Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bus company operators insist they will lose custom if the plan to move bus stops from the High Row to Crown Street goes ahead . |
| 2 | The association announced it would start work early next year on a purpose built home for 30 homeless youngsters . |
| 3 | However , the Stuarts claimed they could raise money by means of the prerogative . |
| 4 | But the Lib Dems think THEY can take North East because they beat the Tories soundly in the local council elections last year . |
| 5 | The International Squash Players ' Association said it will take action this week on the 20-year-old Pakistani , and the likelihood is a fine and a zero point score for the World Open . |
| 6 | Cymbeline is too engrossed to notice , but Ma glances up and tells me , ‘ Cymby says she would like Bimbim to join her and Mummy in a nice cup of tea when he 's finished his job . ’ |
| 7 | We can not overcome the past by forgetting the discord and sorrow which war has brought , but by willingness to reconciliate we can ensure peace for the present . |
| 8 | Sony Corp says it will reduce recruitment of new graduates next fiscal year to 500 from the 990 that it has offered jobs for the current year : it will be the second consecutive year-on-year decrease in recruitment after a peak of 1,750 in the 1992-93 fiscal year . |
| 9 | I 'm dying to tell you , but — well , I have n't exactly promised , but Ian says it could cause trouble if I did . ’ |
| 10 | Theo the go-between was soon urgently warning Vincent that his parents believed he should have treatment and were in touch with the lunatic asylum at Geel near Antwerp . |
| 11 | A British expert says it could put pressure on Nelson Mandela 's negotiations with the South African government . |
| 12 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 13 | For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears , and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf . |
| 14 | Ponyboy hopes he will finish school and go on to university , so that he can gain qualifications and lead a better life . |
| 15 | Prison officers at Strangeways are threatening to break off negotiations with those inmates still holding out in the jail , but they 're denying the ultimatum means they 'll use force to end the five day siege . |
| 16 | Members of the medical faculty said they would fax press reports of the Peking democracy movement to as many recipients as they could find in China , to overcome censorship . |
| 17 | ‘ By singling out these rural establishments , the council believes it can weaken opposition . |
| 18 | CHART newcomer John Mathews has a £100 bet that he 'll top the charts — after his clairvoyant mum predicted he would reach No. 1 . |
| 19 | For the next sale , a wider range of firms will be eligible to establish shops and applicants using them will have preference in allocations if there is heavy demand . |
| 20 | The Indian and Indonesian governments announced they would demand compensation from the ship 's owners for pollution caused to their territories . |
| 21 | Asked about possible acquisitions , Lord Blakenham singled out educational , medical , professional and children 's book publishing as areas in which Pearson was strong , and where the group believed it could achieve expansion through both organic growth and acquisitions . |
| 22 | Niall realises you 'll need time to settle in and , barring any unforeseen epidemic , we 're not likely to be rushed off our feet , so if you need longer … ’ |
| 23 | Did you let the management negotiating team know they could use bonus payments as a bargaining tool ? ’ |
| 24 | And banks reckon they can distribute life products much more cheaply than big insurers , which have costly and old-fashioned national sales networks . |
| 25 | In the 1960s buyers thought they could raise cash flows by forming conglomerates , applying their management skills and diversifying risk . |
| 26 | In the 1980s buyers thought they could raise cash flows by breaking up these conglomerates , by giving managers different incentives and controls , and by exploiting more fully tax breaks for debt interest . |
| 27 | Suzanne Fletcher said she used to make lamp shades for £2 a time . |
| 28 | Our desire to please them will take precedence over our own needs , and our self-possession will be compromised . |
| 29 | Unlike Keaton , though , Merton claims he will take time out and be wary of the mass of bad scripts and ideas . |
| 30 | The mark also edged higher against the dollar after the Bundesbank announced it would allow market forces to set the rate for the weekly cash injection today , signalling a potential rise in the ‘ repo ’ rate . |