Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [art] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creature has uttered the direst of threats — not against my life , which is of little account , but against Elizabeth 's . |
| 2 | In addition to gold , Mitchell has presented the Metropolitan with a number of Graeco-Roman and Etruscan artworks . |
| 3 | Is it Brown or Heseltine who has written the following on competition policy ( clue : its was n't Brown ) : ‘ There is a need for a new sophistication in Britain 's approach to the ownership of her industrial assets if they are not to be acquired in growing numbers by our rivals as pieces of the game of restructuring European industry . ’ |
| 4 | In a reply dated 8 March , Harry Lukas , ARICS , has written the following on behalf of John Sale : |
| 5 | HP figures it has done the same against Sun Microsystems Inc at the low end , claiming Sun 's attempt to break into the commercial market is based only on price . |
| 6 | Since she has done the unthinkable in LA and has never got round to buying herself a car , bus rides are the only way of getting around and the 6am commute to work brings her daily inspiration . |
| 7 | Connery ( nee Bond ) lives in Marbella and has made a commercial for Japanese whisky . |
| 8 | Of the remainder which is what Simon er twelve thousand dwellings , the County Council has made no specific on what proportion will be provided through conversions or through windfall sites or small sites . |
| 9 | She realised he could provide her with some top-class partners and she has made the best of them . |
| 10 | The invitations to foreign races started coming in after he ran ‘ about 162 miles ’ in a 24-race in Chorley , and Zarei has made the most of them , often running ultra races consecutively and by doing so he has more than proved a point about his approach to running . |
| 11 | Amongst the newcomers are Llanelli 's Wayne Proctor and Swansea 's Simon Davies , both wings ( a position short of challengers recently ) , hooker Nigel Meek from Pontypool ( who has made the most of Garin Jenkins ’ move to Swansea ) , second row Paul Kawulok ( another who took the Hall and Griffiths trail from Bridgend to Cardiff ) and two sons of famous fathers , Richard Shaw ( Bridgend ) and Scott Quinnell ( Llanelli ) ; scions of Glyn and Derek respectively . |
| 12 | Saddam Hussein has made the most of it , has n't he really ? |
| 13 | The money raised by the medieval trustees responsible for the upkeep of the bridge was surplus to requirements , and enabled the bridge to become a landowner , in which capacity it has helped the poor of the town and built and maintained the old grammar school . |
| 14 | Monie , who has also coached Sydney side Parramatta to Grand Final glory , has produced the best of British beef in Wigan forwards Kelvin Skerrett , Andy Platt , Betts and Phil Clarke . |
| 15 | Cartier , of 175 New Bond Street , W1 ( 01–528 7419 ) , has produced the ultimate in opulent creatures with a fine strutting cockerel brooch . |
| 16 | This Board , whose role is by no means a formality , as it has to vet every one of the artists shown at the exhibition , is now made up of people who reflect the old groupings : seven Christian Democrats , six Socialists , two PDS ( formerly Communist ) , one Liberal and one Social Democrat . |
| 17 | Sir Leonard has had a distinguished with I B M which included being seconded by I B M to the National Health Service Management Board , first as Director of Personnel and then as Chairman of the Board . |
| 18 | He really has got a right to be angry . |
| 19 | P. W. Conolly , when District Judge at Negombo , wrote that ‘ when parties quarrel and assault each other , it is no uncommon thing for the person who has got the best of the struggle to have an animal brought to the spot , and a charge of cattle stealing is preferred against the unfortunate man who has been assaulted . ’ |
| 20 | And it would be you know , which tin is the best value , which has got the most in and all this . |
| 21 | The UK distributor has performed the best of all overseas market , so well in fact that Aldus have set up a UK subsidiary . |
| 22 | He feels he has a lot to say and wants to do a serious in depth interview dealing with The Smiths current position as well as certain endeavours he 's been involved in . ’ |
| 23 | The Scottish experience , most notably in Edinburgh , where the majority of drug injectors are believed to be infected by the virus ( Robertson et al .1986 ) , has sounded the shrillest of warnings . |
| 24 | ( I live in a town which has stayed the same for a thousand years beyond skirt-lengths and cars . ) |
| 25 | KPMG Peat Marwick Midland Region has become the first of the Big Six firms ' practices to gain the Investors in People award . |
| 26 | A BABY ostrich called Linford after the Olympic flyer has become the first of his kind to be born in Britain outside a zoo . |
| 27 | A CHILD with a rare inherited disease that affects the immune system has become the first in the world to receive an advanced form of gene therapy . |
| 28 | A village which has been hit by a big increase in crime has become the first in Britain to install video cameras on its roads . |
| 29 | One of the region 's police forces has become the first in the country to use mobile cameras in an effort to trap speeding drivers . |
| 30 | An Oxford priest has become the first in the country to announce he 'll leave the Church of England following the vote to ordain women priests . |