Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their fifth-wicket stand realized 197 before Dujon went for 101 just before the close , bringing in Winston Davis as nightwatchman , replacing Marshall for his only Test of the series . |
| 2 | The study welcomed the Brady plan as being " conceptually on the right track " , but suggested that industrialized countries should increase to US$90,000 million the funds pledged to debt reduction , and should in addition eliminate regulatory and tax obstacles to debt write-offs in creditor countries , particularly the United States . |
| 3 | Elsa departed because she could n't take Fagg 's oft-repeated loud muttering of ‘ Swiss maybe , but Swiss-Kraut certainly ’ ; two male Chinese took umbrage when he denounced them as Nips ; an observing Hindu became revolted when Mauleverer , an occasional resident , subjected him to intense cross-questioning about whether the liver was from a Dutch calf and was being served sufficiently rare ; and a delicious-looking Filipino , who strayed too close to Fishbane at breakfast , received a pinch which made her hysterical . |
| 4 | It was my fault Mum got ill and Dad went off with someone else . ’ |
| 5 | Money counts more than Monet in the 1990s . |
| 6 | As well as colleges who offer a distance learning route , with college support , there are colleges who are offering more structured combinations of self-study and college support to meet individual and industry demand . |
| 7 | The fish to be cleaned hang motionless in the water , gill covers open and fins spread , waiting for attention . |
| 8 | Her red hair stands erect as bristles on a scrubbing brush . |
| 9 | Death toll nears 200 as Bombay rocked by series of bomb blasts |
| 10 | Write a memo to the Head of your Department suggesting social and/or sports events which you think would improve college life . |
| 11 | We have compared the thrombolytic efficacy , left ventricular function , mortality and complications of therapy using rt-PA and anistreplase . |
| 12 | Mr Sutherland said that the partners at the practice made sure that Dr Almahawi followed safe procedures so that none of his patients was put at risk . |
| 13 | The department offers general and honours degree courses in nursing . |
| 14 | ‘ From the records available , it would seem to have been a substantial and well-constructed building , typical of its time with pleasant grounds and circular carriage drives front and rear . ’ |
| 15 | Station staff called the police , but the fighting became fiercer and reinforcements had to be sent for . |
| 16 | The scents of its rare grasses and reeds drift gently on the wind bringing calm and tranquillity to its banks . |
| 17 | EVENTUALLY THE fashions changed , punk became obsolete and Tony Parsons moved on . |
| 18 | For instance , in the UK the Confederation of British Industry publishes a four monthly basis a national survey of the opinions of a lab sample of companies whether they expect their sales , exports , production , employment and investment to remain stable or change . |
| 19 | The first indications of the new 1979 Conservative Government 's attitude to investment became apparent when BR sought approval to build an additional seven HST sets to cope with the first flush of growth following the launch of 125mph services on the East Coast main line the previous year . |
| 20 | The Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is full of chaotic half-glimpsed independent lives , ears in the forest , fell voices on the wind , enemy powers older than Sauron and unconnected with him . |
| 21 | 2 The defender drops low and counters with a reverse punch . |
| 22 | Hydrogen has one , helium has two , carbon has six and lead has 82 . |
| 23 | And that was stolen cars in an attempt to crack car-ringing where vehicles are taken apart and reassembled to be sold on . |
| 24 | light lacquered mauve and gold , you summon |
| 25 | The diabetic clinic of those days did not even have blood glucose results available when patients were seen : now most clinics enjoy this advance . |
| 26 | Oliver 's mouth opened wide and square in a terrible howl . |
| 27 | And they learn to care for themselves with a sociable cafe selling orange and biscuits before home-time every Friday . |
| 28 | Its principle is simply that light travels faster than sound . |
| 29 | As the fighting gets wilder and feet jab out |
| 30 | Since aluminium expands more than steel the steel bolts had worked loose . |