Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Peyton has the right to stick to his guns and he 's disinclined to give in after the majority he won last time . |
| 2 | It was felt that the Stand we had last year was well worthwhile . |
| 3 | Continuing up the easy gradient of the ridge we made frequent stops to admire the icy crest and fearsome north west face of Chamlang , soaring skywards . |
| 4 | In the vote on the NUM motion three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership : the NUM lacked the support it commanded last month at Blackpool from Nalgo , the local government officers ' union , since the latter is not affiliated to the party ; the pro-nuclear EETPU , absent from Blackpool since its expulsion from the TUC , cast its votes in favour of the leadership 's stance ; and Ucatt , the construction union , previously in favour of the 15-year deadline , has recently withdrawn its opposition to the policy review plan . |
| 5 | The GP who made that referral should understand the options available and the implications of his referral . |
| 6 | The writer who adapted this H.E.Bates piece clearly understood that viewers want to feel cosy , and programmes such as this have a feel-good factor . |
| 7 | Because of his absence from the trial he forfeited all rights to appeal . |
| 8 | Gray had told the board he needed three years to build a top side . |
| 9 | No other contact with the board was required of the business heads , although each had a contact on the board who provided ongoing support . |
| 10 | The catalyst which provoked that indignation was the appearance in their lives of a wealthy businessman , Peter Shand Kydd who had recently returned to Britain after selling a sheep farm in Australia . |
| 11 | On my return late in the afternoon I saw two SS soldiers outside our front door . |
| 12 | In the afternoon he visited various people who had been on friendly terms with the dead man . |
| 13 | ‘ If that was the case I found great difficulty in seeing how he could get permission from my local authority to license me , ’ he said . |
| 14 | During December of 1847 it was decided that the inhabitants deserved toilets and Joseph Braithwaite was given the contract which included 10 peat houses . |
| 15 | Did you hear about the wally who went fly fishing ? |
| 16 | I know this is a crime , and so does my father , and I think that sometimes he regrets the decision he made seventeen years ago , in his hippy-anarchist days , or whatever they were . |
| 17 | See that ladder you 've got , you know the bit you had this morning ? |
| 18 | In the great hall henchmen were laying tables for the banquet and the air was thick with the tangy wholesome odour of cooking from the kitchen which made both men 's mouths water . |
| 19 | As Emily Mahon stood in the kitchen she hoped that Nan would be warm and pleasant to her father this morning . |
| 20 | Matthew Brady , senior butcher from Walthamstow , was another of the brave who endured 26 miles of sweat and pain to complete the London Marathon . |
| 21 | Several blind people complained of the excessive concern over their inability to make eye contact with clients and the difficulty they had convincing teaching staff that they could cope . |
| 22 | The exposure it received this year was an all-time record . |
| 23 | When they grew up and went off into the wild I suffered dreadful pangs . |
| 24 | President Richard von Weizsäcker , often able to set the tone , has been unusually reticent since the storm he created last year by urging that the government should move from Bonn to Berlin ( an issue that remains undecided ) . |
| 25 | When she was about fifty metres away from the building she heard some people behind her , but she did not stop . |
| 26 | Just a few hours before the verdict he told Central News that he believed the jury would find him not guilty . |
| 27 | ‘ I suggest you go to some holy place , preferably out of the City , and pray for forgiveness for the levity which started this business . ’ |
| 28 | Guilty : Five years for the driver who killed five youngsters . |
| 29 | The cottage they bought 38 years ago for £4,500 will be swept away as the last unspoilt corner of the village becomes an estate of 150 homes . |
| 30 | ‘ And of course , the man who knows most about it , the scientist who designed this project , set it up , launched it on an unknowing world . |