Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chicago-based R R Donnelley & Sons Co says it bought SoftCopy Inc , which duplicates floppy disks in Orem , Utah ; terms were not disclosed ; founded in 1984 , SoftCopy has about 200 people and provides floppy replication , inventory management , order processing and distribution for computer hardware and software manufacturers , it added . |
| 2 | Bradshaw and Millar found that 24 per cent of lone mothers who were or ever had been on income support said they had been , or would be , unwilling to give such information to the DSS . |
| 3 | Compaq Computer Corp says it shipped more 80486SL-based Compaq Conturas in the first month of the product 's availability than any other portable in Compaq 's history . |
| 4 | Melanie Simmonite says she started 20 years ago … her husband did it so it was a case of you ca n't beat them join them … |
| 5 | On Dec. 10 the magazine Der Spiegel , pursuing allegations that former East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maizière had worked for the Stasi secret police , cited a Stasi index card showing someone named " Czerny " living at de Maizière 's Berlin address . |
| 6 | In January this year , the Legal Aid Board decided they had made a mistake , and withdrew legal aid . |
| 7 | It was one of those pictures that went totally against the grain of everything that the movie industry believed it stood for . |
| 8 | When the enemy formation scattered he took a second too long to pick out an opponent , and one of the Germans slid under his tail . |
| 9 | A statement from the company 's offices at Dartford said that because of the Arts Council cut it had to go into voluntary liquidation . |
| 10 | ‘ It was changed from the original Florizel Street because Agnes the tea lady thought it sounded like disinfectant , ’ said Warren . |
| 11 | The issue erupted again when asbestos spilled in the factory over the first weekend in June and Raybestos management announced it had closed down that section of the factory . |
| 12 | Graeme Stephens , John Moreland , Chris Bellis , Gordon Headley and Mike Travis played fictitious characters named Chris , Joe , Raimo , Norman and Tom , and , said Graeme , who is managing director of LASMO Colombia ; ‘ Our VIP group showed they had a fine sense of humour by entering into the fun , and no libel suits have surfaced yet ! ’ |
| 13 | The ambulance service denies it took too long , but admits there was a delay because the police cancelled the original call out . |
| 14 | Although he preferred to train dancers from the age of nine , by the time the pantomime season came he had so many to cast he had to accept adults and teach them after they had finished a day 's work . |
| 15 | Mr Scargill says the Soviet pitmen 's present was intended for international purposes , but the Soviet democratic labour movement says it meant to ease the hardship of striking British miners . |
| 16 | Cornhill Insurance claimed they had no idea who he was and insisted they had no knowledge of his terrorist background at the time of his employment in 1990 . |
| 17 | A fire brigade spokesman said they had fed the name of the compound into a computer and the print-out said it could be toxic if it caught fire . |
| 18 | The police appeal for the public 's help in identifying the voice of a girl who rung a Nottinghamshire hospital claiming she 'd had a baby and a member of staff is suspended from a centre for the handicapped in Nottinghamshire pending an internal investigation . |
| 19 | When I was in the U.S. recently for the Walker Cup match I had some time to read their golf magazines , watch television golf and talk with some of the golf club members of my father-in-law 's country club . |
| 20 | When there was time , the Princess and the movie star discovered they had nothing but lust in common . |
| 21 | Mr Power ca n't have done because now and then when rebellion stirred during overlong film repairs he rushed down the aisle cracking a whip . |
| 22 | In particular , responsibilities had not been adequately defined , and , although the Ships ' Masters had raised concerns , the lack of any appropriate feedback system meant they fell by the wayside . |
| 23 | Marketing manager Richard Haste said they hoped the adverts would strengthen their position and attract more passengers . |
| 24 | It did not take me long because the big grin with which Yorkshire 's finest snooker player greeted me told its own story . |
| 25 | In the course of the evening a note was handed in from Mrs Campbell of Jura House saying she had heard of our arrival and as she was sure there was no comfort in the Hotel she hoped we would come there in the morning and stay with them while we were on the island , assuring us also that she would do all in her power to further the cause for which we had come . |
| 26 | I 'm invoking the Official Secrets Act form you signed on that one . |
| 27 | The men behind the election campaign admitted they made mistakes . |
| 28 | Nevertheless when the Sun story appeared he talked to her on the phone for an hour , her in tears . |
| 29 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 30 | Tucann Design & Print commissioned artist Pete West to produce what turned out to be a stunningly atmospheric portrayal of the event . |