Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story of the Nez Perce struggle to defend their ancient homeland is one of the most outstanding in American history . |
| 2 | ‘ In fact , it was only after some debate that the organisers decided to carry on with the event , and some changes had to be made to the canoe course to make it easier for the rescue boats to assist competitors . |
| 3 | As a single retired person , you can claim income support to bring your total income to £57.15 a week ; for married couples , the amount is £88.95 ( April 1992/93 rates ) . |
| 4 | Roger Sippl quit as Informix Corp chairman to pursue his start-up interests : Phil White , president and chief executive , succeeds him . |
| 5 | Cincinnati , Ohio-based Cincom Systems Inc has won a five year , $10m contract to supply its local area network database software , Supra Server , to the US Defense Information Systems Agency and the Defense Commercial Communications Offices . |
| 6 | The Royal Grand Prix was a prestigious race , run by the Royal Canoe Club to celebrate their 125th anniversary . |
| 7 | THE dinosaur movie to cap them all . |
| 8 | The walk is linear so you 'll need a friendly car driver to make it that little bit easier . |
| 9 | A Barry Lavety goal earned both points against Ayr United and enabled the Paisley club to make it tighter with the three clubs above them all dropping a point each . |
| 10 | The MI5 man eased his bulk round in the car seat to face her better . |
| 11 | SIR — I am desired by the management of the Northampton Town Football Club to convey their sincere thanks to the supporters present at the County Ground on Saturday last for the exemplary patience shown awaiting the arrival of the Coventry team . |
| 12 | After the ceremony friends and fellow supporters will gather at Liverpool Supporters Club to pay their final respects to the lifelong fan . |
| 13 | In time for the new season 's autumn and winter knitwear , Spectrum are introducing a new Pure Wool Aran to complement their existing Strata Aran range . |
| 14 | He handed me a toffee , climbed into his car , beckoned me to sit on the other front seat for a few minutes , and removed the celluloid sidescreen to give us more fresh air . |
| 15 | While waiting for her passengers as they inspected isolated gun-sites on windswept clifftops and rocky promontories , Liza was urged by her passengers to switch on the car engine to keep herself warm , however much she knew this procedure to be frowned upon by her direct superiors at Command Headquarters . |
| 16 | It would help if you could organise an action group to co-ordinate your local campaign , though this is not essential . |
| 17 | But do allow the cake to cool completely in the tin , covered with a tea towel to keep it moist , then wrap it in foil and keep it tightly wrapped once cut . |
| 18 | Leave to cool , covered with a sheet of non-stick baking paper and a damp tea towel to keep it moist . |
| 19 | On 20 September , my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science asked the review body to submit its first report in January 1992 , making recommendations on teachers ' pay and conditions in the year commencing 1 April 1992 . |
| 20 | SCO has yet to pick an investment banker to take it public . |
| 21 | What a terrible indictment on the medical profession if it pillories those of its members who are brave enough to find the research evidence to support what many have suspected but few have challenged . |
| 22 | It took until the afternoon of the next day for everyone to disembark , and the boat train to deposit its excited passengers at St Pancreas station . |
| 23 | How do you persuade the research council or the science supremo of an industrial research outfit to fund your brilliant new ideas ? |
| 24 | And he revealed that he had been promised that he would be the subject of a Mental Health Review Tribunal to consider his permanent release within three weeks of returning to Britain . |
| 25 | But no-one on the left formulated a clear strategy of supporting military preparedness as a way of enabling the labour movement to increase its economic and political muscle — and thereby its ability to influence British foreign policy . |
| 26 | The company is currently establishing its clinical research operation to develop its promising compounds in Europe and the UK . |
| 27 | I went first to Sheikha Grandmother to make my good morning , then greeted all the others in turn . |
| 28 | The European Commission has invited our Combustion Centre to extend its successful MID-COM project ( Multi-dimensional Imaging Diagnostics for Combustion ) . |
| 29 | So instead of a hero 's welcome , he was put in charge as an enemy alien to spend his eighteenth year in an internment camp . |
| 30 | Clearly it would be useless for any prospective export executive to attempt his final studies without a grounding in economics and geography , subjects which form the necessary foundation for detailed export studies . |