Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1939 , Dr Paul Kosok of Long Island University discovered the enigmatic straight tracks on the pampa near Nazca , Peru , and in 1978 the zoologist Tony Morrison reported on the old straight tracks to be found in the remote altiplano region of western Bolivia . |
| 2 | A beautifully atmospheric Khovanshchina Prelude , a predictably turbo-charged Ruslan and Ludmila Overture , and a sleek Raymonda Suite complete an attractive compilation . |
| 3 | In 1984 Clare Bradley of Sheffield University published a persuasive paper ( Bradley 1984 ) arguing that sex bias affected the assessment of student projects . |
| 4 | Loughborough University offers a four-year joint degree in Education and Library Studies , taught concurrently , and leading again to full dual qualification . |
| 5 | Aran has set up an ICL division to accommodate the new business , which will be run by ex-Transaction Point employees . |
| 6 | Last year The Mary Whitehouse Experience became the first TV programme to be reported to the Broadcasting Standards Council after a derogatory sketch about Going For Gold star Henry Kelly was shown . |
| 7 | Superintendent Dunlap of the Metropolitan Police and Inspector Arnold of Whitechapel Division argued a convincing case before the Lords ' Committee on the advantages of greater state powers . |
| 8 | The Fulham chairman ignored the no-smoking signs around him in the predominantly wooden stand and puffed at his pipe throughout . |
| 9 | The Siva statue has no such direct representational reference . |
| 10 | Their hard-nosed ‘ method ’ rugby and its ultimate reward when they blitzed the Springboks for the first two-thirds of the test at Ellis Park to build an unassailable 20–3 lead . |
| 11 | At a press conference on Aug. 3 , the HSP chairman accused the ruling party of rigging the elections , and of manipulating the national media . |
| 12 | Chief Justice William Rehnquist explained the Supreme Court ruling on the basis that , while the abduction might be " shocking " and might have violated international law , it was not prohibited either by the extradition treaty or by the US constitution . |
| 13 | An ICI catalyst converts the latter to methanol . |
| 14 | The Manor kitchen has an enormous Tudor fireplace with the original oak beam . |
| 15 | Our Moscow correspondent offers a cosmic guide |
| 16 | In the same day we went to Oulton board to do the same thing but in freezing cold water that was not as much fun as the survival tank . |
| 17 | The Truman administration recognised the catastrophic deterioration and determined at the beginning of August that action would have to be taken . |
| 18 | The two champions will each collect £2,900 in prize money , whilst a year 's use of a Vauxhall car awaits the best singles performance at the finals . |
| 19 | The entry of Alain Prost into the McLaren equation galvanized the whole team , and Niki as well . |
| 20 | CITY of Derry Rugby Club enter a new era tomorrow with their first competitive match at their new Waterside ground . |
| 21 | For instance , the Henley College provides a sixth form education in that part of the county . |
| 22 | It was evidently during the reign of Harthacnut ( 1040 – 2 ) that a St Omer churchman wrote the untitled Latin work now known as the Encomium Emmae . |
| 23 | WHEN she is n't flying back and forth from England to Australia , Sarah Key helps the rich and famous to get into shape . |
| 24 | David Young , the Lions prop , has recovered from his hamstring strain in time to be included in the Cardiff side to tackle the All Blacks on Saturday . |
| 25 | At about 2.15 , someone from the Cardiff side threw the first stone , then the bricks started flying : if they could n't get at each other on land , then they could always fight a missile war and there was plenty of ammo flying around : the workmen who put the fence in had not swept up the chunks of broken concrete around the supports . |
| 26 | Wavell Wakefield not only organised , selected and captained the first RAF side to win the Inter Service tournament but also led England during the golden era of the 1920s . |
| 27 | The Kingsley Club overlooked the wild and rugged Bathsheba beach , where huge boulders rose majestically from the thundering Atlantic surf . |
| 28 | Whilst Sarah Hare left a perfect template for a gentlewoman 's funeral , Hannah Deane of High Ongar , Essex , went even further when it came to the specification for her coffin . |
| 29 | Gary Stretch makes the first defence of his British light- middleweight championship against Rochdale 's Derek Wormald at the London Arena tonight , knowing it could lead to a lucrative world title eliminator against Leicester 's Chris Pyatt . |
| 30 | The Time Warner AxS arm of Time Warner Inc has bought a 50% stake in MetroComm Inc , builder and operator of a fibre optic competitive telephone access network in Columbus , Ohio on undisclosed terms ; the company will be known as MetroComm AxS and the alliance the first step in a Time Warner programme to enter the long-distance access business . |