Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1% off until Dec 92 for new purchases |
| 2 | In Masailand neither of these considerations very obviously applied . |
| 3 | Nikolaev , the young murderer , may have killed Kirov due to personal reasons , without the intervention of any others . |
| 4 | The admission by the government on March 1 of the extent of illegal exports of arms and ancillary equipment to Iraq ( valued at about DM1,000 million ) and the initiation on March 12 of criminal proceedings against persons involved in exporting poison gas to Iraq further heightened controversy [ see also pp. 38020 ; 38298 ] . |
| 5 | The second round of talks on normalizing diplomatic relations between North Korea and Japan ended in Tokyo on March 12 after two days with no progress on the issues of compensation and inspection of nuclear facilities , as had been the case in the first round held on Jan. 30-31 in the North Korean capital Pyongyang . |
| 6 | to offer to the holders of ordinary shares of £1 each in the capital of the Company ( ‘ Ordinary Shares ’ ) the right to elect to receive an allotment of new Ordinary Shares , credited as fully paid , in lieu of all or part of the final cash dividend in respect of the financial year of the Company ended on 31st March 1993 in all respects in such manner as may be determined by the directors on the basis and subject to the conditions of the circular dated 21st June 1993 sent to the members of the Company by the Company and , in particular , such that the aggregate nominal value of the new Ordinary Shares which such holders may elect to receive may exceed the aggregate cash dividend which they would otherwise be entitled to receive ; and |
| 7 | Large spacious offices dominated by a Chesterfield reputedly used by the Rolling Stones singer and Marianne Faithful for amorous interludes attracted the traditional crowd of hangers-on , plus the few who came into work . |
| 8 | We tested the Volvo 460 on two readers who succeeded in the bid to get away . |
| 9 | Tuesday dry with sunny spells at first , then clouding as the day continues . |
| 10 | Bielecki 's proposals for the composition of a new Council of Ministers were presented on Jan. 5 and accepted by the Sejm on Jan. 12 by 272 votes to four , with 62 abstentions . |
| 11 | Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Guerra González resigned on Jan. 12 after eight years in office ; as of the end of January he had not been replaced . |
| 12 | Faced with the progressive disintegration of the SED-PDS , Modrow called at the ninth round table meeting on Jan. 22 for immediate talks on a grand coalition . |
| 13 | The UVF claimed responsibility for the shootings on Jan. 4 and Jan. 30 of Catholic civilians who it claimed were members of the IRA . |
| 14 | When Archbishop Bradwardine preached before Edward III after English victories at Crécy and Neville 's Cross in 1346 he claimed that God granted victory to whomever he willed , and he had willed to grant it to the virtuous . |
| 15 | The statute of Carlisle , discussed above , and the measures taken under Edward III against papal provisions well illustrate this point . |
| 16 | The story of Richard III in particular sets up the basic rule of the tragedy principle within representation , which is that fate must be made physical on the body . |
| 17 | Sahibzada Yaqub Khan , the Foreign Minister of Pakistan , arrived in New Delhi on Jan. 21 for three days of talks with Indian leaders , including I. K. Gujral , the Minister of External Affairs . |
| 18 | The first anniversary of the Gulf war was marked on Jan. 17 by conflicting estimates of the total number of Iraqi civilians killed during the Gulf war . |
| 19 | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki was approved by the Sejm ( lower house of the National Assembly ) as Prime Minister on Jan. 4 by 276 votes to 58 , with 52 abstentions , following his nomination by President Lech Walesa on Dec. 29 , 1990 . |
| 20 | Emulating Lithuania , the Latvian Supreme Soviet decided on Jan. 11 by 225 votes to nine , with 20 abstentions , to abolish the clauses in Article 6 of the Latvian Constitution guaranteeing the " leading role " of the Communist Party . |
| 21 | Fawehinmi , charged over a magazine article in which he accused Babangida of planning to cling to power , had already been sentenced on Jan. 5 to 12 months imprisonment for contempt of court , but had been released on bail pending an appeal . |
| 22 | The French government airlifted 450 troops to reinforce its 1,100 strong Chad garrison on Jan. 3 after armed rebels advancing from across the Nigerian border into the eastern Lake Chad region had captured the towns of Liwa and Bol and were reported to be threatening the capital , N'Djamena . |
| 23 | Medieval bridge-builders to tourists : Hilly Janes found Bruges full of foreign hordes and historical haunts |
| 24 | A French engineer Antonio Silva held by Muslim separatists in Kashmir escaped on Jan. 13 after three months in captivity . |
| 25 | I remember the first time I offered Dana one of these cigarettes : he accepted one , and I then took one myself . |
| 26 | The membership has now confirmed the decision of their Council to make CPD obligatory for all members from January 1991 . |
| 27 | The Iraqi government closed the border crossing with Jordan on Jan. 23 for several days , without making any announcement . |
| 28 | Extreme right-wing elements in the government and army were suspected ; the newspaper , with a long history of opposition to authoritarian governments , had been highly critical of the armed forces for their alleged involvement in the massacre on Jan. 28 of 15 peasants in El Zapote , near San Salvador . |
| 29 | ( Reichelt had resigned on Jan. 9 after 17 years in office , and on Jan. 18 testified to the parliamentary committee investigating corruption and abuse of office . ) |
| 30 | The French government was consequently widely criticized for its presentation late on Jan. 14 of new proposals , of which no inkling was given at the EC ministerial meeting . |