Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A resident at the C.I.C. hut could easily do a spot of rock-climbing , nip into Fort William to indulge in some leisurely shopping for tartan gonks and still be back in time for a sing-song round the primus stove . |
| 2 | ‘ Herr Nordern to attend to this — and this — and this — ! ’ |
| 3 | Despite prolonging the Congress ( due to end on July 13 ) in order to elect a chairman , on July 17 the decision was postponed until the autumn , leaving former deputy chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov to continue as acting chairman of the Supreme Soviet . |
| 4 | The Vicar of Kidderminster was under the influence of Sir Ralph Clare and refused to allow Richard Baxter to return under any circumstances , even though he offered to preach for nothing . |
| 5 | A CLUSTER of top-grossing movies are due to be sent up in new spoof National Lampoon 's Loaded Weapon I. The team responsible for Animal House have signed up Emilio Estevez to star in this send-up of Lethal Weapon , Silence Of The Lambs and Dances With Wolves . |
| 6 | Mr Johnson secretly arranged with deputy crier David Mitchell to propose during one of his ear-splitting announcements . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I believe my attitude and fitness have both improved since I signed for Wednesday , and I 've got the boss and coach Ritchie Barker to thank for that . |
| 8 | Deprived of six senior defenders , they had to ask Nigel Clough to play in central defence and winger Gary Crosby at right-back . |
| 9 | He took to the front on the second lap and left Dave Milling , Woolsey Coulter , Phillip McCallen and Alan Irwin to go for second best . |
| 10 | Edwina Currie to fight in Euro election |
| 11 | There was no Reg Pybus to stand in this time , he too had left for pastures new . |
| 12 | They called upon North Korea to submit to international inspection of its nuclear facilities as an act of compliance with international law , stressing that the issue could not be linked to other matters such as the payment of Japanese compensation for Korea 's pre-1945 colonization . |
| 13 | Bicentennial fever , and aggressive marketing by Sotheby 's Australia , which opened in 1983 , spurred businessmen Robert Holmes à Court , Laurie Connell and Alan Bond to compete for authentic images of their homeland . |
| 14 | WITH the forthcoming visit by the South Africans looming large , the RFU have taken the opportunity given them by the All Black and Wallaby tours to South Africa to get in some early homework on the Boks . |
| 15 | In fact , I always have remembered — and I have Monty Lee to thank for that . |
| 16 | British Rail did not appoint Alan Baxter to advise on that matter ; the company was a consultant to British Rail on a different matter . |
| 17 | We have Alan Austin to thank for this character-building little outing — an experience you wo n't forget in a hurry ! |
| 18 | Anyway , I was told to accompany David on the Express if I could get a visa and off I went to Washington DC to apply for one and they told me absolutely not — I could n't have one — go away . |
| 19 | The fixture was won by Mandale , who had Anthony Borsumato to thank for fine victories in the 400 metres hurdles ( 56.7 secs ) and long jump ( 6.52 metres ) . |
| 20 | Neither picture seemed to me to be appropriate , and I could not quite understand why it was necessary for Aunt Louise to retire at all . |
| 21 | It took Everton only 15 minutes to get their noses in front when Mark Ward made the opening for Matt Jackson to burst between two defenders and pull the ball back for Cottee to steer it wide of the helpless Mark Crossley . |
| 22 | [ John Bell had already persuaded Fred Allcock to help in this emergency and the boxes of ‘ Maranyl ’ were by the side of the vehicle , ready to load . ] |
| 23 | Last night six names went forward for next month 's selection contest caused by the decision of Mr Ted Leadbitter to retire after 25 years . |
| 24 | The unfortunate incident meant Sonya was immediately out of the competition and paved the way for Vina Buller to come from third into first position after Caroline Sharp had also faults on cross country . |
| 25 | Angola wants Mr Savimbi to go into voluntary exile while elections are held , perhaps to return later , but his supporters say there was no such agreement . |
| 26 | After the election , the bosses allowed Mr Kaifu to continue as prime minister on the strict understanding that he would hand over to a heavyweight like the former foreign minister , Mr Shintaro Abe , when the going got rough . |
| 27 | Not unnaturally , however , this glowing relationship between Mr Balladur and the president has made it harder for Mr Balladur to stay on loving terms with his former boss , Mr Chirac . |
| 28 | But I take the humanitarian line that this permits Mr Tim to engage in full imaginative sympathy with those tongues of Babel who throw themselves on his mercy . |
| 29 | The pleasantly incoherent CIA/FBI mindgames-in-the-desert thriller White Sands may be stronger on visuals than plot or dialogue but it does allow Willem Dafoe and Mickey Rourke to bounce off each other moodily in an attempt to discover who is the bigger existential dude . |
| 30 | Increasing numbers of foreign visitors are finding their way to Porto Santo to stay for one or two weeks ( as well as the more traditional one-day visit ) and a number of tour operators now offer two centre holidays in Funchal and Porto Santo . |