Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditional Ibicenco houses cluster around a fascinating 16th century church , marking the highest point of the village . |
| 2 | I assume it 's a piss-take of the scum song of the same tune about the welsh git running down the wing ( football field wing that is and nothing whatsoever to do with aircraft ) . |
| 3 | Nutrition experts argue over the various merits of ginseng , but its components point to its three main powers : slowing down the ageing process ; giving stamina and endurance , and acting as an aphrodisiac . |
| 4 | Dynasty , a giant Canadian Hereford weighing over a ton was imported to sire larger bulls to compete with the heavier continental breeds . |
| 5 | Anyone believing that the personal computer price wars have abated are in for a rude shock this week when Compaq Computer Corp brings out a plethora of new machines , including its first stab at a multimedia model , and cuts prices significantly on its existing products . |
| 6 | In another case Mansfield spelt out the advantages of certainty , that merchants could then depend upon rules , ‘ easily learned and easily retained ’ , rather than upon ‘ subtleties and niceties ’ or ‘ upon speculative refinements from the law of nations or the Roman jus post liminii ’ . |
| 7 | For example , the idea that a toy car rolls down a ramp until it runs out of push is discussed as a group of children play with toys . |
| 8 | Much of its stealth comes from a design that minimises the chance of radar waves bouncing back the way they came . |
| 9 | Twice I forked out for cable car rides up the Stock Mountain where there are more langlauf tracks and ample space to make your own . |
| 10 | This comprised a moonlit cable car ride up the mountains to a creaky farmhouse for cheese fondue , heady wine and oompah-pah music — the perfect way to round off a day 's skiing . |
| 11 | MR MAJOR took full advantage last night of his election mandate to carry out the most extensive Government reshuffle since the Conservatives came to power 13 years ago . |
| 12 | By contrast Brigade ran up a massive 337 for three at Beechgrove to swamp Leinster by 209 runs . |
| 13 | Five-foot sash cramps sort out the main frame ; the brackets need special treatment . |
| 14 | The musical setting is carefully selected too to remove him from the tawdry everyday fray of the pop marketplace : violas , accordions , pennywhistles and assorted kitchen utensils conjure up the timeless integrity of Irish folk music ( or ‘ roots ’ in 1990-speak ) . |
| 15 | Other reports in March stressed the need for a crash immunization programme to ward off the threat of epidemics . |
| 16 | Acceptance and usage of techniques pioneered by the economist J. M. Keynes ushered in the managed economy . |
| 17 | But a cable fault knocked out the phone and fax at his home for two days delaying the arrival of the umpires ' report . |
| 18 | In May of this year , we were pressed by Amnesty International and other refugee groups to speed up the process of determination , and the Bill before the House , which will be debated next week , sets out a scheme that will allow determination to be decided within a period of three months . |
| 19 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 20 | Her passenger said the car headlamps lit up the bike . |
| 21 | He calculates the location and properties of this cloud and asks for a research grant to send up a satellite to test his calculations . |
| 22 | WHEN MAYOR DINKINS closed down the needle exchange , he said : ‘ Giving out needles gives the wrong message . |
| 23 | He says he experienced a tremendous thrill when he heard the tinkle of money and saw a glittering stream of silver coins clattering down the chute . |
| 24 | There was a growing consensus that sex hygiene teaching held out the best assurance for eliminating vice . |
| 25 | They advocated the promotion of party schools at the guberniia level to speed up the educational attainments of local leaders so that they really could set the tone in political culture in sufficient numbers without having to depend so much on shaky agents . |
| 26 | So her waking hours took on a new format . |
| 27 | When Rosa had taken the tray Luce picked up the crutch and practised hobbling round the bedroom . |
| 28 | What I can also tell you is that Lucy 's engaged the erm British Cast Iron Research Association to carry out a survey , and they tried to repeat the circumstances of the explosion , and they could n't do so . |
| 29 | He switched off his lamp to watch the cold , silver light settle over the church and headstones . |
| 30 | In August 1990 opposition parties set up a Democratic Antitotalitarian Forum , in February 1991 a National Convention of the Extra Parliamentary Opposition was set up , and in May 1991 a National Convention for the Establishment of Democracy was created . |