Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SCOTTISH educationists rarely disparage the ‘ trendy , progressive ’ teaching methods so maligned south of the Border . |
| 2 | When the Halliday brothers eventually sighted Johnstone , the boat was drifting aimlessly with the tide . |
| 3 | The tree-lined city embankments , riverside walkways and yuppiefied warehouse flats soon gave way to deserted shipyards . |
| 4 | She 's under house arrest in Turkey after fraud officers there took action . |
| 5 | Announcements on college noticeboards often gave details of students who had been involved in ‘ inappropriate conduct ’ and dismissed from their studies . |
| 6 | IMPERIAL Chemical Industries yesterday revealed details of the largest restructuring in UK corporate history together with a shock £949 million provision to cover that and environmental costs . |
| 7 | Accused persons were automatically excluded from longevity treatment , and , since the Imperial law courts often took years over a complex case , the effects of the irreversible ageing process were usually apparent . |
| 8 | The skills required to manoeuvre flask transporters obviously stood Adam Luke , from Torness , in good stead when he entered the Scottish lorry driving championship held at the SECC in Glasgow recently . |
| 9 | The skills required to manoeuvre flask transporters obviously stood Adam Luke , from Torness , in good stead when he entered the Scottish lorry driving championships held at SECC in Glasgow recently . |
| 10 | But there was no change in the system of adjudication ; national assistance tribunals simply became SBATs . |
| 11 | In addition , their type foundries also took licenses and began the production of first Type 3 and then Type 1 fonts . |
| 12 | The Law Lords unanimously rejected Cheall 's application on the ground that there was no principle of law which prevented the union from relying on its own rules which also bound Cheall . |
| 13 | Stakis Hotels recently presented Stakis Highland Lodges ' Peter McIntosh with a £1,000 travel voucher and a gold and diamond pin in recognition of his 25 years ' service . |
| 14 | Each week 800 council employees voluntarily contributed 50p from their wages of which 31p was paid to an insurance company which paid out £2,750 upon death . |
| 15 | Each week 800 council employees voluntarily contributed 50p from their wages of which 31p was paid to an insurance company which paid out £2,750 upon death . |
| 16 | In Colombo policemen often took advantage of municipal health , safety and traffic regulations in order to ‘ tax ’ carters , rickshaw drivers and others who made their living on the streets of the capital , and in the twentieth century bus drivers regularly bribed the police . |
| 17 | LEADERS of the 12 European Community nations yesterday added impetus to progress towards a single market in 1992 , while admitting that several important issues remained to be solved . |
| 18 | Many pit brow lasses also did stints in Wigan mills , but they 're nostalgic for the hard , rough and often bitterly cold pit brow . |
| 19 | The Ballylumford workers eventually invited Jim Smyth of the Ulster Workers ' Council , Dr. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party and Ernest Baird of the United Ulster Unionist Party to meet them . |
| 20 | The Nato leaders also discussed Mr Gorbachev 's economic crisis and the prospect of mounting civic unrest during their Brussels summit on Monday , White House officials confirmed yesterday . |
| 21 | MIRROR Group Newspapers yesterday repeated assurances that its titles backed the Labour party — and chief executive David Montgomery 's changes at the daily newspaper . |
| 22 | Strathclyde Police later said people had been removed to hospital for treatment . |
| 23 | Job screeners later said Roscoe , 55 , seemed to flaunt his lack of technical knowledge . |
| 24 | Building group Raine Industries yesterday declared victory in its takeover bid for fellow builder Walter Lawrence . |
| 25 | This showed that 1 million East Anglian and Midlands consumers regularly drank water above the 50 mg/litre standard , and another 3.8 million drank water almost as polluted during 1984/5 . |
| 26 | In the exercise , an emergency was declared and Guinness personnel immediately contacted BP , the fire brigade and ambulance service . |
| 27 | Nor was it clear that Balfour 's departure was universally desired : at the National Union Conference a few days later , Leo Maxse was booed off the platform , and constituency parties everywhere passed resolutions regretting Balfour 's decision . |
| 28 | Cases involving taxi drivers usually took place at night in remote areas ; it was an easy form of attack . |
| 29 | Indian border guards again opened fire on Pakistani civilians on Feb. 11 after a small group had crossed the line of control at Chakhoti , in the Uri sector . |
| 30 | Newspaper articles now called John 's dancers ‘ Tiller 's Girls ’ . |