Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we went to press , the OMG expected to have in hand eight submissions representing some 25 companies . |
| 2 | The Scotsman reported on I September that " members of the Women Compositors " , Readers " and Monotype Operators " Union intend to remain at work in the event of a strike " . |
| 3 | Heath wants to use the promise of riches from the blood products to maintain his large-scale funding of research in British universities and to expand into mass production of the products of that research ( the job which Genentech wants to do for factor VIII ) . |
| 4 | BRIAN CLOUGH loves to stand in front of the TV cameras saying : ‘ I should pack all this up … |
| 5 | It was the first enthronement of an archbishop since television became a national service ; and Ramsey agreed to broadcast on television on the night before his enthronement . |
| 6 | Snegur asked to stay in office pending direct presidential elections , but the Moldavian Supreme Soviet refused his resignation , and instead formed a commission to formulate proposals to reform executive power in Moldavia . |
| 7 | In May 1314 they maintained that they could be taxed only in their own assemblies ; when Edward tried to proceed through parliament he often found himself thwarted — as in January 1316 — by the inadequate attendance of the clergy . |
| 8 | David wants to go to bed . |
| 9 | He was firm with the three of us , but Richard seemed to get into trouble being a strong minded boy and rugby mad . |
| 10 | Would Johnny appear to hang in mid-air , suspended on some invisible support hidden from the interested gaze of Cassie 's contemporaries ? |
| 11 | Dana came to stop in front of a large café . |
| 12 | Dustin seemed to behave towards fame with a certain cynicism , rather like Ben Braddock at the party thrown for him by his parents to celebrate his graduation . |
| 13 | European Business : Lisbon axe to fall on forex rules |
| 14 | According to AFT , Singh threatened to withdraw from politics and Koirala in turn offered to resign . |
| 15 | The eighth-century Northumbrian annals in the Historia Regum and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle D ( s.a. 761 ) show that Aethelwald Moll began to reign as king of Northumbria on 5 August 759 , and the battle of Eildon , which lasted from 6–9 August 761 , is described as taking place ‘ at the beginning ’ of his third year . |
| 16 | Scottish Hydro decided to go to war , but with environmental considerations in mind opted for a psychological approach rather than the shotgun option . |
| 17 | The name Threepwood seems to come to mind but ca n't quite place it … , anyway back to that puzzle with the rock … |
| 18 | Then he was sweeping through the doorway of the main reception-room , with Shiona having to hurry in order to keep pace with him . |
| 19 | Ceauşescu liked to win at chess : the result of the game asserted his supremacy over his opponent in politics as much as the skills of the game itself — few risked beating the Comrade . |
| 20 | That meant that Macedon had to flirt from time to time with Sparta or whoever looked the strongest counterweight to Athens after Persia had recoiled from the Aegean in the mid-fifth century . |
| 21 | Lucy had to stay in bed as much as possible on doctor 's orders , Dad was spending more and more time on the golf course and in the pub to escape from what he called the ‘ pressures ’ , and Charles was in an increasingly pessimistic mood about the future of Chester 's . |
| 22 | Lucy had to stand on tiptoe to use it , but when she did it gave her a partial view of the clientele at their tables . |
| 23 | Most SIDs continued to occur in winter , with nearly twice as many between January and March compared with June to August . |
| 24 | In 1706 , after his victory at Turin , Prince Eugene had to interfere in person to prevent a general massacre of the French wounded by the imperial forces ; and after the battle of Zorndorf in 1758 many of the wounded Russians left on the field were buried alive by Prussian soldiers and local peasants . |
| 25 | Paul Levantiére continued to pin in silence . |
| 26 | PLO fails to agree on peace accord |
| 27 | When Khmara refused to appear in court , an order was issued for his appearance , and on July 18 , 30 OMON troops and militia broke into his hotel bedroom and rearrested him . |
| 28 | In the next house , Miss Goulding seemed to toil from morning to night at top speed to ensure that the laundry she worked on was ready for delivery by Fred Cotton . |
| 29 | Most of Norfolk seemed to consist of holiday towns , geared for tourists , and the tourist season did n't start until late May . |
| 30 | And Adimov seemed to look for admiration from Holly when he told his story . |