Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) Will conflicts like the following restrict you ? ( a ) Conflicts of client interest ( the traditional conflicts ) : in many firms with mixed practices , the partners ' interest in maintaining work from insurers or corporate clients nearly always takes precedence over their interest in private plaintiffs . |
| 2 | Will Westerners find the old rhyme easier to learn than the equally , euphonious ‘ control ’ rhymes , since the Japanese have already learnt it ? |
| 3 | In August 1858 , Nez Perce scouts accompanied the punitive expedition of General George Wright , who ruthlessly subdued the tribes of the upper Columbia , hanging prisoners on the spot . |
| 4 | Will employers prefer the new graduates to the A level employees , and , where will the graduates with their already developed learning skills obtain their building surveyor education ? |
| 5 | Middlesbrough fans feared the worst when central defender Nicky Mohan was sent off for a second bookable offence . |
| 6 | The visitors regained some pride when the Mazunov brothers won the two dead matches . |
| 7 | Between 1937 and 1963 , the Wright brothers discovered the well-preserved remains of three oak-planked boats embedded in mud and clay at the water 's edge . |
| 8 | From next week the normal Wednesday meeting will be moved to Thursday , with the Monday and Saturday racenights staying the same . |
| 9 | Visual observation in the Auvergne uplands gave the distinct impression that autumn grazing levels are not as high as in the Welsh uplands judging by the height of vegetation in pastures and on more extensive grassland areas . |
| 10 | De Brazza Monkeys occupy the middle layers . |
| 11 | In Wellingborough abolitionists used the electoral machinery of the Whig candidate to circulate anti-apprenticeship material and in Gloucester reached the electors with a separate electoral address . |
| 12 | The significant difference in the average number of modules taken by candidates in schools and in FE centres reflects the different curricular functions fulfilled by modules in each sector . |
| 13 | In the western United States travellers encountered the native Americans , the Indians who had so often been dispossessed of their lands and livelihoods by the railway companies . |
| 14 | In spite of its forbidding appearance , the Spencer children loved the rambling pile . |
| 15 | How else could Pybus afford to dine out at Pahdra 's take-away and gain exclusive use of his portable telephone on Saturday afternoons to call the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve hotline ? |
| 16 | Friday nights became the new vortex of Mancunian activity and all four would-be Smiths spent time there . |
| 17 | GHI comment : In general , we found that the Alba and Ferguson models gave the clearest sound . |
| 18 | Three of the ‘ Dainty Dozen ’ ( as the 482nd christened them ) who had been MT drivers during the war drove the party around in a 12-seater minibus that flew Union Jacks to warn the unsuspecting American public that they were not used to driving on the wrong side of the road . |
| 19 | West Germany and Holland support the idea because they do not want other EEC countries to enjoy the competitive advantage of fewer regulations than they themselves have . |
| 20 | Akashi and other UNTAC officials were concerned that the intransigence of the Khmers Rouges threatened the decisive second phase of the peace process when troops from all four factions were scheduled to assemble in cantonments and surrender their weapons . |
| 21 | Their WordFinder products represent the two main levels of linguistic utility — the 220 model provides phonetic spellchecking and a thesaurus ( 100,000 correctly spelled words and 660,000 synonyms ) and the 224 model combines the spellchecking and thesaurus facilities with 50,000 dictionary definitions . |
| 22 | Alternatively , it may be able to muster enough support from SeaCo shareholders to halt the current disposal of assets by Mr Sherwood for its bid with Stena to be fully considered . |
| 23 | Louvre experts concluded the red coat was an addition , probably executed between 1594 and 1607 , for reasons which are still unknown and , after consultation with the international panel of six experts , stripped it off . |
| 24 | Property group Brixton Estates defied the usual course of companies asking shareholders for cash . |
| 25 | It seemed strange , walking over brown leaves to a very English suburban house in Maresfield Gardens to visit the great mid-European . |
| 26 | But Dr Lents says the blue skies and soft breezes are misleading . |
| 27 | Washington Redskins remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL after winning 16–13 in overtime against the unlucky Houston Oilers . |
| 28 | IBM watchers say the pending agreement signals an intention by IBM to offer with in the next two years an asymmetric parallel processing server designed to run mission-critical applications , including CICS programs . |
| 29 | The Empire 's army was so weakened by the loss of its forces that Sigismund could do nothing but watch and wait while the Orc hordes devastated the surrounding lands . |
| 30 | A few Durava families entered the new élite , but many continued in their traditional occupation . |