Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Informal assessment is costly in terms of staff resources and no evidence is yet available on the consistency of decisions made using informal assessment . |
| 32 | If liability is not in dispute , the action can simply be stood out by agreement or an application made to the judge of the lists , or to the judge on circuit , for a standing-out order , or possibly an application made to claim provisional damages ; but if liability is still in dispute the action must be tried and ought to be heard as soon as possible , irrespective of the uncertainties on quantum . |
| 33 | Times Beach unwittingly became contaminated ten years ago , when trucks sprayed the town 's unpaved streets with waste oil containing dioxin , an extremely toxic byproduct of a common herbicide . |
| 34 | At the same time it was made illegal for anyone who was not fully medically qualified and registered to treat these diseases . |
| 35 | At the 1921–2 Washington Conference Japan agreed to restore Chinese sovereignty in Shandong , but only in return for Chinese confirmation of Japan 's economic privileges there . |
| 36 | The commission failed to support French demands for a 30 per cent higher minimum prices for imported fish . |
| 37 | Then he gave way and agreed to remain Prime Minister , an eminence for which he professed no enthusiasm . |
| 38 | Indeed titles are everywhere in China today , with little trace of the fact that the Cultural Revolution sought to banish such indicators of rank and position . |
| 39 | In practice , the Bank of England ceased using special deposits after 1980 . |
| 40 | One development that did not have too much to do with NT was the coming together of Hewlett-Packard Co , IBM Corp , Microsoft Corp and Novell Inc to announce that they will work together to establish , support and implement open standards for network printing management : the four agreed to support Simple Network Management Protocol as a standard for managing peripherals on a local area network . |
| 41 | The four agreed to support Simple Network Management Protocol as a standard for managing peripherals on a local area network . |
| 42 | Policy makers sought to promote national health and welfare and it was considered to be in the nation 's interest to extend child and maternal welfare services . |
| 43 | I expected to see all kind of things you know |
| 44 | At any moment I expected to see one drop with a cardiac arrest , but the sultan told us not to underestimate their power . |
| 45 | Nevertheless , President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea welcomed the recent progress in relations between the two states , and on July 6 suggested that he expected to see Korean reunification achieved within five years . |
| 46 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 47 | He looked around him , as if he expected to see another presence there . |
| 48 | It would have been sensible to consult my book of British butterflies before I started for I soon realised using authentic colours greatly improves the overall impression ; if you can , I would suggest you refer to a book also . |
| 49 | Mikhail Gorbachev avoided touching sensitive nerves during his Berlin visit , though he , too , hinted at the need for change . |
| 50 | She asked to borrow some shears . |
| 51 | It all started when Sharon moved in to the flat next door to Tony and asked to borrow some coffee . |
| 52 | In Manchester , Liverpool , the Greater London Council , and some London boroughs left-wing Labour authorities sought to implement local socialism and use the town hall to challenge Thatcherite Whitehall . |
| 53 | { ARI070A OPERATOR NOTIFIED TO MOUNT NEXT VOLUME ON TAPE UNIT 181 . } |
| 54 | } ARI070A OPERATOR NOTIFIED TO MOUNT NEXT VOLUME ON TAPE UNIT 181 . { |
| 55 | Mr. Collins sought to accommodate such cases by recognising them as an exception to his suggested rule . |
| 56 | The child was born to what must have been exhausted parents , strained to their physical and mental limits , and it never lived to see another year ; in the December of 1771 the nameless infant was buried on Catherine Hill — the first occupant of plot number 119 , but certainly not the last . |
| 57 | The ex-Croydon Corporation E/1s were still in sound condition and lived to see another day ; they were transferred to New Cross depôt . |
| 58 | But the science-related ministries and agencies failed to classify such items as ‘ new social infrastructure ’ outside the present budgetary system . |
| 59 | McCaulay admitted handling stolen goods and taking a pair of jeans valued £37 while O'Donovan pleaded guilty to stealing £300 worth of clothing and an unrelated charge of possessing a quantity of cannabis resin . |
| 60 | Yesterday Gregory , 35 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted handling stolen goods . |