Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [pers pn] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Polls had until recently shown support for Mr Patten but now a majority wants him to back down . |
| 2 | EIiot 's intense sympathy with the fishermen of the Massachusetts coast transforms them into figures of endurance , secular saints , whose course is one of earthly failure which the toughest faith transforms into gain . |
| 3 | In the wild their seed capsules are first frozen and them buried under snow until the Spring kicks them into life . |
| 4 | And the partnership 's life is a short as a task completed or as long as a connected , improving spiral of programme sustains it through renewal . |
| 5 | He is represented as granting land at Hoo in Kent to an Abbot Ecgbald ( CS 89 : S 233 ) , and a grant of land at Farnham , perhaps dating to 686 , for the founding of a monastery reveals him with authority in Surrey ( CS 72 : S 235 ) . |
| 6 | When your agent contacts us via Viewdata or telephone to make a ‘ firm ’ booking , they will be given a ‘ Booking Reference Number ’ which will be entered on the booking form . |
| 7 | Each side takes it in turn to bat . |
| 8 | that she actually has officially erm the Prime Minister 's political adviser briefs her on events in the war , or has been briefing her . |
| 9 | Why do the Government preach that we should listen to industry when they ignore everything that industry tells them about training in the construction sector ? |
| 10 | The label on the tin recommends it for church furniture and floors ’ . |
| 11 | The pheromone experiment puts me in mind of the effects of sandalwood essence : people can sometimes have a specific anosmia to its aroma . |
| 12 | ‘ The self-consciousness allows [ the performer ] the pleasure of exhibitionism [ while their ] blatant self-display releases them from guilt and invites a similarly shameless gaze from the spectator , whose participation is implicit throughout , ’ James writes . |
| 13 | Streamside Research sells them for £2 ( available in red , green or black ) . |
| 14 | ‘ If the Goverment leaves it to market forces , then the expensive things disappear . |
| 15 | Headline publishes it in April ( UK , Australia/New Zealand , Canada ) : other rights available . |
| 16 | Perhaps the easiest , if not the earliest way to identify the people who are not coping with recent events is to wait until their distress brings them into contact with health or social services . |
| 17 | The distress this causes can usually be avoided if your vet warns you in advance . |
| 18 | The coming struggle fills me with fear — there 'll be bloodshed , there must be bloodshed . |
| 19 | Like many grebes , it carries its young on its back while the other parent supplies it with food , but as the plumage of both parents is similar , it is perhaps unwise to make assumptions as to who does what . |
| 20 | As they come to the final fence Second Schedule being pressed by Ebony Jane and Bishops Hall on the nearside and over the last Second Schedule and Bishops Hall on the nearside , Ebony Jane in third , in fourth place is Joe White and racing into the closing stages it 's Second Schedule with Bishops Hall on the nearside Graham Bradley again as they go to the line , Bishops Hall wins it for Harry , Second Schedule is second , Joe White is third , Ebony Jane four . |
| 21 | And our optional Payment Protector plan covers you against loss of income in the event of sickness , accident or compulsory redundancy ( subject to a few simple conditions ) . |
| 22 | Arrangements for the separation are made , an intermediary visits her in Brighton , where he finds her on the pier reading a novel , ‘ the title of which remains unknown ’ . |
| 23 | R v Stanley ; CA ( Crim Div ) ( Bingham LJ , Ognall , McKinnon JJ ) ; 2 Oct 1989 Where a judge has it in mind to make a compensation order but the possibility has not been raised by counsel , it is the judge 's duty to raise the matter of his own motion so that it may be properly and fairly ventilated . |
| 24 | Mr Jeffrey Bayes , a solicitor , specialising in criminal law , commented : ‘ It is obvious that the judge has it in mind to stamp out acid house parties right now . ’ |
| 25 | My accusation fills me with shame . |
| 26 | A promenade links it with Alassio . |
| 27 | While reducing head teachers ' autonomy in curricular matters , the 1988 Act increases it in matters of financial management . |
| 28 | Like , I 'd say to a young officer , maybe just out of the depot [ training centre ] , if a old lady calls you for assistance to her , you 're a police officer and she will look to you for help , ad we have to leave people with a certain level of satisfaction . |
| 29 | They 've won at , and tomorrow 's big test takes them to Leeds United . |
| 30 | Corsie 's great escape keeps him on title trail |