had a higher cholesterol/phospholipid ratio and other workers have found an elevated platelet-free cholesterol in patients with the same condition ( Miettinen , 1974 ) . |
| 17 | Before starting the study , pressures were recorded for 30 minutes to check the correct functioning of the recording system and to allow the subjects to accommodate to the catheters . |
| 18 | Guinness Publishing Built on the success of the world famous Guinness Book of Records , Guinness Publishing today boasts a list of over 140 titles covering an extensive range of subjects . |
| 19 | Chapter 2 attempts to demonstrate the specific appeal of formal labourism by examining the construction of political discourses around the working class . |
| 20 | My Lords , er , er , er no doubt that all of your Lordships have throughout the last hour and forty minutes felt a great deal of sympathy with the Noble Earl Lord |
| 21 | Well it 'll take twenty minutes to get here and it 'll take about forty minutes to get the other way . |
| 22 | This is a giant step forward from the position two years ago when 67 clubs called a special general meeting to save the ISA from extinction . |
| 23 | " The Supreme Soviet does not recognize the legality of state authority of the USSR on the territory of Estonia , " said the declaration , which had been backed by 73 of the 105 deputies following a stormy debate . |
| 24 | Measurement of B 1 2 values showed a high rate of abnormality . |
| 25 | Preliminary data analysis involved a summation of the initial 30 images to form a composite image outlining the arterial phase of tracer transit through the hepatobiliary system . |
| 26 | Other new features in the 1993 extravaganza include an Ideal Garden Show , a mini-exhibition offering goods ranging from plants and shrubs to furniture and novelties . |
| 27 | Dreamflight Airshow , Cranfield , September 20 Overshadowed at Cranfield due to Vulcan XH558 's last display ( see also page 26 ) was Westland Whirlwind Srs 2 G-AYXT making a rare appearance in the flying display . |
| 28 | The complementary DNA ( cDNA ) was labelled with P 3 2 -dATP using the random priming method and used at a concentration of 5×10 6 cpm of labelled cDNA per millilitre hybridisation solution . |
| 29 | As discussed below , several lines of evidence suggest that the N-Oct 3/brain 2 protein plays an important role during brain development . |
| 30 | THE Government 's decision to levy value-added tax on domestic fuel and power has prompted ScottishPower to carry out a review over the next 12 months to determine the possible impact the tax will have on its 1.6 million domestic customers . |