Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [noun prp] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases LEAs operating such patrols are pressing magistrates to impose stiff penalties on parents of truants . |
| 2 | Of the villein lands of this manor Reinbert holds half a hide , Robert 2½ virgates , Osbert 2 virgates , Aelred 2 virgates , Girald 2 virgates , Withert 4½ virgates , Wevela 2 virgates and Robert 2 virgates . |
| 3 | They turned left down a road and after a few paces Tom opened another gate into the field next to the graveyard . |
| 4 | With this criterion Euripides adjusted all the elements of the drama : language , characters , structure and choral music . |
| 5 | During the next few months Mickie spent much of his time in charge of flight tests on the development of the W-3 at Hanworth and the type testing in Glasgow of the four-cylinder , in-line , engine , later known as the Pixie . |
| 6 | Why let a mean old duffer like this Mr Denner kill all your self-confidence ? ’ |
| 7 | For the next few days Ruth spent most of her waking hours with Anna , reading to her from the small collection of books Mrs Carson had brought on board , playing games , making up stories . |
| 8 | At this point Spain had another player sent off , and England scored a fourth goal ( a hat-trick for Fowler — a Liverpool player ) . |
| 9 | From this point MlNTEC controlled most of government spending on R&D , including defence . |
| 10 | This night Moran enunciated each repetitious word with a slow clarity and force as if the very dwelling on suffering , death and human supplication would scatter all flimsy vanities of a greater world ; and the muted responses giving back their acceptance of human servitude did not improve his humour . |
| 11 | In this respect Hoyle shared some of Stenhouse 's view ( if only implicitly ) since his concept of the ‘ creative school ’ and his concept of the ‘ extended professional ’ imply that innovations are unlikely to be effective unless they take account of the need for organisational support within the school , or teacher commitment to professional development . |
| 12 | Indeed some thought Churchill had little faith in Nato militarily , quite apart from his lack of interest in the creation of the European Defence Community . |
| 13 | ‘ Did this Julius Rottwinkle break any bones ? ’ |
| 14 | And in this endeavour Britain had much to offer : experience in handling Afro-Asian affairs , and bases around the periphery of the Communist Bloc , from which political and military pressure could be exerted . |
| 15 | During this time TMAM acquired former Danish Air Force Hunter F.51 E-412 from the BAe cache at Dunsfold and it currently carries 43 Squadron colours . |
| 16 | On this expedition Edward met little opposition . |
| 17 | That Archbishop Fisher treated all this as unimportant perturbed him . |
| 18 | In De Officiis he describes two ways that men can do wrong , ‘ by force or by fraud ’ , and says that In order to guard against such destructiveness Cicero urges that ‘ pretence and concealment [ simulatio dissimulatioque ] should be done away with in all departments of our daily life ’ . |
| 19 | During that period Lukic had little more than back passes to worry him ( AND SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF THE LEEDS FANS SEZ ME ) |
| 20 | With these decisions Darwin became more than the protégé of Lyell . |
| 21 | All in all President Ford faced many disadvantages , but he also appears to have lacked the mettle , the tactical know-how , the commitment to goals and the persuasive skills required for effective presidential leadership . |
| 22 | In those days Womblemania stalked these islands , and so a large audience had gathered to witness Uncle Bulgaria and Co as they strutted their stuff . |
| 23 | ‘ But the former River Authorities knew this and shut an eye to it . ’ |
| 24 | The grain was too complex and cross for him , the blade stuck , and in the same instant Isambard stretched both arms over the boy 's shoulders and seized his hands , forcing them apart and wringing them until he twisted with pain and let go both the knife and the wood . |
| 25 | The voyage out was a lengthy one via the Cape of Good Hope , and by his own admission Stirling spent most of it in his cabin gambling at cards . |
| 26 | ‘ Which reminds me , did you check to see if by any chance Chatterton has more stocks hidden in his zimmer ? ’ |
| 27 | In that same month Warcup had several meetings with the king and his ministers , Laurence Hyde , later first Earl of Rochester , and Sir Leoline Jenkins [ qq.v. ] ; and on 4 March the council ordered him £1,500 by privy seal , for his expenses . |
| 28 | In the same year Clovis received some recognition from the emperor Anastasius . |
| 29 | If a negro was amongst them , the interest was even greater , for at that time Salisbury contained few coloured people . |