Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian Stewart got to know Paul Gascoigne well when he teamed up with the troubled Lazio and England star at Newcastle . |
| 2 | Germany agreed to provide DM 2.1 million to finance the return of the waste . |
| 3 | Denis made threatening noises , but they knew better than to take him seriously . |
| 4 | The JNA agreed to withdraw Montenegrin reservists from Mostar in Bosnia where they were causing friction with the local population . |
| 5 | Vojvodina announced on May 8 that it would secede from Yugoslavia by June 26 , conflict continued between the JNA and the republic 's territorial defence force , which claimed that the JNA planned to occupy parts of Slovenia and hinder moves towards independence [ see p. 37790 ] . |
| 6 | The most obvious example was the attempt to find a yeti on an expedition Bonington led to climb Menlungtse in the Himalaya . |
| 7 | Now the tourists find themselves the underdogs with Will Carling expected to lead England to their third win in the sides ' 10th meeting . |
| 8 | While visiting Ho Chi Minh City , Qian Qichen met Do Muoi , secretary-general of the Communist Party of Vietnam , and Nguyen Van Linh , senior party adviser ( and Do Muoi 's predecessor ) . |
| 9 | Tranmere failed to secure Rosenthal 's services on loan last season and his name has now been circulated to Premier League clubs . |
| 10 | In 1955 Minton agreed to take part in a radio programme , Designing a Wallpaper , as part of a series called ‘ Looking at Things ’ . |
| 11 | To get the event off to a good start , the Mayor of Hereford agreed to take part … complete with chain of office . |
| 12 | Mr Baker failed to end speculation about opposition from Sir Alan Walters , the Prime Minister 's economic adviser , to last week 's 1-point increase . |
| 13 | Boyce admitted murdering Thomas Boedecker and attempting to murder his wife , daughter and son . |
| 14 | In 1910 Aglen became officiating inspector-general , and on Hart 's death was appointed head of the service by the Chinese government . |
| 15 | At York Magistrates ' Court yesterday Williamson admitted assaulting John Coulthard from Middlesbrough . |
| 16 | March planned to support Albion |
| 17 | Two months after the Groupe de la Cité and Fixot agreed to merge Laffont with Editions Fixot , rumour is rife in Paris that a fresh round of redundancies is imminent . |
| 18 | Mr Allan admitted keeping houses secure was a problem and said it seemed that young children were to blame for most of the damage and fires in the street . |
| 19 | Rance tried to convince Aung San of British goodwill but he replied that when Dorman-Smith had first returned ‘ there was more goodwill being shown by Burmese to the British than ever before ’ . |
| 20 | The pound plunged to a record low against the mark yesterday in the wake of a row over a document revealing how Germany tried to prop sterling . |
| 21 | Also in 1981 , Tedd described teaching aids developed and used for education and training for online searching . |
| 22 | Walls built to support terraces , used as boundaries , forming part of a flight of steps , containing raised beds and so on , whether brick or stone , lend themselves to planting actually in their fabric . |
| 23 | If the political reality has always been one of conflict and disunity , the construction of an imaginary Orient helped to give unity and coherence to the idea of the West . |
| 24 | Alexandra stopped visiting George . |
| 25 | OLYMPIC ace David Grindley helped to give Shaun Edwards the perfect lift-off to his benefit season at Central Park last night . |
| 26 | Mortimer and Isabella tried to cultivate support for their regime by lavish grants to the deposed king 's half-brothers the Earls of Norfolk and Rent : Rent , for example , was granted Despenser 's forfeited lands in Leicestershire . |
| 27 | He began phoning both Clift and Brando ; Clift tried to discourage Dean , who began signing his letters ‘ James ( Brando-Clift ) Dean ’ . |
| 28 | But the ring disbanded , once more because of Stalin 's penchant for secrecy , after Moscow tried to bypass Roessler and go direct to his Number Two . ’ |
| 29 | Alison Rose to write memorandum to all staff asking for suggestions for workshops . |
| 30 | The following month , meeting at Casablanca , Roosevelt and Churchill tried to coerce de Gaulle into merging Free France with Giraud 's organization . |