Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The 68060 is a static , modular , superscalar and superpipelined part built using 0.8-micron CMOS technology — BiCMOS techniques will be incorporated in the planned 68080 and 68100 , Motorola says . |
2 | No deterioration in hepatic synthetic function occurred following successful TIPSS ( Table III ) . |
3 | The raft was defective and settlement occurred causing serious cracks to appear in the houses . |
4 | A third , and crucially important , experiment involved using external stimuli to influence the content of dreaming itself . |
5 | Piaget 's sentence completion study involved asking seven-to nine-year-olds to write completions for each of the following written sentence fragments : |
6 | Then , as we turned onto the main road — a dual carriageway — a car came careering full speed down the road on our side . |
7 | The 77-year-old ignored flashing blue lights as he drove nine miles down the middle lane of the M5 at 40mph . |
8 | In practice professional valuers tend to prefer the comparative method and builders the residual method , but for valuations for annual financial or management accounts it would perhaps be prudent to take an average of the result obtained using both methods . |
9 | Towards the end of the month the United States air force began shipping 120 tonnes of food from military stocks left in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf war . |
10 | His languid mind began comparing this moment to the noise and confusion of Arnhem , the battle that had ended his war . |
11 | TWO fishermen were rescued by the crew of another vessel yesterday as their boat began sinking five miles off Aberdeen . |
12 | One evening in August — it was their fourth night in a row ; her blood kept flowing that month — he turned to her and saw an expression on her face that he did n't recognise . |
13 | The terrified 13-year-old ran screaming 50 yards along the road after the accident yesterday before he was caught by passers-by , who smothered the flames . |
14 | Is there enough time left in one scene to allow time to set up an Inlay shot using two cameras on the next scene ? |
15 | They were talking as the horses climbed the low hill on which church and manor stood facing each other , when Carrie suddenly exclaimed , ‘ What 's that light in the window of the manor , Seb ? ’ |
16 | May , sporting an Elvis Presley head-piece nodded to Jenny who had decided to don the best selling Scousers wig set comprising curly wig and moustache straight out of the Harry Enfield 's series . |
17 | Today 's results show that many teenagers have been hit by the recession , with the average pocket money received falling this year . |
18 | And the next , and the next ; the mess made making each broom had to be cleared up with that same broom , and wore it away . |
19 | Fig. 1 shows how an eight bit binary number can be bar coded using this system . |
20 | Early in the year , on Feb. 14 , the state of siege imposed following industrial action by teachers and trade unionists in November 1989 [ see pp. 37039-40 ] was formally ended . |
21 | The election campaign included forcing all newspaper sales off the streets , widespread use of violence and thuggery , arson attacks on offices and homes , the takeover of the local radio station by the NSDAP and exchanges of gunfire on the streets . |
22 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT : Winsor & Newton Gallery set comprising 10 tubes of Winton oil colour 10 tubes of Winton oil colour , medium , palette , board and brushes ; Georgian oil painting set from Daler-Rowney containing eight tubes of oil colour , bottles of turpentine and purified linseed oil , selection of brushes ; basic set of Griffin alkyd colours from Winsor & Newton ; set in 10 large tubes of Winton oil colour from Winsor & Newton . |
23 | CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT : Winsor & Newton Gallery set comprising 10 tubes of Winton oil colour 10 tubes of Winton oil colour , medium , palette , board and brushes ; Georgian oil painting set from Daler-Rowney containing eight tubes of oil colour , bottles of turpentine and purified linseed oil , selection of brushes ; basic set of Griffin alkyd colours from Winsor & Newton ; set in 10 large tubes of Winton oil colour from Winsor & Newton . |
24 | As a result of the decision in Bromley v. GLC the fares were doubled and Camden London Borough Council contemplated taking legal proceedings to challenge their validity . |
25 | On long journeys in the lorry he 'd keep the rest of the team entertained reciting great screeds of poetry , Longfellow , Macaulay , whole scenes from Shakespeare , now even bits of Martin Fierro , in an 'orrible accent . |
26 | Boys will be boys and in spite of warnings at least one fatal accident occurred involving local lads , and several were injured . |
27 | Today she said : ‘ Naturally job losses tend to be highlighted but just a few weeks ago a new business opened creating 80 jobs . |
28 | On the eve of the ballot both camps expressed confidence about the outcome : Mrs Thatcher 's team anticipated gaining sufficient votes to win outright : Heseltine 's followers asserted that he had enough support to force a second ballot . |
29 | In the early 1980s the military began destroying entire villages in an attempt to eradicate civilian support for Leftist guerillas . |
30 | My grandma kept saying horrible things about my mother and my father kept rambling on about how much he missed her . |