Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of Malcolm McLaren 's collaborators at the time of the Sex Pistols , Jamie Reid gets a mention for persuading him of the importance of situationism , and Vivienne Westwood for producing a t-shirt slogan proclaiming how boring Derek Jarman 's Jubilee was . |
| 2 | Each , it is true , has her own perspective : for France , it is about cocking a snook at the Americans , for Germany about playing the leading role in a superstate , for Italy about compensating for her chronic democratic weaknesses ; for others it is to be able to benefit from German largesse . |
| 3 | Linford Christie after winning the Olympic Games 100-metres gold medal in Barcelona |
| 4 | Both declarations also called for negotiations on the restoration of their republics ' independence , although the Latvian Supreme Soviet foresaw " a free and independent State of Latvia " being part of a reformed Soviet Union ( the formula favoured by President Gorbachev for restructuring the Soviet Union as a confederation of sovereign states — see pp. 36883 ; 37168 ) . |
| 5 | Many thanks to Janet Brown and her band of helpers from the Sutton , Epsom , Malden areas of Surrey for providing a lovely tea for us on 3rd April . |
| 6 | No less conservative , Reagan presented his ideas far more skilfully , ‘ People criticize Ronnie for having no political experience . |
| 7 | Many thanks to Michael Croucher of Milton Keynes for requesting a bass part by one of my all-time favourite players , Verdine White of Earth , Wind and Fire . |
| 8 | He also blasted Worcester referee Ashby for giving an indirect free-kick early in the second-half against Chris Whyte and raged : |
| 9 | Abe 's death was also a blow for the ambitions of other Recruit-tainted veteran LDP leaders , including former Prime Ministers Takeshita and Yasuhiro Nakasone ( the latter having recently rejoined the LDP after serving a two-year period of atonement outside the party ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Andy used to tell me that he ought to be called ‘ Boo Linighan ’ because boos were all he seemed to get from our fans — but he 'll deservedly be a hero now , ’ beamed captain Tony Adams after becoming the first man ever to lift both the League and FA Cups in the same season . |
| 11 | Midfielder David Batty is battling to be fit for tomorrow 's trip to Aston Villa after missing the second half of Saturday 's win with a damaged calf . |
| 12 | RICHARD CONLAN hits out for Huyton on Saturday after receiving a special award from Competition sponsors Weightman Rutherfords . |
| 13 | Seven US environmental groups have accused Taiwan of running an illicit and barbaric trade in endangered wildlife . |
| 14 | The Americans continue to have little interest in British acts apart from Right Said Fred — Vanessa Williams is number one in the States with Save the Best for Last — but our old mates the Aussies ca n't get enough of our lads . |
| 15 | Derek learnt his rowing at Belfast Inst before winning a coveted senior eights championship with Dublin University in 1981 . |
| 16 | Mr Senior contacted four farms on Tuesday before finding the right one . |
| 17 | The majority of the Court avoided determining whether the first treaty prohibited a limited number of States from concluding a subsequent treaty . |
| 18 | The partially successful operation , during the closing months of the Great War , was an attempt to stop German destroyers and U-boats based at Bruges from reaching the open sea via the eight mile ship canal connecting the city with Zeebrugge . |
| 19 | Cuban relations with Czechoslovakia had already deteriorated sharply in March 1990 when the latter joined Poland , Bulgaria and Hungary in supporting a United Nations Human Rights Commission resolution critical of Cuba . |
| 20 | Also to assist Edward in capturing the great castle at Berwick-on-Tweed . |
| 21 | Was it the 1974 Benson And Hedges Quarter-Final when , as a 15-year-old , he lost two teeth to the fearsome Andy Roberts before hitting the winning six ? |
| 22 | The initial signs were that the new government would follow the lead of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua in pursuing a mixed economy . |
| 23 | Today we have arranged an early morning boat excursion on the holy river Ganges to seen the Bathing Ghats and the cremation sites . |
| 24 | Arafat committed the PLO to supporting the Iraqi invasion of Aug. 2 , 1990 , despite objections from Egypt that this would undermine the PLO 's long-standing opposition to the acquisition of territories by force , and would also rule out any immediate prospect of resuming the US-PLO dialogue [ see also p. 37637 ] . |
| 25 | By Aug. 20 , the three Interior Ministers , Petr Cermak ( federal ) , Gen. Jozef Tuchyna ( Slovak ) and Jan Ruml ( Czech ) , had reached agreement at talks in Bratislava on devolving the federal Interior Ministry 's powers to the Republics in the event of partition . |
| 26 | In June 1926 the Balliol Players , a group of Oxford undergraduates , delighted Hardy by performing a Greek play in the garden . |
| 27 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 28 | Palace shocked Arsenal by taking a ninth-minute lead through Coleman , but Wright set up Merson 's first two minutes later with nice work on the right and Arsenal 's third for Campbell , a left-foot volley , in the 16th minute . |
| 29 | The USA responded to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait by mobilizing the largest demonstration of US overseas military power since the Vietnam war . |
| 30 | However , you decide that it might be helpful to ‘ warm up ’ to Le Carré by translating a few extracts to get the hang of his unusual style . |