Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Penney cracked home a good un … |
| 2 | Sinar Surya carried only an antique compass whose oil was so clouded with age that we could hardly read the rose . |
| 3 | President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak cut short an official five-day visit to China ( where he had arrived on that day ) to return to Egypt . |
| 4 | Jake Mariner cracked home a great goal and the scoring was completed by defender Mark Howell . |
| 5 | Wales had opened brightly , but were then caught out when Gavin Maguire gave away a free kick on the right . |
| 6 | But Woking failed to maintain their momentum and Robert Codner drove home a deserved equaliser before half-time . |
| 7 | Dawn on Monday morning shone only a bleak grey light over Moscow and it looked as though the weathermen would be right in their prediction of rain by midday . |
| 8 | Mr. Ashworth put forward a specific defence of statutory authority based upon section 5 of the Medway Ports Authority Act 1973 . |
| 9 | Lee King floated home a simple free kick for the third on 29 minutes . |
| 10 | In his opening speech , Russian President Boris Yeltsin put forward a radical plan of economic reform , involving financial discipline and privatization , and elaborating the relationship with other republics . |
| 11 | Coun Carr said only an estimated £83.29 of the £353 was for Middlesbrough Council spending plans . |
| 12 | Lloyd George had both a real desire to bring about social improvement and a shrewd appreciation of the gains it could , if carefully approached , bring both to the Liberal party and to his personal reputation . |
| 13 | Yet between 1933 and 1942 J. Arthur Rank put together a vertically-integrated film empire that was the nearest Britain ever came to emulating the great Hollywood studios . |
| 14 | Swedish international Anders Limpar made only a brief substitute 's appearance in that victory at Selhurst Park , but his popularity was underlined by the reception he was given by Arsenal fans at Selhurst Park . |
| 15 | IBM Corp was also absent , while Hewlett-Packard Co contributed only a lukewarm endorsement , with no precise commitment to implement the technology . |
| 16 | But then Knup grabbed back the lead in the 72nd minute and ten minutes later , Georges Bregy thundered home a 30-yard free-kick . |
| 17 | Even the United Kingdom Beveridge scheme had only a minor effect on unemployment insurance . |
| 18 | Bill Sikes broke open a small window at the back of the house , then shone his light into Oliver 's face . |
| 19 | It seems that official confirmation may not have been forthcoming , for the German O.K.W. records noted only a single Hurricane shot down during this day , while Müncheberg 's claim was apparently classed as a ‘ probable ’ , although it remained on his personal list of successes . |
| 20 | David Robinson headed over from a corner after three minutes , Mark Prudhoe booted away a close range effort from Bobby Barnes after 22 minutes , while Ken Charlery lobbed wide with only the keeper to beat after 35 minutes . |
| 21 | In the second half , Alexander made two good chances for himself , but it was Bicester who deservedly equalised after a sustained spell of pressure when Mark Butler stabbed home a loose ball from a corner . |