Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 18-year-old 's third Test century came from only 135 balls , and contained 14 fours : he hit two more before giving a catch to second slip , where Moody had earlier dropped Kapil Dev on 0 . |
| 2 | Although Warwick had not held Skipton itself , he had had connections with some of the local families ( perhaps through his possession of the Clifford estates elsewhere ) and these Gloucester seems to have taken over . |
| 3 | Although Warwick had not held Skipton itself , he had had connections with some of the local families ( perhaps through his possession of the Clifford estates elsewhere ) and these Gloucester seems to have taken over . |
| 4 | The Ukrainian delegation also reiterated Ukraine 's refusal to form a common agreement with the other former Soviet republics on servicing the Soviet Union 's foreign debt , although Ukraine did not dispute responsibility for its 16.37 per cent share . |
| 5 | The people were the best of all that God had made , so God planned always to have people on the earth . |
| 6 | Although Britain had long had trading connections with these areas , hitherto she had had no territorial ambitions there . |
| 7 | Although France had already repaid $630 million , Iran was claiming an extra $1,000 million in interest payments . |
| 8 | Although O'Keeffe did not abandon abstractionism after 1923 , there is no question that she limited her experimentation with it , and she never again worked as expressively or freely with it as she had in the formative years of her career . |
| 9 | The headnote in the Weekly Law Reports is wrong : it states that the lease provided that disputes were to be referred to arbitration , whereas in fact the lease between Ipswich and Fisons said that if Fisons did not accept Ipswich 's terms the matter should be referred to an independent expert . |
| 10 | It was close in the end but it might have been even tighter if Colbert had n't made way for them on the last stage . |
| 11 | If Montini had immediately succeeded Pius XII , it is unlikely that he would have called a Council . |
| 12 | On Nov. 12 the outspoken chair of the Campaign for Democracy Beko Ransome Kuti called on Nigerians to " make the country ungovernable " by acts of civil disobedience if Babangida did not leave office on Jan. 2 as promised . |
| 13 | The chair of the Campaign for Democracy , Beko Ransome-Kuti , who had called for a campaign of civil disobedience in the New Year if Babangida did not leave office , was arrested on Dec. 31 and detained for a number of days . |
| 14 | ‘ — but if Ross had n't twisted Owen 's arm and made him take the money we would n't have been able to afford even a shoe-box . |
| 15 | PAUSE to think that if Ireland had n't beaten England 17-3 in last week 's rugby international they might not have had any players at all in the Lions squad of 30 to tour New Zealand . |
| 16 | If Cambridge did not want Ramsey , others did . |
| 17 | However , in the intensive lobbying prior to the vote in both houses , Bush had agreed to concessions on his policy of unconditional renewal of MFN status , including " strong action " if China did not lower import tariffs , end illegal textile shipments via a third country , and strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights . |
| 18 | Bush had pressed for an unconditional renewal of MFN status , but after intensive congressional pressure Bush agreed to take " strong action " if China did not lower import tariffs , end illegal textile shipments via third countries , and strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights . |
| 19 | On the other hand if Wendy had deliberately misled Margaret and he himself were Svend , her chances of winning her sister away from his wiles were slender to the point of anorexia … especially if it was Suzie who had been so recently in his arms … |
| 20 | If Guy had only exchanged contracts last week , he 'd organised himself with impressive speed . |
| 21 | According to Bede , Wulfhere reigned seventeen years ( HE 111 , 24 ) , which led him to 675 for Wulfhere 's death , reckoning forward from 658 , but if Wulfhere did not become king until 659 a seventeen-year reign would suggest 676 for his death . |
| 22 | Well Nick , Nick , Nick phoned me up and said do n't tell anybody but within a week Jaz knew cos Nick had actually told Jaz . |
| 23 | Because even if Antoinette did n't exist Rohan would n't involve himself with me — at least not seriously . |
| 24 | If ACET did somehow reclaim tax on the covenant then you would be liable to pay income tax to the Inland Revenue on the amount of your covenant payment . |
| 25 | If ACET did somehow reclaim tax on the payment then you would be liable to pay income tax to the Inland Revenue on the amount of your Gift Aid payment . |
| 26 | It was not as if James had ever given Leo any justification for disliking him . |
| 27 | ‘ But it would not have happened if Suter had not put £4m into the plant , ’ he said . |
| 28 | The US said yesterday the contras should not disband this week , as required by a regional peace agreement , because Nicaragua had not fulfilled conditions of the pact . |
| 29 | The US said yesterday the contras should not disband this week , as required by a regional peace agreement , because Nicaragua had not fulfilled conditions of the pact . |
| 30 | If he was not — and that must be the answer because Morris did not overrule Lawrence — there must be a narrower meaning of authorisation . |