Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted other states to see Romania as part of neither bloc . |
| 2 | The Supreme Court had on Feb. 1 rejected any further attempts to try García for corruption during his term of office [ see p. 38718 ] . |
| 3 | During 1992 GBW established a joint venture agreement with South African Breweries to brew Guinness under licence there — the largest market in Africa and one of the top dozen in the world . |
| 4 | This has been encouraged by developments in the international financial markets and by French aspirations to establish Paris as mainland Europe 's prime financial centre . |
| 5 | Health officials to meet Acas for ambulance talks |
| 6 | In the short term this did result in a reduction in capacity , leading many observers to criticise BR for short-sightedness in view of the need to attract new traffic in readiness for the opening of the Channel Tunnel , but during 1988 the Dover-Dunkerque service received a boost when Railfreight Distribution commissioned a new high-capacity ferry , the Nord — Pas de Calais , to cater both for individual wagonload consignments and for trainload traffic on this route . |
| 7 | It took 13 years to bring Lashley to justice for the murder which he committed during 10 months of liberty while on parole from prison after a string of sex attacks in 1969 . |
| 8 | The TODAY-sponsored team attempting to be the first Britons to climb Everest in winter was desolate at the defeat . |
| 9 | Nanny of making up stories about her and saying bad things to get Frankie into trouble . |
| 10 | It has ignored two suggested reforms to bring Britain into line with America : acting against insider dealers through civil suits that require a lower standard of proof than criminal cases ; and centralising investigation and enforcement in a single body , probably the Securities and Investments Board . |
| 11 | After Golding 's departure , Derek made several further attempts to contact Charlotte by telephone . |
| 12 | ( It is curious that Mr. Cleaver is at pains to accuse Israel of war crimes , when his previous correspondence in the press has shown a soft spot for Nazi war criminals who may still be living in Britain ) . |
| 13 | I make arrangements to meet Griffith in town the following morning . |
| 14 | But prosecuting lawyers went to great lengths to keep Hagans in custody . |
| 15 | In this capacity , he attended meetings around the country to organize opposition to American attempts to remove Aoun from office in favour of a new Syrian-backed president , and later that month conferred in New York with Dr Muhamad Mugraby , Aoun 's envoy to the United Nations , and the consul general for Lebanon , Victor Bitar . |
| 16 | WOMEN are three times more likely than men to contract HIV through sex with an infected partner , a study claimed yesterday . |
| 17 | As tentatively proposed , the draft protocol to be discussed in Madrid would include measures to protect Antarctica from waste disposal and marine pollution , together with a prohibition on " mineral activity " . |
| 18 | In Perishable Goods , Jonah Mansel 's restraint in concealing his love for Adèle , wife of Boy Pleydell , is made more difficult when the villain Rose Noble uses stolen letters to force Mansel into submission . |
| 19 | In the evenings they rode out in carriages to see Karnak by moonlight . |
| 20 | BARONESS Blatch , 55 , the Education Minister in the Lords , is favourite with Tory MPs to replace Mellor as Minister of Fun . |
| 21 | David Capel took three wickets to put Northants on top against Kent in the clash between the second and third placed championship teams . |