Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The LTTE effectively took total control of the north when the Indian Peace Keeping Force ( IPKF ) pulled out in March 1990 . |
2 | The tow truck eventually arrived three hours later , but broke down on the way to her fiance 's home near Norwich . |
3 | Hesitation slowly became determined silence ; the line of her mouth tightened . |
4 | The public grew to hate the licensors , and Parliament eventually uncovered widespread corruption in their operation — fraud , extortion and intimidation had made the whole system a scandal . |
5 | Obviously some men were quite prepared to rely upon their skill and the contract below represented dramatic earnings for Floyd and his partners … |
6 | Despite such " official " backing and aspirations , the DTB 's Bund contract only averaged 2,500 contracts per day , about one-tenth of LIFFE 's turnover , in its first few weeks of trading . |
7 | ‘ The effect of looking a bit deeper made more difference than anyone thought , ’ summarises Peter Frey , a psychologist at North-Western University who has written the basic text in the field , Chess Skill In Man and Machine ( Springer-Verlag 1977 ) . |
8 | As the Renfrew field only had one runway the forecast predicted a change in wind direction which would make landing difficult , if not impossible . |
9 | Their action effectively scuppered six years of negotiations , since all decisions taken by the 22 signatories to the 1959 Washington Treaty — the framework for the political and environmental protection of Antarctica - must be unanimous . |
10 | Sud Aviation and the CNET 's Télécommande department together developed liquid hydrogen rockets — Véronique and Monica ( test launches : March 1959 — December 1961 ) . |
11 | But the watching scout only saw 27-goal Erskine carried off with suspected knee ligament damage . |
12 | A community famed for exuberant high living suddenly decided that austerity was the better part of valour . |
13 | Those patients attending general practice alone showed better control when compared with those having shared care with a hospital outpatient clinic . |
14 | And the whole episode apparently left one fan shaking his head and observing : ‘ That 's what you call two crap decisions … ’ |
15 | The photograph apparently showed three servicemen , Air Force Col. John Robertson , Maj. Albro Lynn Lundy and Lt. Larry Stevens , holding a sign with the date 25:5:90 and the cryptic message " NNTK ! |
16 | Geography along necessitated careful organisation which followed the company policy of a five week selling plan . |
17 | The class-historical location of progressive rock thus had cultural effects which explain its specific meaning and evolution . |
18 | Once you have established how many hits your clubs have caused add the number of enemy already netted that turn . |
19 | The opposition quickly lost four wickets with only eight runs on the board but fading light saved them from defeat . |
20 | Nerco yesterday announced net losses of $551 million for 1992 following writedowns on oil and gas assets and loses on discontinued minerals businesses , totalling $714 million . |
21 | But then the starving thesp always had more street cred than the vouchered … |
22 | The contest also created unprecedented interest among the media . |
23 | The Leverhulme study also devoted one volume specifically to the arts in higher education ( Robinson 1982 ) , but although this contained much interesting material , particularly on social and anthropological views of the arts , it did little to establish their epistemological base . |
24 | The study also reported high levels of heavy metals , including lead , arsenic and vanadium . |
25 | The programme also included some reference to school visits and exchanges , the advisory service and some experimentation with computer assisted language learning . |
26 | The review also revealed some areas of very exciting potential . |
27 | The defendant also raised certain matters which in his view represented breaches of the regulatory scheme by the plaintiff or improprieties in regard to tax . |
28 | The president also promised sweeping tax cuts if re-elected . |
29 | The indictment also named 15 co-defendants , ranging from Lt. Col. Luis del Cid , Noriega 's closest confidant , to minor figures including several pilots . |
30 | Besides the Libyan connections established by the forensic evidence , the US Justice Department now had two witnesses . |