Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout these reconnaissances , therefore , the raiders went to extreme lengths — even possibly to self-destruction — to avoid being caught or their special gear falling into enemy hands , for its nature made clear the purpose of the visit . |
| 2 | All Qualified Teachers attending the Coburg Course are reminded that their final payment of £170 is due by the end of the month . |
| 3 | Students are reminded that their eventual employers will expect them to have made good use of their time at university . |
| 4 | More than one ex-dealer has claimed that their old firm would still have an employee 's banking details , and would ring the bank to check whether the ex-dealer was currently receiving a direct debit , and if so , from what firm . |
| 5 | Some owners have claimed that their Cornish Rex cats wag their tails when pleased , like dogs , although this is hard to believe . |
| 6 | Morgan had claimed that her former husband had subjected their child to sexual abuse , and had withdrawn visitation rights . |
| 7 | He himself would probably have claimed that his greatest achievement was to be able to predict accurately where and when a particular cuckoo would lay its eggs . |
| 8 | Craxi repudiated the allegations and Chiesa himself subsequently claimed that his own testimony to magistrates had been distorted . |
| 9 | He had added that his new possession would need ‘ a bit of doing up ’ , but other engineers working at Nigel 's firm seemed almost as fascinated as he himself , and once it arrived on the premises Nigel remarked jokingly , ‘ Not too many lighthouses were made for a couple of years . ’ |
| 10 | Corrected Result : Sequent Computer Systems Inc has reported that its first quarter net profits jumped 253% at $3.4m on turnover 20.4% ahead at $77.6m . |
| 11 | Since the beginning of the 1980s Vietnam has considered that its future policy in relation to the Zone idea would merely be a continuation of its course as a ‘ non-aligned ’ state . |
| 12 | However , to prevent inadvertent access to the wrong process when two or more are available , it is strongly recommended that you front LIFESPAN 's own command files with a single ‘ router ’ of your own . |
| 13 | It is only when that independence has been eroded that its true value is appreciated . ’ |
| 14 | There is , then , yet a third way of being systematic with regard to project work , and that is for a school to work out a definite policy on how it should be approached and which particular skills should be stressed at which levels . |
| 15 | It was clear he had been beaten , his face was bruised and his ragged clothing was hanging from him . |
| 16 | Scully , Wakefield 's experienced scrum-half , gained 50 yards in a magnificent run ; but when he released the ball it was dropped and their last hopes faded . |
| 17 | For this reason , the draft Regulation provides that , where an SE is superimposed on two or more other companies as a new holding company , there will be an easy mechanism for the resultant merger , with both original companies being automatically dissolved and their former shareholders automatically becoming members of the SE : this is similar to a British Scheme of Arrangement approved by the High Court . |
| 18 | In May 1987 , a magnificent specimen of 7lb 8oz was caught and my best fish weighed 4lb 8oz . |
| 19 | Oxford 's green fields are being overwhelmed and its historic character lost to luxury developments , while homelessness grows . |
| 20 | In our present study , a disulphated derivative of PABA-UDCA was synthesised and its basic characters were investigated . |
| 21 | WITH the Bush-Clinton confrontation now resolved and our own Parliament on the brink of a crucial European Community debate today , modern Welsh politics seems tame in comparison . |
| 22 | And they had also made guesses as to what might be possible if the deuterium and oxygen gases that were bubbling off from the cell could be recombined and their latent energy recovered and used as heat . |
| 23 | If he could be captured and dealt with , much of the danger for Scotland would be dispersed and his Scots support would dissolve . |
| 24 | On the one hand , it may well be felt that an old person 's wish to stay with a carer should be respected unless their mental state is so gravely impaired that they literally do not know what they are doing . |
| 25 | In contrast , the range of breeding success among hinds is greater than might be expected because their potential breeding lifespans are long ( over 12 years ) and individuals tend to be either consistently successful or consistently unsuccessful breeders . |
| 26 | A small cemetery plot had been added since my last visit . |
| 27 | A rescue helicopter was scrambled after his empty dinghy was spotted floating out to sea . |
| 28 | The man had every caution given him not a minute before to be careful with the gun , but his time was come as his poor shipmates say and with that they console themselves … |
| 29 | Elise Fox was a woman who prided herself on her ability to deal with crisis , but at eleven o'clock that Saturday night she still lay limp on the sofa in the flat , looking utterly shattered when her young sister came in from the kitchen with yet another pot of strong black coffee . |
| 30 | Camille Alliali , former Minister of State and a member of the government since 1966 , a close confidante of the President who was sometimes tipped as his possible successor , also left the Cabinet , as did Public Works and Transport Minister Koffi Aoussou ; the latter 's responsibilities passed to Construction and Town Planning Minister Vammoussa Bamba . |