Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jeep was gone and the dust had settled , surely the driver realised that dust-raising meant instant reaction from the Germans with shelling and heavy mortaring of the area and the inevitable casualties . |
| 2 | Case studies showed that employers made savings arising ‘ mainly from temporary workers having less beneficial ( or no ) entitlement to holiday and sickness pay , and particularly to occupational pensions ’ ( Meager , 1986 , p. 12 ) . |
| 3 | He had initially made braziers and water carriers on the estate of a European settler , who had persuaded him to manufacture in addition chisels and hammers . |
| 4 | The story goes that Blackburn chairman Jack Walker was unimpressed by Thomas 's contribution in the 3–3 draw at Selhurst Park and refused to sign another of his famous cheques with all those zeros . |
| 5 | He was also a vegetarian , although the story goes that Chapman persuaded him to eat steaks after hearing that he sometimes felt faint when heading a ball . |
| 6 | The story goes that James Gilbey , pulled into a lay-by somewhere in Oxfordshire on New Years Eve 1989 and used his car phone to call the Royal residence at Sandringham in Norfolk . |
| 7 | The story goes that James Gilbey , pulled into a lay-by somewhere in Oxfordshire on New Years Eve 1989 and used his car phone to call the Royal residence at Sandringham in Norfolk . |
| 8 | The story goes that Ghar Hasan was used by a Saracen , over eight hundred years ago , as a hiding place , to avoid expulsion . |
| 9 | The story goes that Wenceslas wished to prove his queen was guilty of adultery and Nepomuk , as the queen 's confessor , denied that she was . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the Oscar-winning designer of Gotham City , Anton Furst ( see FACE 5 ) , has been hired by Columbia Pictures ' new silly money bosses Jon peters and Peter Guber to make the old MGM film lot cosy for them . |
| 11 | The names of his parents are not known , nor is that of his wife , but he had brothers Baldwin and Eustace , and sons Eustace and Ernulf . |
| 12 | After his death in 1898 his sons Eustace and Cyril continued the business . |
| 13 | Taylor levelled but Windass headed Hull 's late winner . |
| 14 | A new report from London-based market research firm Input , suggests that the European market for desktop services — everything from device and network installation to support and maintenance , but excluding equipment itself — will reach $400m in 1992 , rising to $1,400m in 1997 . |
| 15 | They reckon investors and customers might worry needlessly about a firm 's balance sheet if , say , asset values plunged while liabilities , which will not be shown at current values , were unchanged . |
| 16 | I could hear my own heart thumping and beating . |
| 17 | Queen Victoria thinks that Grace Darling is one of the finest young women in this country , and she is writing to thank her . |
| 18 | THE MACC LADS : ‘ Twenty Golden Crates ’ ( Streetlink ) pub band of unlovable rogues celebrate their tenth anniversary , would you believe , with this beer swillin' , sheep shaggin' and chips ‘ n ’ gravy guzzling collection — out on Monday |
| 19 | As he shook his head his long hair parted and Rachel saw the gleam of an earring . |
| 20 | Trees R.Us K. Doyle has put forward the following proposal , ‘ planters would be positioned , bollards erected and seats installed . |
| 21 | Trees R.Us K. Doyle has put forward the following proposal , ‘ Planters would be positioned , bollards erected and seats installed . |
| 22 | Magnus requested that Finreir and Teclis teach the full secrets of magic to humans . |
| 23 | Van Der Meulen realised that change had to come but he was surely saddened by the way it happened . |
| 24 | Meanwhile New Scientist understands that ministers have not taken up the offer of the Greenfield committee to hold further meetings to consider the issues of generic drugs further . |
| 25 | It is proposed that both reception and library desks remain but physicality and function change . |
| 26 | The opportunity arose when Michael Barry , the BBC 's longstanding Head of Drama , resigned in 1961 to join the new Irish television network , Telefis Eireann in Dublin . |
| 27 | A small opportunity arose when Lizzie came knocking at the door for the ceremonial delivery of two silver-bound shoulder sprays , one , a gardenia , the other an orchid , and a card which said : From Robert . |
| 28 | At last her opportunity arose when Collin Brooks , a friend of both Eliot and her own family , suggested that she apply for the post of Eliot 's secretary which had fallen vacant . |
| 29 | Roger revealed that Clarissa had been buying Christmas presents since the summer ; little bundles would be secreted in cupboards . |
| 30 | Carling revealed that Thursday 's secret training session involved the reserve three-quarters ‘ pushing up remarkably quickly so we could work on ways to counter the way the Boks defend ’ . |