Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a talent that followed him to the Foreign Office and to the Department of Health , where he helped Ken Clarke take on hospital doctors attacking their tales of long hours as ‘ fishermen 's stories ’ . |
| 2 | Centre warden Damian Duggan felt perhaps the greatest need in Kingsley would be transport and Mrs. Telfer pointed out community care provided not just a taxi service but a friend as well . |
| 3 | Mrs. Mounce blew out cigarette smoke provocatively , narrowing her eyes against its sting . |
| 4 | But Gloucester went on the rampage … as Number 8 Bobby Fowke and scrum half Marcus Hanniford lined up twin tries against the quins . |
| 5 | At the dealers : Richard Green at 39 Dover Street , W1 has the best exhibition of English Marine Paintings for years ; the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour shows at the Mall Galleries ; Anthony d'Offay switches on neon art by Bruce Naumann . |
| 6 | In Uzbekistan , President Islam Karimov stepped up pressure on the democratic and Islamic opposition and tightened border controls with Tajikistan . |
| 7 | There is no doubting the determination of Alan Greenspan to hold down inflation , but he does not enjoy the same political independence as Germany 's Bundesbank . |
| 8 | Nigel Tinkler sends down Bank View to carry top weight and this Yorkshire trainer has a good record with his southern . |
| 9 | IBM DEUTSCHLAND SERVE UP GLOOM FOR NEW LEADER |
| 10 | Shreeves was sacked and Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence took over responsibility for first-team affairs . |
| 11 | Ethel Sargant carried out research in two separate areas — cytology and anatomical morphology . |
| 12 | At the next junction it turned off and rejoined the Edgware Road running back south . |
| 13 | Captain Jonathon Faulknor handed over command of HMS Impregnable to his sailing master , Michael Jenking , for the final leg of the voyage into Portsmouth harbour . |
| 14 | For the full effect of this radical approach , listen to the early-Eighties dub mixes : Larry Levan reworking Gwen Guthrie 's ‘ Seventh Heaven ’ , Shep Pettibone breaking down Sinnamon 's ‘ He 's Gon na Take You Home ( To His House ) ’ , Nick Martinelli and David Todd abstracting Raw Silk 's ‘ Just In Time ’ , Francois Kervorkian plunging Forrrce , D-Train and Sharon Redd into the stoned deep echo spaces first explored by King Tubby and Lee Perry in Jamaica . |
| 15 | In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas . |
| 16 | Aunt Margaret picked up chalk and wrote : ‘ Take off your coats and be comfortable . |
| 17 | The Transkei 's military leader , Major General Bantu Holomisa , said yesterday that he had no objection to Mr Mandela setting up home in his territory . |
| 18 | In order to expose what appears to be a series of monstrous , incomprehensible legal blunders , Mr Mathew gave up work in 1983 . |
| 19 | In the early evening Hazel sought out Bigwig and together they ventured into the copse behind the warren . |
| 20 | International winger Bryan Roy set up striker Ron Willems 's headed equaliser just before the full-time whistle in the 2–2 draw with MVV Maastricht . |
| 21 | In consequence of the agreement , Mr. Mahmoud gave up possession to the landlord . |
| 22 | An 8lb 4oz river Severn barbel Graham Marsden took on swimfeeder maggot . |
| 23 | ‘ Something smells good , ’ Maggie commented as Mr Sanderson poured out whisky for himself , Nevil and Jimmy . |
| 24 | This has been the case with three out of the past four successful Labour by-election candidates : a slow but novel way for Mr Kinnock to stamp out dissent in his parliamentary party . |
| 25 | The Royal Pioneers from Bicester are heading for Saudi Arabia to carry out logistics operations in support of the famous Desert Rats . |
| 26 | The fraud and overstatements were discovered late in 1988 when WG 's chairman , Sir Anthony Jolliffe , suggested that Mr Carr buy back Alkar in a management buyout . |
| 27 | Mr Dunn brought in beer , spirits and mixers on a United Nations relief flight , insisting this was a minister 's right . |
| 28 | At a public meeting in New Earswick , near York , attended by some 50 people , Mr Healey set out Labour 's plans to safeguard the health service . |
| 29 | Fogarty was left to move further and further ahead as Joey Dunlop took up the challenge , then Robert Dunlop made up ground rapidly after being seventh at the end of lap one , and by the end of the second lap it was Joey ahead of Robert to initiate a battle which continued until the end of the race when Robert just squeezed ahead . |
| 30 | Chairman Corden refused to give Gray the infamous vote of confidence , but he was eventually forced to take action after Torquay outclassed Quakers 3–0 at a windy Plainmoor , with Justin Fashanu setting up victory . |