Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no greater stimulant to enhanced performance than improved morale , and Leicestershire are happy to report that widely-reported disaffection in their camp is now ‘ a thing of the past ’ . |
| 2 | The QRF are pleased to hear that lunch is at Strand Road , where the food is better , and the two teams deploy with letters to write and books to read . |
| 3 | In 1991 only Gloucestershire and Leicestershire were unable to do this . |
| 4 | Counsel were unable to suggest any case which may have settled the interpretation of the section other than Gillick 's case , and to that I now turn . |
| 5 | With the strong wind at their backs , Monmouthshire were able to apply some pressure in the second half , but their cause was n't helped by Jonathan Westwood , who landed only three penalties from six attempts . |
| 6 | After passing each other silently in their analyst 's waiting room for years , Deirdre and Scooper — weird and immature , respectively — get together , though the man-hungry Deirdre is disappointed to learn that Scooper plans , that evening , to run off with his long-time , married mistress : ‘ She is so healthy ! |
| 7 | The KGB is unlikely to reveal such sensitive information as who the Oxford ring members were . |
| 8 | David Elsworth is lucky to have such a superb performer as Barnbrook Again in his string at the same time as Desert Orchid . |
| 9 | If AFRC is unable to sell any of its three redundant research sites it will be about £7 in the red next year , according to its director general , Prof Tom Blundell . |
| 10 | The fate of Kuwait is likely to have more influence over the answers than anything else . |
| 11 | The DTI , SIB , Stock Exchange , Takeover Panel , and SRO 's all have some input . |
| 12 | PETER Swales is unlikely to find any escape this week from the pressures of being one of soccer 's most powerful men . |
| 13 | In his book on working class leisure , Hugh Cunningham was able to find little evidence of any female pastimes . |
| 14 | Mr Stein was unable to take much comfort from the performance of the rest of his company with only the racing division performing well . |
| 15 | For the next few years the horde ravaged at will through the mountains , desecrating shrines , despoiling tombs , and waylaying travellers , but Grom was unable to take any of the Dwarf holds or bring them to battle . |
| 16 | Ceauşescu was happy to meet this condition : for him , as for any true follower of Lenin , a trade union was ‘ a transmission belt of authority ’ ; if the union officials could not get the workers to meet their targets , failed to anticipate strikes , and then did not resolve them at once , what use were they to the regime ? |
| 17 | And it was on this point that the discussions broke down , as Gorbachev was unwilling to allow any element in his package of proposals to be approved without agreement on all the others . |
| 18 | Margaret came from a wealthy family , and Richard was anxious to allay any suspicion that he had married for money . |
| 19 | Thus Richard was free to recover much of the lost terrain unhindered by the presence of a hostile field army . |
| 20 | Nelson Mandela was quick to condemn this and indicated his wife should be given the chance to defend herself . |
| 21 | Where the pope provided candidates to bishoprics , Edward was quick to scotch any papal claims to confer the temporalities by the same act of provision . |
| 22 | But the danger passed , and by the next night Dr Losberne was able to announce that , though seriously ill , Rose would not die . |
| 23 | Ben Eliezer was able to channel some of that power , by which Jewry worldwide was hugely influenced . |
| 24 | Stealing a furtive glance into the mirror , Frankie was shocked to see another face , another pair of eyes in the glass . |
| 25 | Accordingly I consider that Glidewell and Butler-Sloss L.JJ. were right to conclude that money paid to the revenue pursuant to a demand which was ultra vires can be recovered as money had and received . |
| 26 | To pay for his Olympics , Simon is prepared to do any odd jobs . |
| 27 | Jane is unlikely to earn much sympathy by virtue of the attention given to the environment which produced her dabbling in eventfulness and her poor kiss , and yet the two environments have more in common than would once have been thought possible . |
| 28 | Ellie is due to foal any day and naturally Margaret is on tenderhooks . |
| 29 | As suggested in earlier editions of this book , a defendant does not fall within either category ( a ) or ( c ) solely because the MIB is obliged to meet any unsatisfied judgment which the plaintiff may obtain against him ( Powney v Coxage ( 1988 ) The Times , 8 March ) . |
| 30 | Eva was delighted to see this message in the daily press though she was less than enthusiastic about a Bill going through Parliament to ban street marches after disturbances with the National Front and the Orange marches . |