Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna got off two shots before he crashed into her . |
| 2 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 3 | This chapter examines a study , where , at the outset , the analysts were not entirely clear what could be achieved by using soft systems analysis , but felt it would provide an overview of the situation , enabling ideas to be formulated about new relationships that would arise from a fundamental change in role . |
| 4 | Gregarious , flocks often hawking for flying insects and spiralling up to perform aerobatics . |
| 5 | He and Richard must have heard about these things but in general they had failed to register . |
| 6 | Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth . |
| 7 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 8 | This sample is being traced through such sources as the Registrar of Births and Deaths , and was identified again in 1981 . |
| 9 | A nearby stream was polluted for 1,000 metres and 20 fish died . |
| 10 | Ca n't think for one minutes if for instance was interested in a deal with that he , that er that he would n't , only just to have flick his fingers and would crap themselves |
| 11 | He had to wait for fifteen minutes before he was admitted to the Agency 's annexe . |
| 12 | Forbes thus had to wait for fifteen years or so before the coveted post came up ; during this time Jameson sometimes teetered but always recovered , and his courses and museum fell behind the times . |
| 13 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |
| 14 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 15 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 16 | The trouble was that after they were born , children had to wait for six years before they could be sent to school and forgotten for most of the day . |
| 17 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 18 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 19 | And I 've got to wait for three weeks before I know ! |
| 20 | The 17th annual conference of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions , held in London in October , endorsed the use of international standards on auditing for cross-border offerings and continuous reporting by foreign issuers . |
| 21 | Today they fly south to see a seventh-century Buddha statue and Buddhist temple before boarding a flight to Hong Kong , where the prince will stay for three days while the princess flies home . |
| 22 | The third was connected with a new awareness of history , of the fact that human societies and institutions have developed through long centuries and have taken on many different shapes at different times and in different places — an awareness which was especially sharply focused by the work of Gotthold Lessing . |
| 23 | Other materials relative to specific modules are also being developed through regional initiatives and college consortia arrangements . |
| 24 | Consequently we utilise as much as possible the connections we have developed through industrial visits and the National Neighbourhood Engineering Scheme . |
| 25 | The first to be remarked upon is the close ties which have developed between giant firms and military contractors This is seen as of particular salience in advanced technological industries . |
| 26 | The advent of the National Curriculum makes it imperative that much closer curricular links are developed between secondary schools and their feeder primaries in order that continuity and progression can be ensured . |
| 27 | ( iii ) Ensure doctor 's certificate is received for 7 days or more illness |
| 28 | Every Australian weapon was firing and their grenades , lobbed through open doors and windows , were bursting among the men struggling to find their weapons . |
| 29 | No forty pints in two like Saturday afternoon and Saturday night , Sunday afternoon and Sunday night , he got through forty pints or perhaps just under forty pints but that 's it . |
| 30 | Episcopal elections were not always peaceful , especially if tension arose between influential families or groups . |