Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Little Owl Barbara McGlone married Andrew Hirst , the 23rd Wakefield Ossett Methodist Pack turned up with a flower each and presented the couple with a horseshoe . |
| 2 | The inspector was standing in a public place at the time , and of course this message came up over the radios of all police officers on the Division … |
| 3 | The opening night of the tour at Tokyo 's 40,000 capacity Chiba Marine stadium kicked off on Friday 13 last month amid typhoon conditions . |
| 4 | Along with his paternal role as protector of the weak , defender of the state and dispenser of justice , the Inca , Pharaoh s ) r divine king summed up in his person much of the image of the parents in the mind of the child and in the unconscious of the adult . |
| 5 | In 1978 Allan concluded her survey of such research by writing : As a result different research came up with different findings so that the policy maker and practitioner ended up with long lists of poorly defined and sometimes contradictory characteristics . |
| 6 | Because of the condition of the ramp , action this year got off to a slow start with the ramp 's resurfacing being the prime objective . |
| 7 | In the United States average productivity rose by about one-third between 1955 and 1970 , in Japan it rose by five times and in Europe it doubled . |
| 8 | Last December , the Heron International chairman sat down with Price Waterhouse accountant Alan Wheatley , whose stature was confirmed last Thursday when he became chairman-elect of venture capital giant 3i . |
| 9 | Well this is where , I mean this is like this comes into omega squared will came in to electronics . |
| 10 | On Saturday two boys came over from Eton . |
| 11 | Particularly active has been the WJEC TEC co-ordinating panel set up in 1975 to co ordinate the work of the colleges and consortia and to promote a programme of in-service training . |
| 12 | THE Queen 's showpiece meeting at Ascot next week has been rescued by a £1 million loan made up of money deducted from betting shop punters . |
| 13 | At the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village eight cops moved in for another raid on a gay bar . |
| 14 | The North Korean delegation walked out of the eighth round of normalization talks with Japan , held on Nov. 5 in the Chinese capital Beijing . |
| 15 | On Sept. 30 clashes broke out in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip between supporters of Al-Fatah , which constituted the mainstream of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , and Hamas ( the Islamic Resistance Movement ) . |
| 16 | Software house Logica Plc , London W and software and services company Finsiel SpA , have set up a new joint venture company in Italy called Logicasiel SpA , following Finsiel 's acquisition of the controlling shares in Data Management , Logica 's original joint venture partner in Italy : Logica owns 40% of Logicasiel , while Finsiel , via Data Management , owns 60% ; Logicasiel is made up of Logica General Systems , the original Logica-Data Management joint venture set up in 1985 , and GSO Informatica , which is now wholly owned by the new company ; Logicasiel has 240 staff and turnover of approximately £15m ; it operates in finance , local government and industry , but intends to focus on developing further trade links with the European Commission and pan-European organisations . |
| 17 | In January 1960 Macmillan set out on a tour of Africa , first stopping in Ghana : ‘ Nkrumah was an engaging character with much charm of manner and courtesy ’ , he writes . |
| 18 | Last night former England international Beasant dashed out of a side-entrance after two more of his blunders led to Norwich goals . |
| 19 | In July 1816 Sewell set off for Vienna , Berlin and Hanover . |
| 20 | In January 1735 Collinson reported back to Bartram , ‘ … how well the little case of plants came , being put under the captain 's bed and saw no light till I sent for it . |
| 21 | From 7 April 1916 , South Metropolitan staff came out on strike against the employment of women drivers . |
| 22 | On 2 February 1989 Jones sent in to the APS an abstract of his intended talk which stated in part ‘ We have accumulated considerable evidence for a new form of cold nuclear fusion which occurs when hydrogen isotopes are loaded into various materials , notably crystalline solids ( without muons ) ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 23 | The February 1974 election turned out to be close , but few thought it was going to be close at the time . |
| 24 | TOTTENHAM last night hit out at claims of a rift between chief executive Terry Venables and chairman Alan Sugar . |
| 25 | But a CCETSW working party set up in response to the acute shortage of practice placements heard evidence that social workers finishing DipSW courses were having problems finding jobs . |
| 26 | In November 1985 North shipped out of America two Boeing 707-loads of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles , ostensibly for Israel although by now the pretence was wearing thin and they were simply transferred to Israeli cargo aircraft and flown straight on to Iran . |
| 27 | The blob looked towards the door , and as the flash emerged further into the hallway another blob drifted out behind it . |
| 28 | This , again , is quite usual , say in the automotive industry ; * meeting stringent specifications laid down by the customer . |
| 29 | For example , Haringey has still not taken its place within the Community Consultative Group set up after Lord Scarman 's report on the disorders of 1981 . |
| 30 | With Mesic openly urging JNA soldiers and officers to desert , a large JNA armoured column set out from Belgrade on Sept. 19 . |