Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept one hand on my sword hilt and the other on my wallet as I mentally phrased the letter I intended to send to Cardinal Wolsey demanding the graveyard be cleared of such a collection of villains . |
| 2 | In 1635 Warner sought the patronage of William Cavendish , first Duke of Newcastle , and his brother Sir Charles Cavendish [ qq.v. ] , to whom he sent tracts on telescope construction and concave and convex glasses , receiving a reward of £20 . |
| 3 | Aldridge made no sign or sound as he went through to the airing cupboard to get himself a fresh towel . |
| 4 | Nenna made the tea and lit the wood stove . |
| 5 | The total is slightly up on 1991 when DEC sold a total of 5,225 workstations in the UK worth £47.9m — 3,855 of which were VAX/VMS workstations worth £33.1m , against just 1,470 Unix systems valued at £47.9m . |
| 6 | Members of MoneySavers gain the privileges of * Priority Booking — up to two weeks in advance of public booking * The Playhouse " What 's On " brochure sent direct to you in advance of public distribution * Free membership of The Stage Door Club and most important of all * Two seats for the price of one on most Monday and Tuesday evenings in the Main House and for many first nights in the Studio Theatre . |
| 7 | For centuries , the Clan Campbell had been the enemies of Clan Macdonald and to ensure that no mercy was shown to the Macdonalds of Glencoe , the Campbells of Glen Lyon were instructed by Dalrymple to enforce the orders . |
| 8 | Millwall boss Mick McCarthy made an approach for the striker three weeks ago , but was given the cold shoulder . |
| 9 | A demand for dolphin meat for human consumption has been only a recent trend , but high transport costs from the remote Iki Island made the export of edible dolphin meat uneconomic . |
| 10 | Taylor wins an FA vote of confidence |
| 11 | Watching a small , speckled lizard sunning himself on the trunk of one of the trees , Luce made an attempt to push her uneasy fancies aside and fulfil her half of the bargain . |
| 12 | ECSOFT LAUNCHES A DOWNSIZING AND RIGHTSIZING SERVICE PACKAGE |
| 13 | During World War II ICI operated a factory making anti-knock additives for aviation fuel and Gibson was in charge of the process work . |
| 14 | Whittaker got the recognition he deserved when he was invited to accompany the England team to Canada in 1931 . |
| 15 | In a development that highlighted Rosyth 's struggle to survive , the MoD last night confirmed it was giving serious consideration to an attempt by Devonport to poach a £28 million ship refitting contract already awarded to the Fife yard . |
| 16 | AN ATTEMPT by management at Devonport to poach the refitting of a destroyer from Rosyth Royal Dockyard has failed , but the unsolicited bid has caused two weeks ' delay to work on HMS Gloucester . |
| 17 | Snatching it up , Luce checked the contents . |
| 18 | The documents sent to Mr Dalyell concerned the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict . |
| 19 | The ideal management of any case of RSI involves a doctor well acquainted with the subject , and a good physiotherapist . |
| 20 | Claude Duclos wiped the champagne froth from his mustache with the back of his hand and refilled their glasses . |
| 21 | On March 12 Hawke announced a package of market-liberalization measures designed to make the economy more competitive and to reduce the current account deficit . |
| 22 | In its first full financial year , RBIC made a profit of more than £4 million but even better results are promised . |
| 23 | One Friday , I drove out to Cardiff to attend a luncheon , and the Royal Welsh Polo Classic , at Pontcanna Fields in the grounds of Cardiff Castle , for many years the home of the Marquesses of Bute . |
| 24 | Bathsheba read the words , holding the Bible . |
| 25 | It was also true that the France of de Gaulle was trying to reverse her military defeat in 1940 by winning hegemony in post-war Western Europe by political means ; and her partners in the EEC lacked the unity needed to stand up to her . |
| 26 | And we then took the Housing Committee down to Lambeth to see the benefits of what they had done . |
| 27 | Two days later , David Webb got the sack . |
| 28 | In 1987 , the staff at Orsay realised the need to provide more help to visitors to ‘ see better the works we were proposing for their viewing , ’ said Francoise LeCoz , director of the multimedia workshop . |
| 29 | McCarrick put them ahead in the eighth minute and they should have settled it in the 67th when Muir had a penalty saved , but Rimmer made no mistake from the spot to level the scores in the 83rd minute . |
| 30 | In a story in yesterday 's Daily Mirror it was claimed that Arsenal centre-half Andy Linighan made the remark , including a comment about Adolf Hitler , after he refused to pay the fare to taxi driver Harry Levy . |