Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | * Uganda has announced plans to promote its small population of mountain gorillas as a tourist attraction . |
| 2 | A few deep breaths to steady his racing pulse , and he was ready . |
| 3 | The reduction was intended not only to save central government expenditure but also to put pressure on local authorities to curb their own spending by increasing the local cost thus making the expenditure more ‘ visible ’ to both councillors and the electorate . |
| 4 | One deduction we might draw from this is that the examples of Anderson 's modesty noted above , when seen in the context of his more pompous utterances and these attempts to preserve his academic credibility , are more likely to be viewed simply as superficial politeness strategies than as being genuinely meant . |
| 5 | If , as I have argued , it is normal and typical of human beings to have basic impulses to assist other creatures in distress , to find them appealing to view , and in some cases to enjoy their close proximity ( infants reach out naturally towards a puppy but get agitated by wasps or beetles ) , it does not follow that we know how to treat them . |
| 6 | It was normal for large houses to carry their own petrol pumps and fire appliances . |
| 7 | The scope for member states to promote their own culture through funds and subsidies remains . |
| 8 | Three Birmingham children 's homes are to close as the council attempts to bolster its foster service . |
| 9 | Partner Ferdinand has had his back to the wall in the last few months , a troublesome disc plaguing his attempts to establish himself last spring and resulting in him coming home early from America . |
| 10 | He spent several weeks in hospital , and needed three operations to repair his damaged liver . |
| 11 | It 's fun to see the no-nonsense , motor-bike-riding heroine beating up on the men in true fantasy-heroic style , but her attempts to encourage her young protege in self-defence end in disaster , making the messages it gives out totally confused and its solutions seeming no more realistic than Ms 45 storing her rapist in the fridge and blowing male scum off the street . |
| 12 | She moved there with French husband and , after failing to persuade the French authorities to accept her English teaching qualifications , she has pursued a career as a bilingual secretary , joining Courtaulds seven years ago . |
| 13 | DEC is to purchase $8m of Auspex systems over the next 12 months to support its networked Unix workstations . |
| 14 | Also in 1909 , Chiswick saw the opening of two new Churches — the Methodists in Sutton Court Road had raised sufficient funds to erect their large Church on the corner of Barrowgate Road . |
| 15 | Ten rats from each diet group were placed in individual metabolic cages to monitor their daily food intake and body weight gain . |
| 16 | Created for their pleasure by arbitrary decrees of tyrannical Norman kings , the Forests were exploited by their Stuart successors to support their personal government . |
| 17 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 18 | The name of the author was evidently a pseudonym , but it was hoped that the committee would take steps to find out who he was , would decide what should be done to clean this canker out of Tollemarche , and would take more steps to curb their local bookseller 's and cigar stores ' choice of books . |
| 19 | United lost with Martin Foyle scoring two goals to sink his old team . |
| 20 | In the Court , Touche Ross was criticised for not allowing third parties to see their 120 page report dated 29 November 1991 . |
| 21 | His lips foraged deep into the cute valley between her moons , as she spread her legs to enjoy his long tongue exploring her lush carpet of soft fern . |
| 22 | ‘ We will be looking over the next few months to see what longer term solution can be devised . ’ |
| 23 | There is disintegration when no common morality is observed , and history shows that the loosening of moral bonds is often the first stage of disintegration , so that society is justified in taking the same steps to preserve its moral code as it does to preserve its Government and other essential institutions . |
| 24 | The Church of Ireland rejoined in 1860 , because it lacked funds to continue its own system . |
| 25 | Mike Nichols and Lawrence Turman , who were still struggling after six months to find their leading man , took in the show one night . |
| 26 | The fried bean curd put one in mind of oriental griddle cakes and needed the hot sauces to extract their inscrutable flavour . |
| 27 | In the second week of the festival Radio 's 1,2,3,4 and 5 and BBC Radio Ulster will be inviting listeners to meet their favourite radio personalities , participate in programmes and be members of the audience during live shows from the ELMWOOD HALL and various other festival venues . |
| 28 | She raised pain-filled eyes to meet his stern regard . |
| 29 | I rose from my knees to know what real prayer was . ’ |
| 30 | On 12 April , while Cavaletti prepared to arrange negotiations between Aguirre and Franco , and Hedilla discussed the spontaneous creation of a single party with Alphonsine monarchists and Falangists , Franco was taking steps to impose his full control on all political activity in the Nationalist camp . |