Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 2 | In these situations the Pump Wagon sustains D6 strength 6 hits due to damage sustained as it crunches and smashes its way through . |
| 3 | There 's also this thing which is called agricultural fundamentalism right and the most developing c , most developed countries , most of the population live in urban areas and the they see erm er rural areas as being sort of the backbone of society , sort of the salt of the earth type of element in society that although they do n't participate in themselves would like to maintain right and so even consumers may well be would not want see erm agriculture obliterated from er , from their country right because they like the products that erm that agriculture produces and they think that you can of erm destroying of the agricultural industry would , would pose an unacceptable burden on the fabric of rural society and as a result are quite happy to see protectionism er fo , for that industry . |
| 4 | You can enjoy the freedom to wander where you want and stay at any of the hotels listed on the previous page ( there 's even a map making your choice of hotels quick and easy ) . |
| 5 | We had heard that the paths ahead were precarious and exposed , but my heart sank when I noticed that even the horses were being blindfolded . |
| 6 | Carrying hot metal , or tripping blindfold between red-hot plough shares , or plunging the arm in boiling water were the usual tests , though the accused might be flung into a pond to see whether he sank or not , or forced to eat an ounce of bread or cheese to see if it stuck in the gullet ! |
| 7 | ‘ The bone can work its way in , you see , ’ the stranger explained as he knelt and checked Gazzer 's pockets with his free hand . |
| 8 | Her horse reared as she fell and Scathach 's naked corpse slipped from its insufficient bindings , falling awkwardly , an ungainly mass of pale flesh and bone , head turned up , eyes dull . |
| 9 | And there would be a funeral when the boat came and I mean when the boat came is just when the boat came . |
| 10 | Although the Shorter Oxford Dictionary says that it means that the person has drunk ‘ intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control , ’ it is arguable that the person must have taken intoxicating liquor to excess so that he has lost the power of self control . |
| 11 | Suddenly , Labour wobbled as it appeared that the Tories might have picked a genuine winner . |
| 12 | Our Agent advises that we indicate that £25,000 is the lowest acceptable offer and that she pays for the alteration . |
| 13 | A landowner could have his monument protected if he wished but he might prefer to maltreat it or destroy it completely . |
| 14 | The defendant contended that he thought that he was a good enough shot to hit only the bottles . |
| 15 | Slowly the tension eased as we realised that we were going to make it ; we exchanged jokes , we moved with greater confidence . |
| 16 | The confusion yields when we realize that we have to do with a limited area , however large , and that the ‘ unionists ’ , if I may use this term , made the mistake of extrapolating the ambiguity and interchangeability within this limited area to the whole scope of Mozart 's staccato notation . |
| 17 | At last the wheel stops and we swing and sway like a pendulum above the seething fairground . |
| 18 | Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Andrew Walker had telephoned twice that morning , and would like her to return his call as soon as possible . |
| 19 | The judge indicated that he believed that police of all ranks had been involved in a cover-up of the initial investigation of the massacre and called for a public inquiry . |
| 20 | Later in Michael Ramsey 's life it disturbed his conventional critics when they found a guardian of Catholic orthodoxy saying that he hoped and expected to meet atheists in heaven . |
| 21 | However , reports questioning Shah 's independence grew after it emerged that Irfanullah Marwat Khan , implicated in the alleged gang-rape of a close friend of the PPP leader Benazir Bhutto [ see p. 38683 ] , had been retained as an adviser to the new provincial government . |
| 22 | For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me . |
| 23 | Oh — ’ Her laughter faded and she sighed before she went on , ‘ I 'd give anything to leave there . |
| 24 | Because when I was thinking about trying to talking to you today , I thought although we 've worked quite a lot with people along this group , you might be sitting here and thinking well you do n't seem to be doing any specific work for and with old people erm , well I think your quite independent and can work out your right that , but one of the things this front line review erm it erm , it 's considering Council front line services under various headings , one of which is Retired Services that the Council provide as a group , now the leader of the Council wants to erm , get public views on how we look at these services , so , and that 's , that 's individuals and groups and one of the things that you might like to think about and I 'm that we as a local government unit who are servicing this review can help you with , is to consider how you might want to fee in for that review , erm and , and consider this , that the re-services for retired people , that the Council provides that you use and basically whether you use that , or service , we want to hear that , the Council would need to know that cos were gon na be making decisions about whether or not they should continue in this front line review erm , and erm , you know , or what things you would , what , what are your questions on about those services , what other things you would like to see provided , things like that and I thing this group could quite easily make a collective representation , a collective submission to that process then you could do it as individual 's as well , so that , that exercise it , it should be over by the eleventh of October it starts on the sixth of September . |
| 25 | Panic subsided when he saw that it was Jimmy . |
| 26 | The first part of Heisenberg 's concluding sentence shows that he felt that such a view fell short of attributing reality to elementary particles . |
| 27 | Her skin tingled and she knew that she was taut with expectation . |
| 28 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 29 | The bomb-shell exploded when it added that those sixty-six coupons must last for a whole year . |
| 30 | This does not coincide with the realistic view of mankind having to overcome the opposition of nature to do as he wishes and came and cultivate what originally posed a threat , and most often still does . |