Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local councils like Mid-Glamorgan have been presenting plans to British Rail for close on two decades . |
| 2 | Three times the ball was spun out to the right and three times Claude Gerald left the North Midlands defence for dead with a stunning hat-trick of tries . |
| 3 | There was no hope for United after that but they battled on … and at least won back some of their lost pride with a goal from sub Paul Wanless … |
| 4 | The new RSDG , he said , would provide a framework for Gabonese of diverse political persuasions to prepare for a multiparty system , in a period of " responsible development " which would " comprise a transitional period of apprenticeship " . |
| 5 | In preparing the Bill and seeing it through Parliament , Jenkins had at his right hand Cunningham 's successor as Permanent Under Secretary of State , Sir Philip Allen . |
| 6 | Saltburn and District Round Table has won the Danish Axe Award for international Round Tabling and the National Press Award for publicity in recognition of its mercy work in Africa . |
| 7 | The developer of the area has offered the listed building for free to the Gallery , which must now raise the funds necessary for the restoration , estimated at £2 million . |
| 8 | A recent revival of enthusiasm for Gaelic among both lots of people is giving them a rare common interest . |
| 9 | This clause and the adoption in Wihtred 's laws of the West Saxon term gesith for noble in place of the eorlcund of the laws of Aethelberht , Hlothhere and Eadric perhaps strengthen a possibility that some degree of collaboration attended the drawing up of these codes . |
| 10 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 11 | POLICE have spoken by telephone with the man who left his girlfriend for dead after a car crash in Cleveland . |
| 12 | It was a perfect start for new Aussie coach Royce Simmons and a bitter disappointment for Northern after their shock Yorkshire Cup win over Castleford . |
| 13 | Ossie O'Brien held the seat for Labour at the 1983 by-election but sat for only three months . |
| 14 | The seat had become vacant upon the death on May 27 of Eric Heffer [ see p. 38200 ] , who had held the seat for Labour since 1964 [ see p. 38200 ] and had won 64.2 per cent of the vote at the 1987 election . |
| 15 | In 1942 she married James Hoy who gained the Leith parliamentary seat for Labour in the 1945 general election . |
| 16 | In Croydon North West , alone among the Croydon constituencies , Malcolm Wicks won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives . |
| 17 | 12.37 am , Plymouth Devonport : David Owen held the seat for Labour until defecting to the SDP in 1981 and he held on in 1983 and 1987 . |
| 18 | As Reg Underhill , he carried out the key role of national agent for Labour from 1972 to 1979 . |
| 19 | Giardia lamblia produces a wide spectrum of infection in man ranging from asymptomatic carriage through acute to persistent diarrhoea with intestinal malabsorption . |
| 20 | Also some political levy paying members may not join as individuals , although they remain ardent supporters of Labour and come out and work and vote for Labour at both national and local elections . |
| 21 | INDIA has long had terrorists who kill and maim to secure secession for various of its 25 states . |
| 22 | With a secure nest under Rank , and a distribution deal through Universal in the US , there was little contact with the marketplace , which could have driven the studio to search out new styles and new areas of subject matter . |
| 23 | The Labour Party Conference : Kinnock sets out policies to win power : Warmly-received conference speech seen as change of gear for Labour in run-up to general election |
| 24 | Those who believe that the family is a major force for good in our society should strive to move against this social trend . |
| 25 | Absolute trust is a great force for good in life . |
| 26 | But a far better early evening occupation is to watch the sky slip from pink through mauve to deepest purple and reflect on what you 're missing : the shop-till-you-drop malls of Singapore or another long night on the Jumbo . |
| 27 | Is there an alternative for Labour to the introspection of leadership contests and inquests ? |
| 28 | Mary Lennox had heard a great deal about Magic in her Ayah 's stories , and she always said what happened almost at that moment was Magic . |
| 29 | We moan a great deal about bad for contemporary music , but put on a big new Stockhausen piece in London and the likelihood is that you will fill that hall , provided you prepare it . |
| 30 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |