Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , support for the League would be maximized if people were given the opportunity to support it without supporting war . |
| 2 | In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy . |
| 3 | ‘ He put his foot between the two bottom rungs of the ladder and then caught at the upright to save himself from staggering . |
| 4 | The Prince inherited it upon becoming Prince of Wales and will lose it if and when he becomes King . |
| 5 | She had not the heart to embarrass him by refusing a request so diffidently expressed . |
| 6 | ‘ He said that every time he returned to the kidnappers to present an offer worked out after lengthy discussions with the family , claiming that this was the absolute maximum the Milettis could afford to pay , the gang accused him of lying . |
| 7 | The male busies himself with placing the eggs in a nest , and when this is complete , the ritual can begin again . |
| 8 | After preaching on two or three occasions to the people of Kidderminster , the Vicar banned him from preaching any more . |
| 9 | According to him Beatrice was so jealous that she locked Modi up in the cottage to keep him from going off with other women . |
| 10 | The curriculum justifies itself by saying that unless teachers deliberately introduce the subject of homosexuality to the classroom it would be unlikely ever to arise among the children themselves . |
| 11 | Do not let this kindness on the part of the college discourage you from buying your own textbooks and building up a library of your own . |
| 12 | She went over to help lift the beams , and then hand new turfs and heather up to Luch , who was light enough to clamber over the roof to mend it without breaking it . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a double-action revolver , which means you have to pull back the hammer to cock it before firing . ’ |
| 14 | The rock thanked her for helping it . |
| 15 | We trained hard as well but the snow stopped us from doing too much off-road riding . |
| 16 | He listened out for the trickle of water , but the wind offered nothing but rustling grass , now very loud in his ears . |
| 17 | The third element of European policy that the Leader of the Opposition accused us of ignoring was regional policy . |
| 18 | We know that you want the GHI to guide you in choosing and using appliances , so we 'll be reviewing one product every month , starting with vacuum cleaners in February . |
| 19 | Three points should be noted : ( 1 ) Note 1 to the Rule recommends anyone considering making such an announcement to consult the Panel first . |
| 20 | There is a wide choice of dinner menu and the management prides itself on offering service of a fine standard . |
| 21 | The management prides itself on offering excellent service at all levels , with a strong emphasis placed on giving guests individual , personal attention . |
| 22 | The management prides itself on offering comfortable accommodation in elegant surroundings , and puts an emphasis on providing excellent service . |
| 23 | This intimate family hotel offers a warm welcome to a homely atmosphere and the management prides itself on offering a choice of good local cooking in its dining-room . |
| 24 | A well run property , the management prides itself on offering good service . |
| 25 | If an Act of Parliament has been obtained improperly , it is for the legislature to correct it by repealing it : but , so long as it exists as law , the courts are bound to obey it . |
| 26 | Several physiotherapists mentioned that the active nature of the job benefited them physically and a number of people with sensory impairments believed that the nature of the work prevented them from becoming isolated . |
| 27 | So the problem is , if your child wants to go , if one of our children wanted to go at midnight , I 'm fairly sure that everybody in this Council Chamber would have quite a reasonable way of er of retaining that child in the home but of course we 've all heard the stories of what happens when the unruly children in the children 's homes want to go out at midnight and I do think we we have a problem because with the report and the new legislation , we 're in the situation where there 's plenty of advice for us as to what to do , what not to do should I say , we ca n't we ca n't use pindown , you ca n't shut them in a room , you ca n't physically restrain them , so how does one of the workers in the home stop them from going out ? |
| 28 | ‘ Angela said the council wanted it for housing ? ’ |
| 29 | In theory there was a simple enough answer to that problem : have the machine protect itself by looking several moves ahead . |
| 30 | The Sun congratulates itself on securing a Conservative victory : ‘ It 's the Sun wot won it ! … |