Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | * IF * Wilko was ever to go I would want Strach as manager at Leeds . |
| 2 | THE NEXT TIME Heathcliff came to Thrushcross Grange , he met Isabella by chance in front of the house . |
| 3 | She stabbed Ben to death with a pair of dress-making scissors and then tried to kill herself . |
| 4 | He wanted other states to see Romania as part of neither bloc . |
| 5 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 6 | It goes every day and I can assure you that your cousin who is helping Germany to victory with her work will receive them very quickly . ’ |
| 7 | For it was certain , Leith considered , that with the evidence Naylor Massingham had of seeing Travis in bed at her flat , and again seeing her with Travis in that hotel dining-room , he was going to want more from Travis than any declaration of , ‘ Leith is n't my girlfriend , so do n't sack her ’ . |
| 8 | Kennan met MacArthur for lunch on 1 March ; MacArthur stated that there had previously been only one successful military occupation in history and this had been Julius Caesar 's achievement in the subjugated barbarian provinces . |
| 9 | Tesseract will port Primrose to Unix by year end using Sequent Computer Systems Inc and Pyramid Technology Corp multi-processors . |
| 10 | IAN WRIGHT proved a point to manager George Graham at Highbury last night as he led Arsenal to victory in their delayed third round replay against First Division Derby . |
| 11 | This reaffirmation of Hanoi 's scheme was given despite the lobbying of the Thai Foreign Minister , Sitthi Sawtsila , who visited Moscow on behalf of ASEAN a week prior to Nguyen Van Linh . |
| 12 | EDZELL Enforcers will make certain of the Scottish League men 's second division title if they beat Stirling at home on Sunday . |
| 13 | ‘ I canna help it , ’ shouted Tam by way of apology . |
| 14 | There is speculation that Grand Metropolitan , challenging McDonalds for supremacy of the fast food market , could pay up to £16m for the Allied branches . |
| 15 | It is worthwhile noting that Liverpool have spent a colossal amount rebuilding Anfield in addition to their outlay on linguistically-challenged scandinavian defenders . |
| 16 | Cox approached Hockney in autumn of 1988 , thinking that the dramatic content of the opera and its central theme of creativity would suit Hockney 's imagination . |
| 17 | Outside , she found Edward in conversation with Peter Sidey , the leader of the preservationist element in the village . |
| 18 | The B.C. Electric Co. sponsored a broadcast series of symphony concerts making use of famous conductors who visited Vancouver from time to time . |
| 19 | In the summer of 1912 they were again together at Céret and then at Sorgues , a village near Avignon where Braque rented a house , and together they visited Marseilles in search of tribal art . |
| 20 | By the first week of July 1940 , a total of 1,500 tons of stores entered Donnington by rail from Woolwich , rising to 3,500 tons per week at the end of July 1940 . |
| 21 | After a second operation in January 1945 he nevertheless visited Washington in connection with the Far Eastern war and , although dying , he wrote a scientific paper for the sixtieth-birthday tribute to Niels Bohr . |
| 22 | Aquino 's endorsement effectively annointed Ramos , 63 , as the legitimate heir to the " People Power " revolt which had provided the impetus for the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos and had installed Aquino in office in February 1986 . |
| 23 | Acheson visited Vandenberg in hospital on 21 January and the senator emphasised his support for Acheson 's policy . |
| 24 | Sheep-shearers and stock-keepers had also descended on the plains to take advantage of the excellent grazing , and provided Gould with company from time to time on his journey . |
| 25 | Judith Longman joins Cassell as publisher of its Mowbray imprint on 5th April . |
| 26 | The Bulgarian State TV and Radio Choir — known as Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares , recently visited England as part of the Voice Over Festival of international singing . |
| 27 | Governor Accepts Nkrumah as Leader in Council |
| 28 | He had worked on the optical specificity of certain enzymes ( one may remember that problems of optical activity first drew Pasteur from chemical to biological problems ) but was also devoted to music and became the music critic of a Berlin evening paper . |
| 29 | ‘ But when Gazza said the word beginning with F while he was representing England on TV before the Norway international , nothing was done . |
| 30 | When two of the Society 's officials visited Orkney for consultation with the Social Work Department , the Orkney grapevine ensured that everyone in South Ronaldsay knew they were there within a very short time of their arrival . |