Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's only now , 17 years after her death , that the first lady of crime fiction has at last acquired a fan club . |
| 2 | Clifford Geertz follows with a luminous sketch of anthropological psychology , while Richard Gregory gallops in third with his now familiar but lively inferences from illusions . |
| 3 | In comparison with the BCG matrix , the McKinsey-GE matrix seems at first to be less explicit about building some ‘ problem children ’ into ‘ stars ’ and identifying ‘ cash cows ’ and ‘ dogs ’ , but the implications are present , as indicated by figure 4.3 . |
| 4 | Digital Equipment Corp has at last announced its OSF/1 Unix-based operating system for Alpha-based AXP systems , giving its Alpha hardware customers an alternative to VMS . |
| 5 | IBM Corp has at last woken up to the fact that to remain competitive in the personal computer business , it is necessary constantly to add new models , and in the US , the company yesterday added new 80486-based PS/1 models based on chips ranging from the 25MHz 80486SX to the 66MHz 80486DX2 ; they come in desktop and minitower configurations and are available now at prices expected to go from $1,200 to $3,000 ; they are upgradable to the Pentium . |
| 6 | It will be usual practice for information which the Social Work Department receives after 1st April 1989 to be shared in a responsible and sensitive way , with the client to whom it relates , UNLESS the person providing it specifically requests that we do not do so . |
| 7 | As the mysterious man following Blackeyes , Nigel Planer speaks at last , though he has damn all to say . |
| 8 | The work at Llandrindod Wells lake has at last revealed the answer . |
| 9 | ‘ Flying Scotsman 's ’ spare corridor tender has at last been purchased and delivered to the Morpeth works of Ian Storey Engineering . |
| 10 | Open plan staircase leads to first floor . |
| 11 | First-timers spot bargains as home market moves at last . |
| 12 | Now it is open and defenceless against the machetes which slash down the undergrowth for tinder. — when the tinder is dry the fires can be lit to burn off the remaining forest to make way for agriculture or ranching ( in many areas this ‘ slash and burn ’ forest clearance happens without first even removing the usable hardwood ) . |
| 13 | The position , which Mr Cudbird assumes on 1st June , involves planning the future growth of the WHS high street chain , as well as co-ordinating the marketing strategies and physical development plans of the group 's UK retailing chains ( WHS Retail , Waterstones , Our Price Music , Our Price Video and Paperchase ) . |
| 14 | Main Street consists of 19th century cottages which back onto the river frontage and mid 20th century terraced houses on the other side . |
| 15 | The poem ‘ Futility ’ by Wilfred Owen seems at first glance to be simple and relatively straightforward , but , as with many of Owen 's poems , it is well structured and very clever . |
| 16 | Prince Charles calls for third world aid , population control |
| 17 | Jim Wagstaffe says at first he was shocked … and then delighted by the news that his wife was expecting . |
| 18 | Channel 4 's comedy department has at last found the right format for a cabaret star — by going back to the innocent childhood of TV comedy . |
| 19 | A serious feminist critique of masculinity and male power was long overdue ; Lynne Segal has at last provided it . |
| 20 | Dec. 9 Hun Sen calls for third JIM to address formation of an international control mechanism ( ICM ) , the cession of military aid to " all parties involved " , and a ceasefire in Cambodia . |
| 21 | CHILE 'S ONLY WOMAN MAYOR SPEAKS OF LAST CHANCE TO STOP ‘ EYES AND EARS ’ OF DICTATORSHIP |
| 22 | Copy of a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to the C. B. News that , due to sustained pressure by herself , the District Council has at last let contracts to resurface the stretch of the Water of Leith Walkway between Currie Kirk and Juniper Green . |
| 23 | Copy of a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to the C. B. News that , due to sustained pressure by herself , the District Council has at last let contracts to resurface the stretch of the Water of Leith Walkway between Currie Kirk and Juniper Green . |
| 24 | Wife 's family speak out as shamed Cabinet Minister resigns at last |
| 25 | The consultation period runs until 30th June and comments should be sent to : |
| 26 | CONNER PERIPHERALS WARNS OF FIRST QUARTER RESULTS |
| 27 | The European Patent Office has got itself into a mess over these issues because it has proceeded to patent life forms without first examining properly whether the EPC , when interpreted as it was originally intended , actually allows the patents the patent office has granted . |
| 28 | The Cottage Garden Society has at last produced a book of practical advice : The Cottage Gardener 's Companion ( David & Charles , September , £16.99 , 0 7153 0020 2 ) . |
| 29 | Invoicing through Grantham Book Services ceases on 27th May . |
| 30 | The Walsall 26-year-old , whose gold medal hopes in last year 's Olympics were ruined by a groin injury , has had little racing since Barcelona . |