Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The SED underlined its willingness to leave behind old structures and traditions by abolishing both the politburo and the central committee . |
| 2 | The SED underlined its willingness to leave behind old structures and traditions by abolishing the politburo and the central committee . |
| 3 | Isabel found her gaze fixed in unwilling fascination on one white-knuckled fist . |
| 4 | Her silent philosophising ended with a yelp of indignation as she found her forefinger nipped between strong white teeth . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , surely not , ’ he mocked , and the softly spoken words , combined with the look in his eyes , made her heart leapt with sudden violence . |
| 6 | On 7 June 1991 Auld J. granted her leave to apply for judicial review and directed that the suspension be stayed pending the determination of the judicial review proceedings . |
| 7 | He also reiterated his proposal made in early February that an international referendum on German unity be held . |
| 8 | I could n't possibly compete in those stakes , so I racked my brain to think of small things which they might like . |
| 9 | With the ending of the Cold War , Russia showed its willingness to co-operate with other permanent members on major issues of peace and security . |
| 10 | Despite his resignation Mamaloni stated his intention to remain as Prime Minister and to form a government of " national unity , based on proportionate representation of the nation 's scattered provinces — including the capital , Honiara — in terms of population and resources " , and " guided by the principles of political reconciliation , national reconstruction and policy redirection " . |
| 11 | Kim , who had failed to win the presidency in 1971 and 1987 , stated his intention to retire from active politics with immediate effect . |
| 12 | He based his tax cuts on American research by Lindsey that concluded that reductions in the top tax rates to the American Government in 1981/82 were costless as the top 170,000 taxpayers ended up paying $26.6bn under new legislation instead of $26bn under the old . |
| 13 | It was in the promotion of canons and prebendaries that Edward most tenaciously defended his patronage claims against papal interference . |
| 14 | She owned farms locally and spent her life worrying about Christian slaves in Turkey , for on her death she left the farms to pay for their ransom . |
| 15 | They spent their time hiding behind low stone walls and leaping out at motorists travelling in bus lanes . |
| 16 | Brown Brothers Harriman analyst William Milton has followed Dan Mandresh and downgraded his rating on IBM Corp and lowered his first quarter and full-year 1993 earnings estimates : he cut his rating to sell from neutral and lowered his first quarter forecast to a loss of $0.72 per share from a loss of $0.45 , and his full-year estimate to a loss of $1.10 from a profit of $0.35 a share ; he said he made the changes because of sharper than previously expected declines in IBM 's mainframe business and more severe than expected pricing pressures ; he also said that a noticeable deterioration in employee productivity contributed to his revised outlook — productivity has fallen given declining employee morale as IBM struggles to restructure ; ‘ There 's very little a new chief executive can do initially that 's not already being done , ’ he added . |
| 17 | FRANCO BARESI , the AC Milan captain , last night reversed his decision to retire from international football . |
| 18 | Briggs of Wharfedale , who challenged his audience to distinguish between live performers and loudspeakers . |
| 19 | Against these points must be set the fatalism with which Law watched his country drift into civil war ; the patriotic party became begetters of rebellion , the party of order suborned crime and mutiny , and the leader of the opposition in parliament approved and supported the destruction of both the practice and the authority of parliament . |
| 20 | Before the " off , " Nick Faldo watched his practice swing on instant play-back video , while millions of words were still being uttered and written about the " greatest , biggest and most hyped Ryder Cup ever staged " . |
| 21 | Then she spun , staring back at that hard-faced , powerful man , and felt her heart beat with abrupt violence . |
| 22 | Brought in to fill an unfamiliar forward role John –Bishop made his presence felt with well-taken goals in the 21st and 31st minutes . |
| 23 | He was convinced that he had no need of human advice because he was instructed directly from within by God himself , who made his presence felt in strange but delightful experiences . |
| 24 | After the election Mifsud Bonnici announced his intention to resign as Labour leader . |
| 25 | The threat of a potentially disastrous ethnic split within the Likud increased considerably on March 29 when Levi announced his intention to resign as Foreign Minister at a meeting of his supporters in Herzliya . |
| 26 | DEFIANT Ralph Knight last night revealed his intention to stand against Labour in the county council elections after being repeatedly snubbed by the party . |
| 27 | And less than 60 seconds later with the Ballyclare defence at sixes and sevens , McCallan got his hat-trick scoring from close range after Cathcart fumbled a McCartney cross . |
| 28 | The question that haunts unlucky punters is , " How much did their sharedealer know about impending catastrophe ? |
| 29 | The conference supported his motion calling for regional and district councils to be retained in the Highlands . |
| 30 | To his surprise Rutherford found that a lot of a-particles had their motion turned through large angles ; they bounced back . |