Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Benjamin had given her nothing else in their life together he had given her this child , and for that Sarah would forgive him anything . |
| 2 | The week from Saturday 9th March to Friday 15th March will be ‘ Be A Sport For Comic Relief ’ week , and it would be rather nice if every town/area in the country where we have classes could put on an event tied in with good local media coverage ( advanced warning to newspapers & radio — they will have received national press releases and be anxious to get local news ) — a sponsored ball bounce is probably the easiest thing to organise , but please let us know your ideas . |
| 3 | That Romania could build a nuclear weapon at the moment is unlikely . |
| 4 | that Colin could go and do a good job |
| 5 | Franca , now gathered into Marcus 's attempt , was saying in her mind , Oh let it be all right , let it be all right , not sure what she meant by this , whether that Marcus should revive Patrick , or whether simply that Marcus should ‘ get away ’ without some positive disgrace , some catastrophe or shameful happening . |
| 6 | Lower Manhattan must have looked confusing to them as several different neighbourhoods met at the end of the island , at Coenties Slip . |
| 7 | There were always some in the State Department who thought the policy might be pushed a little further : who thought that a unified Germany might become a big partner for America in the same way as is ( say some ) Japan . |
| 8 | James Ellis who represents Oxford and Buckinghamshire in the European Parliament says a unified Germany would be good for Europe . |
| 9 | Bush announced afterwards that they " share[d] a common belief " that a unified Germany should remain a full NATO member , but declared : " The former territory of East Germany should have a specific military status that would take into account the legitimate security interests of all interested countries , including the Soviet Union . " |
| 10 | The relative lack of progress on START and in particular the multilateral CFE negotiations ( being conducted in Vienna within the framework of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe , CSCE — see p. 37335 ) since the Malta summit were widely attributed to Soviet concern over the pace and implications of German unification , and whether a unified Germany could be allowed to be a member of NATO . |
| 11 | Junior Murray could be their man . |
| 12 | US and British officials saw Soviet expressions of displeasure as ritualistic , and the least that Moscow could do for its allies in Nicaragua and Cuba . |
| 13 | That Bess could see through her casement , the road that he would ride . |
| 14 | However many prettily-painted Eleanors might lurk inside that dumpy frame , the combined influence of an overbearing father and a domineering husband would ensure that they remained securely locked away . |
| 15 | I was on the grass below the paddock when Ronnie 's car pulled off the road with a completely inexplicable failure : inexplicable in that Ronnie could find no reason why his car , which had been going so well , should suddenly come to a halt . |
| 16 | ‘ That Friday will go down as one of the most — if not the most important days in the history of our sport in this country , ’ said Bob Moffatt , President of Tennis Canada . |
| 17 | ‘ that Dersingham 'd consult me first . ’ |
| 18 | This happened to be the very moment when I dropped the punt-pole into the water , the idea being that Dennis could grab hold of it and I would then pull him in . |
| 19 | That Surrey can beat the best sides in one-day cricket is in no doubt — Lancashire were trapped in the Refuge at Old Trafford and Essex and Northants overcome in the quarter- and semi-finals of the NatWest Trophy respectively . |
| 20 | It just occurred to me that Tuesday would be another opportunity to talk to Julian , the guy who comes in and does the S U legal aid stuff . |
| 21 | Our hypothetical Ann could eat her packet of peanuts , for example , if she added three half-hour swims to her weekly routine . |
| 22 | Both mother and father , they agree that erm that David should do that because , you see , David established that he is the only he is the only man on this Earth who who who have er holy seed in him . |
| 23 | That too was the conclusion of the special Cabinet committee and the decision was taken that SERPS should be replaced . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , just something I came up with that Ari should be able to do herself . |
| 25 | The Goddess tells her she can pull the dark , hard thing away , but that Ari will have to help . |
| 26 | Neither Sal nor Kitty would ever need one of those — although Posh Porky might soon enough , the way she was going . |
| 27 | Detailed recommendations included : that every school should have a policy for ‘ language across the curriculum ’ and a suitably qualified teacher to support it , and that LEAs should appoint special advisers to support the schools ; that there should be screening procedures to identify language difficulties at an early stage , and specialist assistance available at both school and LEA level for those in need ; that language in education should form part of initial training for every teacher ; that in-service education in reading and language should be expanded ; and that a system of monitoring be set up , using new instruments to assess a wider range of attainments than in the past and establishing new criteria for literacy . |
| 28 | Five years after the NEDC/MSC report Training and Enterprise Councils ( TECs ) were launched , with an emphasis on the need to provide a meeting-ground for several interests : " Each TEC will shape its own agenda to reflect the special economic and social needs of the area . |
| 29 | Its primary spokesman suggested that guarantees could be given that Afghanistan would not become a base for foreign powers . |
| 30 | Next week , in recognition of this magnificent feat , Public NME will be devoting the entire page to care of your dust mask . |