Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pro-life campaigners have attacked the House of Lords ' ruling to uphold the High Court 's decision to allow Tony to die . |
| 2 | A 1 million b/d ‘ strategic ’ pipeline had been installed so as to enable the southern fields ' production to be sent out via the northern pipeline system through Syria , or the reverse ; as it later proved , a sensible precaution . |
| 3 | If a local authority wished to open a new senior citizens ' home it would seem unreasonable to burden the current year 's community charge/council tax payers with the full cost of an asset that might have , say , 50 years ' useful life . |
| 4 | ‘ It was Mrs Hardcastle — Alison has a nasty attack of flu , and she wo n't be fit enough to wear the chief bridesmaid 's dress on Saturday . ’ |
| 5 | When in barracks and field dress , generals often choose to wear the general officers ' cap badge not in the dark blue GS beret , but in the ‘ tribal headgear ’ of their former unit . |
| 6 | DFDS chairman Jan Erlund said in his annual report , currency devaluations and the recession will continue to hit the Scandinavian firm 's profits . |
| 7 | Britain 's only response was to cancel the Royal Ballet 's visit to Moscow . |
| 8 | The mayor of Darlington in Pennsylvania , J Ronald Ward , wrote : ‘ I heartily support your efforts to preserve the historic Stephenson 's Stockton Darlington Railway line . |
| 9 | The Treasury says the decision to change the basis of treatment , announced by Peter Lilley , Trade and Industry Secretary , on February 13 , came too late to affect the current year 's figures but have been included in the 1993–94 estimates . |
| 10 | A CENTRE aiming to promote the European Community 's research and technological development programme across Scotland and the north of England was launched in Edinburgh yesterday by the Scottish industry minister , Allan Stewart , seen here taking a well-deserved break during proceedings . |
| 11 | The talks were held under the auspices of the National Unification Commission , a body which had been established by presidential proclamation in early August in order to promote the new government 's policy of encouraging all insurgents to renounce armed struggle in return for an amnesty . |
| 12 | They thought that it might be excusable to exploit situations to promote the individual MP 's career within his own party or to look after constituency interests , but it was quite inexcusable to open up opportunities for the Opposition to criticize the government . |
| 13 | Pauline and Jill also held a ‘ Come and Try it ’ day — attended by the Lady Mayoress , Mrs May Bishop — to promote the coming season 's Medau classes in Sutton . |
| 14 | ‘ Therese does n't want him to go off to paint the Belgian ambassador 's wife . ’ |
| 15 | The basic pruning principle , therefore , should be to remove wood as soon as it has flowered in order to dived energy into the production of good strong stems to carry the next year 's bloom . |
| 16 | Every woman in the church was waiting to see the young man 's face , and he knew it . |
| 17 | Teach your child to see the other person 's point of view ( not necessarily at the expense of his or her own ) . |
| 18 | She wants to see the other guy 's thing . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a little price to pay to see the great detective 's great detective at work , ’ said Antony . |
| 20 | One day in 1905 , George Bernard Shaw visited Professor Almroth Wright 's laboratory at St Mary 's Hospital , London , to see the great bacteriologist 's work on phagocytosis and the assessment of immunity by his ‘ opsonic index ’ ( a primitive measure of antibodies ) . |
| 21 | ‘ Having since been taken to see the poor man 's body , in the mortuary , I am certain that I did . ’ |
| 22 | He glanced aside at his grandfather , to see the old man 's eye on him . |
| 23 | A few days later all the officer cadets were given the opportunity to go to Wolferton station to see the old King 's coffin on its way to London . |
| 24 | You sit high in any case and it 's just as well — you need to be able to see the big car 's extremities . |
| 25 | Not only had Auguste taken her to see the amusing Charley 's Aunt , but Alfred had escorted her to Ramsgate to see Harbour Lights . |
| 26 | A local drilling operation , which is in negotiations with a number of families in the area , invited Andrew to join a trip to visit the homelands , giving him the chance to see the local population 's lifestyle at first hand . |
| 27 | A good relationship with one parent may , for example , be protective against the effects of mental illness in the other parent , if it enables the child to see the ill parent 's behaviour for what it is , and not as a rejection of the child or caused by the child . |
| 28 | The Lassiters followed more circumspectly behind , reaching the stable-yard in time to see the previous year 's corn-dolly being symbolically burnt . |
| 29 | Ask to see the previous year 's bills so you can assess the running costs . |
| 30 | Derek 's father never recovered from this loss and refused to acknowledge the younger child 's previous or continued existence . |