Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | UK hotel companies are anxiously awaiting the outcome of round one in the bidding for the former East German hotel group Interhotel . |
| 2 | The 71000 Trust are looking forward to a number of other interesting activities during the latter half of 1992 . |
| 3 | St Ives last week reported pretax profits of £10.5m for the half year ended 29th January 1993 , an increase of 4.1% over the same period last year . |
| 4 | The play during the latter interludes — humane warmth not being Flannery 's forte — seems somewhat enfeebled . |
| 5 | Indeed , Britain 's forthcoming presidency of the European Commission might be used as an opportunity for the more dirigiste members of Mr Major 's staff to press for a move to the narrow band of the ERM , in which case interest rates must be locked into those of Germany . |
| 6 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 7 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 8 | We realized that each of us would be a big story for a few days , but that would pass and then we 'd be able to get on with the real work of getting to know our families and friends again . |
| 9 | Then one time when he was doing some other business with the woman we called Mrs Howard , he sold her the story for a few marks . |
| 10 | Alejandro and his son all stop horses with five-inch curbs and send them on with spurs about the same length . |
| 11 | A limited contract for a few sessions , at least in the first instance , is always preferable . |
| 12 | The likely outcome is the offer of a three-year contract for the former England skipper and his no.2 Terry McDermott . |
| 13 | They compared the average mispricing in the near contract during the stock exchange account which included the delivery date , with that in the next near contract for the same period , and with that for the near contract in previous stock exchange accounts . |
| 14 | John Cunningham in ‘ The Guardian ’ , referring to coverage of the mortar bomb attack on Whitehall wrote : ‘ Whitehall 's scariest 60 minutes proved to be one of radio 's finest hours , effortlessly making the case for an all news channel ’ . |
| 15 | The legislation protects their consciences , and in charity makes financial provision for the few priests who will feel that they must leave . |
| 16 | This is associated with a reduction of freedom for the former group and increasing personal access to motorised transport for the latter . |
| 17 | President Reagan found it difficult to reduce the US budget deficit for the same reasons . |
| 18 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 19 | Surely you can tap the chairman for a few quid so we can buy someone half-decent . |
| 20 | Payments terminated on 31 May 1753 , but evidently no ill feeling marred the end of Miller 's contract as a few years later he dedicated to the Duke the beautiful Figures of Plants ( 2 vols. ) which had been published in parts from 1755–60 . |
| 21 | Jean Goodwin presented a £300 cheque to Dr. Bathall for Cardiac Support Group , and Heather Trimming presented a cheque for the same amount to Mrs. Todd for the Alton branch of Sight Concern Hampshire . |
| 22 | Orwell 's point can be extended , since these writers recognized not only the dissolution of public or social values but also the bankruptcy of private ones : it ought to be remembered that the notion of " personality " reached its apogee in Oscar Wilde during the same period of scientific and social optimism . |
| 23 | Progress towards political diversity under Vietnam 's , primarily economic , Doi Moi or " rejuvenation " campaign [ see p. 36696 ] suffered a number of setbacks during the latter half of 1989 , as CPV leaders reacted with some unease at the trend towards pluralism among their communist allies in Eastern Europe . |
| 24 | Not surprisingly , Ali is chosen by most boxers as the most proto typical figure , though Bunny Johnson cites Jack Johnson and many of the newer recruits to boxing look to Sugar Ray Leonard , the quick-fisted American multiple world champion who blazed his way from an Olympic gold medal at Montreal in 1976 to an estimated 30 million dollars by the end of 1981 . |
| 25 | Abbreviations : If you regularly have to take notes about the same subject , you should find it quite easy to develop your own abbreviations which will make you able to take those notes even more quickly . |
| 26 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 27 | The 15,000 crowd at Limerick 's famed Thomond Park for the All Ireland League key match between Shannon and Garryowen was it own testimony to the grip the competition has gained on the Irish game . |
| 28 | Derry went to Croke Park for an All Ireland semi-final meeting with Meath and were well beaten . |
| 29 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 30 | And er Ivy got married and she stopped the teaching and died just that same year and then there was the a change for the both teachers . |