Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a small silence ; then Jennifer asked a question about one of the meetings listed for next week in the area . |
| 2 | First , despite a brave attempt to encourage candidates to stand at last week 's annual general meeting , the council remains grossly under-represented . |
| 3 | The branch is still reeling from the losses suffered at last year 's polls . |
| 4 | There 'll be an even wider spectrum of cars to choose from next year , thanks to a change in Type Approval rules . |
| 5 | Edwards describes the behaviour of this group as " highly reminiscent of that of second language learners " , using the data from the Patois competence scores and statistical methods drawn from second language acquisition research , to arrive at an " acquisitional hierarchy " for British black speakers . |
| 6 | Davy 's experiments are often cited as a classic example of the methods used in 19th century physics and chemistry research . |
| 7 | Scholastic children 's books shine at first half of year |
| 8 | But the main reason for a 37% profits rise to £2.32m was a Pounds 440,000 turnround in interest payments to £105,000 interest receivable , thanks to cash from last year 's £3m rights issue . |
| 9 | After the long drive up from Egypt , the various parties assembled at Eighth Army Headquarters at Bouerat . |
| 10 | The failure of the rule-based systems has led some researchers to talk about third generation machines and others to return to the more basic systems from the 1960's . |
| 11 | Yet in all save one of the cases decided at first instance , the court has held that the surety covenant does not touch and concern the land … |
| 12 | Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial . |
| 13 | The Egyptian theme was taken up y the caterers — dressed in costumes designed for last sumnmer 's Earl 's Court production of ’ Aida ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ They did , Michael , but they also liked the fact that our cellars connected with next door , which connected with next door to that , which I believe led out to the East River . ’ |
| 15 | We saw that the combinatorial explosion of hypotheses produced by breadth-first search could be limited by cutting down the depth or the branching factor of the search space , and we described two general methods of doing this : — |
| 16 | The world 's population tops five billion.The prices of the commodities exported by Third World countries , which have declined throughout the 1980s , reach their lowest level of the decade , at around 65 per cent of their average value in the 1970s . |
| 17 | The 1993 LIBF had a distinctly European feel : the number of overseas visitors compared with last year rose from 1,868 to 2,462 , an increase of 32% . |
| 18 | To the novelist , that alteration in domestic mores seems at first sight to have had more significance than the increasing diversity of styles . |
| 19 | Sparks flew at last weekend 's Berkeley conference when Boaz turned up unexpectedly . |
| 20 | Summit leaders called on all countries to contribute to Third World aid by assisting victims of " the unprecedented drought in southern Africa " . |
| 21 | It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table . |
| 22 | In Taormina , the Corso Umberto — the town 's main thoroughfare — caters to all fashionable tastes , and the winding back streets offer a range of shops with specialities which range from delicately embroidered blouses which may be made to measure , colourful pottery and terracotta statuettes dressed in 18th century costumes . |
| 23 | Although we accept the Government 's recent concessions go some way to meeting the concerns expressed at second reading , we believe an additional amendment is crucial . |
| 24 | The agreement is being cited as a model for other companies working in Third World countries . |
| 25 | But this time the British four were technically superb , and had the Australians trailing in fourth place . |
| 26 | One of the most significant selling points which the Banks used during last year 's dispute was the fact that Extended Opening Hours would give rise to significant numbers of additional jobs in Banking . |
| 27 | Credits omitted from last month 's travellers photo story : film courtesy of Fuji Professional , black and white prints by Danny Chan , colour by ETA colour labs |
| 28 | There are lots of customs connected with Twelfth Night . |
| 29 | The put-put of tennis balls came from next door but one , and cultured cries of enjoyment . |
| 30 | Tallying up their invoices , many participants agreed with first time exhibitor Peter Findlay who , when asked if he would ‘ do ’ The Art Show again next year , replied , ‘ I 'd do it again next month ’ . |