Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NME darts team vs Radio 1 during the Flared Years . |
| 2 | As a result , geophysical surveys have been made of saltern mounds on the Lincolnshire coast , terrace gravels near the Trent containing evidence of Roman settlement , and a deserted medieval village under threat from road improvements in Leicestershire . |
| 3 | Geophysical surveys resulting from the initiative have been made to study saltern mounds on the Lincolnshire coast ( for Lindsey Archaeological Services and English Heritage ) ; to delineate terrace gravels near the Trent containing evidence of Roman settlement ( Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust and Steetly Products Ltd ) ; and to define the extent of a deserted medieval village under threat from road improvements ( Leicestershire County Council ) . |
| 4 | Requisitioned by the Home Office at the start of the Second World War the Manor provided accommodation for the Canadian Air Force who flew from the nearby air base of RAF Linton . |
| 5 | On 10 November the Council of Ministers for the Internal Market of the EEC reached agreement on two measures regarding the circulation of cultural goods as from 1993 . |
| 6 | The issue of prior approval for grant-aid is a vexed one but it does not wait upon the outcome of the EEC Structures Review in order to be resolved . |
| 7 | But first things first , and while Duncan headed back to town with the VW riding piggyback on his truck , I turned back towards Maidstone and the hospital . |
| 8 | Dundee had received a commission from the deposed James II as his Commander-in-Chief in Scotland , and fled into the Highlands to gather support among the clans . |
| 9 | Later , the Palazzo played host to the Consiglio dei Novacento , the Counsel of the 900 , 150 counsellors from each of the six ‘ gate ’ districts of the city . |
| 10 | The Army needs chefs trained on the field , the RAF requires knowledge of in-fight catering … and so on . |
| 11 | The occasions that stand out in the three decades of our post-imperial era are : Duncan Sandys ' 1957 decision to recommend the end of National Service , which almost halved the Army ; the Kennedy/Macmillan Polaris agreement at Nassau in 1962 that led to the RAF losing responsibility to the Royal Navy for the British nuclear deterrent ; Denis Healey 's scrapping of the TSR2 in 1965 , which threatened to ‘ unhorse ’ the RAF 's knights ; his cancellation of the aircraft-carrier replacement programme in 1966 , which did much the same thing to the Royal Navy ; and John Nott 's attempt in 1981 to maintain the strength of the Rhine Army and RAF Germany at the expense of our maritime capability . |
| 12 | The JNA took control of Petrinja ( 50 km south of Zagreb ) and other towns during heavy fighting on Sept. 21-22 as the French government requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council . |
| 13 | In spite of reports from July 20 onwards of truce violations on both sides , both the government and the FPR expressed optimism about the success of the peace negotiations . |
| 14 | On 5–7 May the Schutzkorps took part in the mass exodus via the Loibl Pass into Austria where it formally surrendered on 12 May to 1st Guards Brigade , under 6 Armoured Div , and settled in Viktring camp , a few miles south-west of Klagenfurt , with other Yugoslav refugees ( see below ) . |
| 15 | It was left to the Hercules to unload help to the hungry . |
| 16 | In addition to receiving subscription revenue , the AWCC received rent on a local property it owned . |
| 17 | The Bloodthirster took advantage of Indraugnir 's distraction to strike a mortal wound . |
| 18 | The Massaliotes feared contamination from their neighbours . |
| 19 | The Hubbards have access to a small garden , but they have no running hot water : all water has to be heated on the gas stove . |
| 20 | The Daleks establish contact with the Thals and promise them food , but it is a trap . |
| 21 | Back in pursuit , I was relieved to see the Sierra turn north-east towards Greenwich and the river again , running by the old dockyards and into Woolwich . |
| 22 | The histamine treated xenografts were identical to those from the PBS treated control with respect to the number of inflammatory cells , showing that the increase in tumour size was as a result of an inflammatory response to the injected histamine . |
| 23 | Now the Swindon based offshoot of a Swedish company is ready to exploit a new process . |
| 24 | Because of the national need for minerals , planning authorities have been strongly advised by the DoE to pay attention to economic considerations : ‘ a fundamental concern of planning policy must be to ensure a free flow of mineral products at economic cost . ’ |
| 25 | When Captain Cook visited the nephrite zone of the South Island of New Zealand , the Maori described jade as a fish that became stone only when brought to land . |
| 26 | A month later , the CAA notified Virgin of their decision . |
| 27 | Some of the most decisive fighting in the battle of the Marne took place in the centre of the line , in the St Gond Marshes , where Foch 's Ninth Army was stationed . |
| 28 | With the rebels recording further military successes [ see p. 37702 ] talks between the government and the EPLF took place in Washington on Oct. 2 , chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen . |
| 29 | The AKC gave recognition in 1931 , even without the help of a Breed Standard . |
| 30 | Since Siegfried Gohr left the Kunsthalle to become Director of the Ludwig , the Kunsthalle has become a mere exhibition space without a director and without a programme . |