Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite the stink it raised in some quarters , The Krays made perfect sense as a symptom of the curious British habit of turning petty villains into national folk heroes . |
2 | CRAY LAUNCHES MASSIVE MEMORY Y-MP M90s , CUTS LOW-END TAGS |
3 | Unfortunately he made the mistake of undoing his straps before force-landing in the water and was thrown forward , breaking his nose on the remnants of the windscreen as one of the Messerschmitts passed low overhead . |
4 | IDE drives available range from 80 to 515Mb , along with diskless and floppy-only variants . |
5 | When I gave up cabaret , Roger became musical director on board the Canberra . |
6 | ICL LAUNCHES ERGOCLIENT MULTIPERSONALITY TERMINAL |
7 | The fact was that Churchill and Eden were not of like minds and did not associate closely until Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 . |
8 | When Churchill became Prime Minister Keynes was invited into the Treasury , where he continued to press for some sort of deferred pay . |
9 | It was the day Hitler tore into Belgium and the Netherlands , and the day that Winston Churchill became Prime Minister . |
10 | President Joao Bernardo Vieira announced structural Cabinet changes on March 9 , 1990 , aimed at improving government efficiency . |
11 | The Queen Victoria sold cloudy beer , bad gin and passable whisky , but the main source of its revenue — especially when the docks were quiet — came from the rent it received from its rooms . |
12 | Le Mortgage offers fixed-rate sterling finance to Britons wanting to buy second homes in France . |
13 | CAMBEX OFFERS FLEXIBLE RAID DISK ARRAY FOR RS/6000 CLUSTERS |
14 | On May 17 , President Bush ( during a brief visit by Kohl to the United States ) reportedly gave his unqualified support to a unified Germany enjoying full sovereignty . |
15 | Ellis became chief whip in March 1894 when the fifth Earl of Rosebery succeeded Gladstone as prime minister , and found life exceptionally difficult since the Liberals had only the narrowest of majorities . |
16 | TV newsreader Fiona Armstrong met new colleague Michael Wilson yesterday — and talked about going to bed . |
17 | ICL WINS HUNGARIAN ORDER |
18 | Delivering the Drew lecture on ‘ Government and the Arts ’ at the Central London Polytechnic , Mr Fisher pointed out that when Mr Luce announced three-year funding for the arts in November 1987 , he had said the figure could not be reviewed ‘ unless the situation changes substantially in ways that can not be foreseen today ’ . |
19 | The London Borough of Greenwich sought judicial review of a Government leaflet distributed to every household in England which was explanatory of the community charge or poll tax . |
20 | Smooth , 50 's styling from Michael at Paul Nath using Redken styling and finishing products |
21 | Her Suzy Lamplugh Trust personal rape alarm was lying on the ground a few feet away . |
22 | Baker wins lucky draw |
23 | Being a dog handler with the RAF involves frequent night shifts ; usually security work , such as patrolling of airfields and any RAF installations and property . |
24 | In poor countries , recycling is commonplace : markets in Bangladesh display selections of secondhand Coke bottles , and little boys in Ouagadougou sell cast-off plastic bags . |
25 | Determine the total production cost for product BNH using full costing . |
26 | Back in the British parliament , the Liberal Party , by an alliance with the new Labour group , won control of the House of Commons and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman became Prime Minister . |
27 | The editorial panel 's interview with Sir Jeremy Morse made fascinating reading in February . |
28 | A United States congressman , Mervyn Dymally , chairman of the House of Representatives subcommittee on Africa , visited Liberia in early May and urged Amos Sawyer , interim President of Liberia [ see p. 38134 ] , and Taylor to attend new peace talks in Abidjan , Côte d'Ivoire , on May 23 . |
29 | Malcolm McLaren got short shrift when he first called on Virgin records in the summer of 1976 , one stop among many in his search for a recording contract for his new protégés . |
30 | In that same year , the Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister until George IV died in June 1830 , when he was succeeded by William IV who was sympathetic to the Whig party and a supporter of the Reform Bill which had been introduced by Earl Grey , who became Prime Minister following the Duke of Wellington . |