Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 2 | They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement . |
| 3 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 4 | That finding leads us to a shocking conclusion : a gesture is more individual than an individual . |
| 5 | That decision to organize ourselves as a group was a really important step forward for us as workers and for the organization . |
| 6 | When he was able , he fed himself with the meal he 'd prepared earlier , and stripped off the heavy insulating robe to dress himself in Tech-Green drab . |
| 7 | say by the way Jim you could have fixed that boiler take everyone off the pipes |
| 8 | For those wanting to satisfy that itch there is an extensive factual section with each trek giving lots of useful practical information . |
| 9 | For those wanting to satisfy that itch there is an extensive factual section with each trek giving lots of useful practical information . |
| 10 | The first thing that that litany reminds us of is that when it came to success , in the immortal words of Mae West ( put into her mouth by scriptwriter Vincent Lawrence ) , goodness had nothing to do with it . |
| 11 | The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead . |
| 12 | They produce beef that no one will buy at the price at which they want to sell it , so they are subsidised by the European taxpayer to dump it in West Africa , where it destroys the livelihoods of poor farmers . |
| 13 | Each genre established you as ‘ commander ’ at a particular level — for example as total military supremo controlling grand strategy , or at regimental level in charge of smaller units such as squads or platoons , or at the lowest level actually controlling individual tanks or airplanes . |
| 14 | No-one has the complete freedom to do anything in our modern , regimented society . |
| 15 | Conversely , Trade Indemnity maintained support for the Mirror Group , whose PAS-score trajectory shows it to be financially sound . |
| 16 | It was pointed out that the modular nature of the new advanced provision lends itself to students choosing groups of units which , although having vocational relevance for the individual or a particular employer , do not satisfy the criteria for an existing HNC or HND . |
| 17 | Although in retrospect it might seem a vain hope to disguise ourselves as a motor yacht , we were not well known in the area and there were , after all , quite a few converted HDML 's about in those days , so we removed a few obvious identification marks from the ship including our uniforms , flew the red ensign and settled down to wait . |
| 18 | The timetable we had to work to meant there was little opportunity to do anything with the draft scripts except change factual errors . |
| 19 | If it can be shown to the satisfaction of the jury that the defendant had the intention , he has very little opportunity to exculpate himself on the grounds that he lacked mens rea , as will be explained further presently . |
| 20 | er we were given very little opportunity to raise anything with Mr |
| 21 | But Mr. de Lacy submits that both it and the previous cases which it applied are clearly distinguishable from the instant case because they all rested upon the critical circumstances that the lender or creditor in each case left it to the principal debtor to obtain , in such a way as he thought fit , the execution of the document . |
| 22 | I shall describe these approaches as ideal types , but in each case illustrate them by reference to the work of one or another theologian . |
| 23 | In that case use it in scientific and then it will work that way . |
| 24 | Debt and dear money got us into it and , until we break debt 's grip , we shall never get out of it . |
| 25 | Farmers still dilute a concentrated formulation to apply it in 200 litres or more of water per hectare . |
| 26 | Look out for anyone standing around on their own , and if possible try to involve them in what you are doing . |
| 27 | If possible try to frame them in a dramatic way — because this is a further pointer for the children showing how you are going to work together . |
| 28 | Our second introductory case places you in this situation . |
| 29 | If you are really living in a mess , have a grand clear-out and put the whole place straight ; after that try to discipline yourself to dean and tidy on a regular basis to keep it under control . |
| 30 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |