Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] [verb] the [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 | Aran has set up an ICL division to accommodate the new business , which will be run by ex-Transaction Point employees . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Fulham chairman ignored the no-smoking signs around him in the predominantly wooden stand and puffed at his pipe throughout . |
| 5 | At a press conference on Aug. 3 , the HSP chairman accused the ruling party of rigging the elections , and of manipulating the national media . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | An ICI catalyst converts the latter to methanol . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Truman administration recognised the catastrophic deterioration and determined at the beginning of August that action would have to be taken . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The entry of Alain Prost into the McLaren equation galvanized the whole team , and Niki as well . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | WHEN she is n't flying back and forth from England to Australia , Sarah Key helps the rich and famous to get into shape . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Kingsley Club overlooked the wild and rugged Bathsheba beach , where huge boulders rose majestically from the thundering Atlantic surf . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | At 3.40 a.m. on Saturday 9th September , David Park joined the trapped men and his presence did much to restore their morale and give them confidence for what was required of them . |
| 21 | The World Bank has unveiled a 4.3 billion dollar economic development plan for the West Bank and Gaza strip covering the next eight to ten years . |
| 22 | Last year NEC Corp launched the first wireless PC . |
| 23 | The six Hong Kong members of the BLDC subcommittee took the unprecedented step of publicly announcing their disapproval of the subcommittee 's proposals . |
| 24 | The Magpie Cafe provides the best value fish and chips I have ever eaten ; the staff seem to love children , and bread , butter and tea are automatically provided with every order . |
| 25 | Robert Downey jun won the Best Actor award for his role in Sir Richard Attenborough 's film Chaplin — he is also nominated for an Oscar . |
| 26 | Had Mr Howe and all the Lakeside opposition attended the three public meetings we were all invited and urged strongly to attend , perhaps there would not be all this dithering now . |
| 27 | Had Mr Howe and all the Lakeside opposition attended the three public meetings we were all invited and urged strongly to attend , perhaps there would not be all this dithering now . |
| 28 | Scout David Nish watched the 21-year-old shooting star against Linfield in the Wilkinson Sword League Cup semi-final on Tuesday . |
| 29 | THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line . |
| 30 | The PRS rule selects the indicated pivot ( s 3 -row ) and pivoting results in tableau P1/T3 . |