Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had heard about Edouard 's attachment to him . |
| 2 | Perhaps even more significant for the future , Anselm also told Lanfranc that he had heard about Dunstan 's rule of life for monks : would Lanfranc please send it to him ? |
| 3 | But nor does it matter ; ‘ our club ’ will have been seething with talk for days , and ‘ I ’ am bound to have heard about Stavrogin 's escapade . |
| 4 | Caddie Ian Wright landed his job with Seve Ballesteros mainly because the Spanish maestro had heard about Wright 's yardage books — at the time Wright was compiling a yardage book for almost every championship course in Europe — and his unerring accuracy and detail in planning out the route from tee to green . |
| 5 | Harbury had heard about Tavett 's typewriter from one of his police contacts and did not share Rain 's inhibitions about discussing it . |
| 6 | DURING PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE WEEK 1990 , SECOND YEAR PUPILS OF PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL HEARD ABOUT AMNESTY 'S LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN FROM THEIR LOCAL AMNESTY GROUP . |
| 7 | He had heard about Louise 's move and the thought of losing Constance had affected him more than he had imagined possible . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , so you 've heard about Cabochon 's brother then , have you ? ’ |
| 9 | They were anxious to get a definite indication from the player regarding his future , but are now content to wait for Connolly 's decision . |
| 10 | But his omission is because no northern commissions were appointed — something more likely to reflect a readiness to wait for Gloucester 's advice than an intention to snub him . |
| 11 | But his omission is because no northern commissions were appointed — something more likely to reflect a readiness to wait for Gloucester 's advice than an intention to snub him . |
| 12 | It could be the key to success because Coventry have free-running young players who can more than compensate for Quinn 's lack of mobility . |
| 13 | Schools throughout Langbaurgh are competing for Telethon 's dustbin derby by collecting plastic bags for recycling . |
| 14 | Alexei guessed that he was being invited to assume that the Khanate , like the gifts which he had received during Nugai 's reign , had come from Burun 's hands . |
| 15 | Nobody ever got through Sybil 's guard . |
| 16 | If she had had her Moondream mask she might have seen it more , she might have distinguished between Harry 's presence in her childhood life , and her own … |
| 17 | ‘ Ah , but I insist for Hercule 's sake . ’ |
| 18 | Should he make for Robert 's assart ? |
| 19 | Maggie Byrne had bought herself a black silk dress from a secondhand clothes shop in Seven Dials to wear for Paddy 's burial . |
| 20 | As a great many parishes had invested in new pulpits and lecterns during the fifteenth century , few were erected during Elizabeth 's reign , but following the issuing in 1604 of new ecclesiastical canons which ordered that ‘ a comely and decent pulpit ’ should be kept in every church , the reign of James I saw a notable upsurge in pulpit-building . |
| 21 | Another was the sight of Stuart Parfitt lancing through Harlequins 's midfield for Swansea 's lone try . |
| 22 | Scared enough to go for Vecchi 's pitch that she 'd be better off hiding out some place . |
| 23 | And if you want to see what passed for America 's energy policy , you 're looking at it . |
| 24 | We follow Booth ( 1984a ) in allowing for individuals to be differentiated by their degree of commitment to the union movement , and we also follow Naylor ( 1989 , 1990 ) and Naylor and Cripps ( 1989 ) in allowing for individual 's utility gain from following the social custom to be moderated according to their degree of commitment to the union movement . |
| 25 | The one occasion which was flashing through Yanto 's mind at this moment involved just three of the local water babies . |
| 26 | Rosie , who was least capable of resisting , heard several minutes of the tremors in Ruby 's fingers and the palpitations of Ruby 's heart and the pictures flashing through Ruby 's mind before Rain propelled Ruby out of the room . |
| 27 | They met between George 's window and the open door at the end of the car and although at first they looked moderately at peace with each other , the encounter deteriorated rapidly . |
| 28 | West Brom 's directors were concerned that the appearance of Gould , who was sacked as Albion 's manager in May , could provoke crowd trouble . |
| 29 | Albion 's directors were concerned that the appearance of Gould , who was sacked as Albion 's manager in May , could provoke crowd trouble . |
| 30 | The void in my life would remain during Sam 's absence . |