Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he felt , in a way that must seem absurd when the conflict in the Falklands is dramatised repeatedly before it is even over , when the widow of an assassinated president is recreated in large in her lifetime on the epic screen , that these events were too close to be seen clearly , too large and foul and complex to be treated with decorum . |
| 2 | ‘ Toby 's waited longer than this before . ’ |
| 3 | This was to prove unfortunate when the Second World War came — Charrington 's suffered more than any other brewery from the effects of bomb damage on its tied estate , with one-eighth of all its houses destroyed or damaged . |
| 4 | Yeah Jane is working today so they 'll be off tomorrow |
| 5 | Tara is whisked away as the operation begins . |
| 6 | A college in Worcester is celebrating more than one hundred and twenty five years at the top . |
| 7 | When Nietzsche is quoted directly as arguing that " tropes are not something that can be added or subtracted from language at will ; they are its truest nature " , de Man 's paraphrase seems innocuous : The mode of paraphrase frees de Man from the obligation of theoretical presence in his discourse while still allowing him to translate Nietzsche 's text into the terms of his own problematic . |
| 8 | If I understand it correctly , the inset for Skelton is made not because of any question of Policy E Ten , but to recognize the existence of a substantial built-up area , which in the County Council 's opinion er does not can not perform a greenbelt function . |
| 9 | And even though big spending Blackburn seems certain to be Keane 's choice , his Nottingham Forest manager Frank Clark insisted : ‘ Roy 's going nowhere until we get the £5 million at which we value him . ’ |
| 10 | The statistics are thrown at us relentlessly : the population of Africa is growing faster than any other group in recorded history . |
| 11 | I think Donegal is noted more than any other county in Ireland for its welcome to visitors . ’ |
| 12 | Sachin Tendulkar is ruled out because of India 's Sri Lankan tour next July . |
| 13 | Teabreak : Jo 's fooling about as usual , pretending to be Princess Anne choosing a wedding dress from Silvex Modes . |
| 14 | ‘ And since Celia is stepping out as usual , could you fix us drinks , Stephen ? |
| 15 | Finest hour : Bobby Moore is held aloft after England had won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966 |
| 16 | The warming in the eastern Pacific is known locally as El Nino , and the strong EL Nino of 1983 has had severe effects on the local anchoveta fisheries off Peru ( New Scientist , 10 March , p 632 ) . |
| 17 | I think there is some truth in that , all the more so , I 'm afraid , at a time when Britain is borrowing more than £50 billion a year , and there 's a resistance to any reallocation of resources . |
| 18 | de Gaulle is squeezed in as suffering from ‘ terminal grandiosity ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ We must find out when Karl is coming back so we can book the room . |
| 20 | Wicket-keeper/batsman Bernie Jones is called up while the Commoners are without the services of batsman John Chisholm . |
| 21 | Right , MyMouse is remmed out cos I do n't want I do n't erm I , I choose when I start , which mouse driver I start on one , one of the mouse port and one of the serial erm times . |
| 22 | UNITED Distillers finance director Keith Hamill is to join Forte as chief financial officer and finance director designate in September . |
| 23 | Indeed , Landry is mistaken even when she claims that the poems are silent on the question of lower class marriage : in ‘ The Month of August ’ , for example , Phillis , a country girl , believes that she will be happy in marriage to a man of her own class , and Leapor does not undermine that suggestion . |
| 24 | In the bid to save Africa 's elephants , WWF is spending more than £2 million a year on 30 projects in 14 African countries . |
| 25 | If there are no more before April , Mr Major is doing better than expected . |
| 26 | FPG is recognised internationally as having research and consultancy experience in geological aspects of waste disposal and contaminant migration . |
| 27 | She saw that Talvi 's frizzled up as it met Rosa 's , like a brand which is doused , and she also saw that Rosa did not notice , but went on as if a bubbling sulphurous spring rose inside her . |
| 28 | VAUXHALL is recalling more than 3,500 four-wheel-drive Frontera Sport and Estate cars to check the wheels . |
| 29 | VAUXHALL is recalling more than 7,000 Astra turbo diesel cars because of a possible electrical fault . |
| 30 | Telecom Eireann is seeking more than £200m from European Community structural funds to re-build its telecommunications network : it is also ensconced in discussions with the Irish government over tariff re-balancing ; the state phone company 's financial difficulties have been exacerbated by the 10% currency devaluation which has added £50m to its debts of some £1,000m ; and is likely to halve and worse its profits this year to some £40m . |