Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince politely shook hands with six Peggottys , two Betsy Trotwoods , eight Mr Pecksniffs , seven Mr Fezziwigs , eight Mrs Fezziwigs , two Doras , a couple of Little Dorrits , two Miss Flites , a villainous gentleman who announced he was the convict Magwitch , and numerous other Lionisers too nervous to announce their identities . |
| 2 | ( iv ) If the creditor is aware , or ought to have been aware , that the surety has been subjected to undue influence by the debtor , it would be unlikely to be sufficient if the creditor merely took steps to ensure that the surety understood the nature of the liability he or she was accepting . |
| 3 | The Confederation of British Industry yesterday said MPs ' pay must also be pegged . |
| 4 | The advent of motorized transportation further improved communications . |
| 5 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 6 | FILM director Woody Allen 's young lover yesterday dismissed rumours that their affair was on the wane . |
| 7 | The bizarre confrontation yesterday saw punches thrown and claims that a shotgun was produced before police arrived to calm things down . |
| 8 | The Jockey Club yesterday announced plans to maintain its Sunday racing campaign by sanctioning a mixed meeting of flat and jump racing at the Surrey track . |
| 9 | The study also found tribunals frequently willing to attribute some contribution to the dismissal to the employee , which operates like a finding of contributory negligence to reduce the compensation payable . |
| 10 | Although the DIA clearly had plans for him , it was evidently in no hurry to send him back to the Middle East . |
| 11 | The programme also said profits would be down by about £200million on last year 's total of more than £1billion . |
| 12 | The deal also included provisions for royalties to be paid on box-office takings and a guarantee that the film would not be released before the stage show dosed or 20 June 1971 , whichever was the earlier . |
| 13 | On July 16 Israel and the seven-member European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) initialled an agreement intended to introduce free trade in industrial and processed farm goods , fish and marine products from Jan. 1 , 1993 ; the accord also included clauses on intellectual property — rights , public procurement , state monopolies and state aid . |
| 14 | The minister and the priest both said prayers and traditional carols were sung with enthusiasm . |
| 15 | The mayor also outlined plans which , if implemented , would have gone a long way towards mopping up the demand for houses in Derry . |
| 16 | The President also announced changes within the administrative apparatus of the ruling party , and transferred Lt.-Gen. |
| 17 | ‘ Fans on the South Terrace really gave players flak in the old days . |
| 18 | Mr Peter Shuker , the principal , said the college now had links with France , Germany , Italy , Greece , Spain , Portugal , Denmark , Czechoslovakia and Hungary . |
| 19 | Lawford even took photographs of the President of the United States and the blonde bombshell in bed together . |
| 20 | Policeman says : He tried to dip his headlights for an oncoming car then saw horses in the road and just could n't stop in time so ploughed into them . |
| 21 | The killer then started fires near the bodies of the mother , daughter and grandson to cover up the crime . |
| 22 | Odovacer then reached Angers , where he was followed a day later by Childeric . |
| 23 | In the same year , Protestant Action again fielded candidates for the Belfast Corporation . |
| 24 | Three weeks later the high command again said hands off , with a reminder that it could still mount a coup . |
| 25 | The only councillor to speak — and vote — against the extension of licensing rules , Gary Coutts , said the board already had powers to restrict the operation of licensed premises where there was trouble . |
| 26 | Yet the tension between realism and fantasy already showed signs of deteriorating into mere proximity , not pulling against each other interestingly but merely being slapped down side by side — or — end to end . |
| 27 | The Chancellor yesterday promised measures which he said would amount to the most fundamental reform of income tax administration since the introduction of Pay As You Earn in 1944 . |
| 28 | Members of Darlington Council 's development committee yesterday heard details of legislation to simplify and shorten planning procedures . |
| 29 | The transport committee yesterday approved plans to build another boat . |
| 30 | His regular column on the London Literary Times had been axed , but the editor still chucked scraps of work his way . |