Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent decline in the fortunes of the UK Green Party was epitomized in the eyes of many observers by the deep divisions which emerged at its annual conference , held in Wolverhampton in mid-September , where organizational reforms approved last year were overturned . |
| 2 | He was obliged to reverse his decision yesterday , however , when the Northern Ireland Football Association pointed out that FIFA rules insist that international managers have first claim on players for World Cup matches . |
| 3 | While the environmental attractions of moving out may remain as strong as ever , the financial advantage from the fact that southern prices boomed first has largely disappeared . |
| 4 | Despite worse than expected profits reported last month , Neill 's shares lost only 6p to 191p as bid speculation limited the fall . |
| 5 | The workers made their comments at the tenth anniversary conference of the Association of Black Social Workers and Allied Professions held last week in London . |
| 6 | The Scottish Enterprise Foundation , a consortium of companies and public bodies formed last November to encourage new business in Scotland , is inviting students with bright ideas to submit them to a panel of entrepreneurs and experts . |
| 7 | In the meantime the L600 million allocated for the restoration of the Amphitheatre and additional private sponsorship will allow vital restoration work on the statues and architectural features to begin next January . |
| 8 | Mr Major is concerned about a threat by the Serbian and Bosnian Muslims to boycott next week 's London peace conference . |
| 9 | Plant bulbs like white hyacinth , lily of the valley and white tulips to boost next year 's display . |
| 10 | Mr Rollins , the assistant tourism director , asked everyone he met what they associated with Cheltenham : horses and educated ladies came second by a length to spies . |
| 11 | But the bank went ahead and legal proceedings began last month . |
| 12 | Pharmacists and dental practitioners come next , with around double the national average , followed closely by farmers and medical practitioners . |
| 13 | In their squalid and cowardly decisions announced last week , they spelled out in large letters the message that , in Conservative Britain , there is one law for powerful corporations that have a voice at the heart of the Tory party , and another for ordinary individuals in urban and rural communities of Wales and England . |
| 14 | But western audiences know next to nothing about the martial arts . |
| 15 | As they toasted the agreement in champagne , and Oldfield and Branson shook hands , somebody pointed out that it was exactly ten years since Tubular Bells had first entered the charts . |
| 16 | * The price of cereals in Somali markets , it says , had fallen back to their seasonal levels even before American soldiers arrived last December . |