Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The officers from Lothian and Borders , Grampian , Northern Constabulary and Cambridgeshire met to review the investigation .
2 Suffice it to say that , in the absence of a sufficiently ‘ mature ’ , well-educated civil society in Siberia , Speranskii sought to design a structure of bureaucratic agencies and offices in which power was vested in institutions rather than personalities , which took full cognizance of individual regions ' peculiar human and material needs and circumstances ( both Russian and native ) , and which laid down proper codes of administrative procedures , legal practices and economic policies .
3 To start with , Alison planned to wear a white evening dress .
4 Leeds Crown Court was hearing a statement about the reaction of a porter who found her body when Robin Pask asked to see a doctor .
5 In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the US government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a presidential election in February 1986 .
6 In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the United States government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a Presidential election in February 1986 .
7 Germany agreed to finance the return of the toxic chemicals , supplied by the former East Germany as agricultural aid , after Greenpeace threatened to return the waste itself and invoice the German government [ see ED 68 ] .
8 At a four nation summit in Madrid , Germany agreed to delay a final decision on the fighter until November .
9 On Nov. 8 Poland and Germany agreed to de-restrict the use of territorial waters bordering the two countries and to ease restrictions on cross-border road traffic .
10 As Akbar and Tundrish opened fire with bolts , Yeremi lunged to drag the impetuous , or hallucinating , fool back .
11 Judge Thelma King agreed to re-enter the summonses .
12 In England and Wales the policy encompassed in Hospital Services for the Mentally Ill sought to overcome the problem caused by the many mental hospitals built at a considerable distance from their catchment populations by opening psychiatric units on district general hospital sites .
13 She knew that Sarah planned to wear a midnight blue taffeta dress , with silver sandals and her mother 's diamante clips and fur cape .
14 Washbrook : composure and constancy at a jaunty angle Frank Keating dares to wish a four-square and formidable hero a very happy birthday .
15 When the WICBC met to discuss the captaincy for the visit to Australia in 1960–1 , it was Alexander himself who pressed Worrell 's claims , and in due course the announcement was made that Worrell would lead the team .
16 The Physical Education Department and Edinburgh University Sports Union combine to provide a comprehensive physical recreation service .
17 The Physical Education Department and the University of Edinburgh Sports Union combine to provide a comprehensive service .
18 Her mother Diana , who five months later set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to publicise the dangers of women working alone , fears the worst .
19 Long before Wilkins sought to popularize the Copernican system , the Protestant reformer Calvin had declared that those who wished to learn astronomy should not look to the Bible .
20 It was only when negotiations with Parnell failed to produce a compromise that he led the clerical attack on Parnell 's leadership .
21 De Choiseul planned to enlist the help of Russia and Sweden and , less probably , to persuade the Dutch to use their navy to attack their former ally .
22 Last week McNealy got to turn the heat up under the skillet when Next co-founder and key NextStep architect Bud Tribble moved over to SunSoft Inc as vice president of end user software .
23 John McCarthy asked to attend the service .
24 Trent sought to recall the terrain ahead .
25 Bangor failed to break the deadlock in the 15th and 26th minutes when Paul Gray and Stephen Hill squandered two good chances .
26 In the event , Wellington failed to form a government .
27 He wants ITN to continue to gather the news , but for individual companies to be left to edit and present programmes , giving ITN bulletins a local dimension .
28 Fighting begins when they learn the Daleks intend to pollute the atmosphere with even more radioactive fallout , which will kill the Thals .
29 But 100-metres champion Linford Christie failed to make the 5.40 pm showdown and his dream of a sprint double died .
30 Michelle has an abundance of waist-length hair and although she was prepared for a radical cut , Patrick recommended keeping the length but blunt-cutting it to a clean , straight line : ‘ You do n't have to have mountains cut off to look different , ’ he said .
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