Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It needs to be laid down what can and what can not be discussed by an Apex Conference , my branch wish to remove the present restriction and ask for your support . |
| 2 | I took off my tin hat to feel the sun on my face . |
| 3 | Phoning the next day quoting my reference number to say the flight would not go ahead due to a change of circumstances , a long delay ensued . |
| 4 | Also could I pour this water into my compost bin to enrich the end product ? |
| 5 | I HAVE some electricity shares , and I include the dividend tax vouchers with my tax return to obtain a refund from the Inland Revenue . |
| 6 | He says : ‘ I gave up my day job to make the band a success . ’ |
| 7 | Within seconds , I 'd rolled over the parapet , scrambled along the lead gutter to the hatch , drawn the bolt and entered — all without giving my head time to jam the works . |
| 8 | If , for instance , I volunteered to give up some of my bone marrow to save a person suffering from leukaemia , then , so long as my own health was not in danger , there would seem to be nothing wrong with my momentarily relinquishing my autonomy . |
| 9 | I ignore him and dive down to my furniture underworld to etch the bizarre scene on my mind once more . |
| 10 | I was surprised how weak and light-headed I felt on nipping out of my hospital bed to recover a dropped book . |
| 11 | I looked at my port wing to judge the extent of the damage and saw some nasty holes there while my instrument panel had also taken a slight hammering . |
| 12 | An instance of Wigg 's volatility occurred in December 1969 when he assembled with others at my breakfast table to discuss an issue between himself and the Jockey Club . |
| 13 | Scorched and chastened , with the entire footage for our series finally in the can , Lorne returned to London to process and store the film , and I to my Hollywood A-frame to collate the slides and assemble this book . |
| 14 | Our rotten mainmast began whipping sickeningly to and fro and required five men constantly clinging to its lee mainstay to cushion the strain . |
| 15 | To participate , send the child 's name , address , age and preferred language to ACA Inc , 85780 Cinderbed Rd , Suite 1900 , POB 1190 , Newington , Virginia 22122–1190 , USA , and they will use their computer database to find a match . |
| 16 | According to Frank Barnaby , once director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute , it takes about 35kg ( 77lb ) of civil plutonium in its oxide form to make a bomb , whereas a mere 5kg of good military metal will suffice . |
| 17 | One consequence in industrial terms was the greater bargaining power of professional and white-collar groups , especially focusing on their trade unions as during the ‘ winter of discontent ’ , able to use their bargaining muscle to claim a growing share of the national income for themselves without much compensation in manufacturing or investment . |
| 18 | Neither hospital was sufficiently remote from its catchment area to warrant the intervention of the centre to impose closure . |
| 19 | The men , who covered 1,350 miles unaided and set two world records , were said to be ‘ more dead than alive ’ when they radioed their base camp to request an airlift . |
| 20 | Then , in winter , when this grass was deep in snow , the villagers here would take their sheep south to graze the Bārakotes ' land . |
| 21 | A small group of students worked out their search strategy to find the information on Prestel and the exercise proved popular and successful . |
| 22 | In its interim report for the first half of 1992 , the insurance group has changed its accounting policy to reflect the total investment return — including realised and unrealised gains arising on its shareholder and general insurance funds — in its consolidated p&l account . |
| 23 | R.S. designed its relocation package to take the financial considerations out of moving so that the staff could make their work/career decisions without worrying about the costs of relocation . |
| 24 | And as they moved together Folly felt her lips part to welcome the hungry passion of his mouth . |
| 25 | The department is currently expanding its postgraduate programme to promote the quality of supervision , development of research skills and achievement of scholarly excellence . |
| 26 | Words other than the target word in the position were left unaltered , regardless of their recognition score to retain the same degree of branching for the different lattices . |
| 27 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 28 | Europe will be attempting to repeat its last Ryder Cup performance on US soil , a magnificent 15–13 victory at Muirfield Village in 1987 , while the US team will be looking to use its home advantage to win the Cup for the first time since 1983 . |
| 29 | The US still dominates the world HIS market , hence the importance of T&L 's joint venture with Johnson & Johnson , which has the marketing muscle in its home market to make a serious impact . |
| 30 | The Dumbarton MP , John McFall , shadow Scottish home affairs spokesman , accused the Government of failing to carry out its manifesto commitment to change the law and stated that Labour would introduce its own bill if the Government refused to make space for the legislation . |