Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Participation in such operations as " Desert Storm " in the Gulf in 1991 , however , were not favoured and the SPD wanted Germany to continue to confine military operations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) area . |
| 2 | Moon tapped the penalty and tapped again when Cardiff failed to retreat 10 yards . |
| 3 | Moon tapped the penalty and tapped again when Cardiff failed to retreat 10 yards . |
| 4 | Although some liaison takes place with the school 's link person , the DCSLs tend to perform these functions independently . |
| 5 | Motability has arranged special schemes with motor manufacturers , wheelchair manufacturers , insurance brokers , and other so that today a variety of schemes can be offered which not only help disabled people become mobile but also give them a chance to be truly independent . |
| 6 | Mooney has hit 11 goals this season and been the side 's most dangerous striker . |
| 7 | More recently , the BLM has leased large tracts of wilderness to be used as garbage dumps for cities in the Los Angeles area . |
| 8 | The CGT promised to respect any agreements reached . |
| 9 | In order to accommodation those people who wish to visit the fair for just one day , Ian Allan has arranged scheduled flights on British Midland at a cost of £189 . |
| 10 | A week earlier , Arsenal 's George Graham blamed a referee for his side 's defeat and indiscipline and Manchester United 's Alex Ferguson has blamed other teams for trying too hard ! |
| 11 | Gooch has scored 2124 runs at an average of 50.57 , whereas Gower has made 2183 runs at 50.76 . |
| 12 | Lisa has written eleven songs — she writes her own melodies and lyrics — and three of these will be chosen as a follow-up to the video demo . |
| 13 | Although Lukic has made bad mistakes at ( unfortunaltely ) critical times I do n't think he is a complete donkey . |
| 14 | The hotel leaflet ends a few paragraphs on : ‘ The Newton has had many celebrities who have stayed with us over the years , including the late Harold Macmillan and Charlie Chaplin … ’ |
| 15 | Jim has made some enquiries through Italian legal colleagues and by all accounts the man does come from a very good family — very good indeed — so at least he has n't told her a tissue of lies about his background . ’ |
| 16 | I believe , however , that Schröder has amalgamated two issues — screening and treatment of early prostatic cancer — into one when they should be argued separately . |
| 17 | He says the Hercules has had 30 years service , and there are 2,000 of them . |
| 18 | Director Caroline Fitzgerald has coaxed fine performances from a generally strong cast — in particular from O'Meara and Graham Arnold as the colourful butterflies that fly so distractingly around Alec 's head . |
| 19 | In T. H. White 's book , ten-year-old Maria has to learn similar lessons when she discovers a group of Lilliputians . |
| 20 | Hirst has missed 11 games with an ankle injury , and played when short of fitness , but his pace and power have still made an impression this season . |
| 21 | TYCOON Peter de Savary has sold 300 acres of mudflats and salt marsh at Hayle , Cornwall , to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for £1 . |
| 22 | Ray Cochrane has expressed similar sentiments . |
| 23 | Lancastrian Peter Ellis has spent 12 months at the town 's Arts Centre working with everyday objects and fashioning them into works of art for his Funny Energy exhibition . |
| 24 | Since 1980 , MacDonald has run three companies . |
| 25 | In 1987 AMV invested in McBain Noel-Johnson , a design and advertising agency which Baulk helped found 20 years ago . |
| 26 | His car has been stolen or broken into 7 times , his home in Swindon has seen numerous burglaries . |
| 27 | Moscow has taken various measures aimed at overcoming Latin American mistrust of the Soviet Union , including academic and cultural exchanges , which are facilitated by the Soviet friendship societies now existing in most Latin American countries . |
| 28 | ‘ Over the years ICI has made significant reductions in its mercury emissions , ’ explained Phil Edwards . |
| 29 | The government of the Netherlands has proposed radical measures to cut pesticide use . |
| 30 | In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms . |