Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , for reasons John Bradley does not quite make clear , Moscow also gambles on a wider war by invading West Germany . |
| 2 | The court heard that four soldiers — Paul Fraser , Ian Smith , Brian Sim and Sean Bland — had arrived at the pub at about 10.40 p.m. in Fraser 's white Volkswagen Sirocco and stayed there watching the title fight between boxers Chris Ewbank and Michael Watson on the television . |
| 3 | Guppy gets five years for gems robbery fraud |
| 4 | For generations Stoddard Templeton have selected only the very finest yarns from all over the world . |
| 5 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 6 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 7 | And that is excellent news for Reds manager Frankie Parks who is increasingly worried he wo n't have men fit enough to write their names on the team sheet . |
| 8 | West Country Living : Londoners lead rush for houses John Dudman finds a pre-election surge |
| 9 | Hanson lost out to Tomkins in its last big bid , for Ranks Hovis MacDougall , and anyway now has a lowly share rating with a yield well above the market average at about six per cent . |
| 10 | Lord Hanson bought a 3% stake in ICI but ultimately abandoned his takeover plans , acquired Beazer and made an unsuccessful bid for Ranks Hovis McDougall , defeated by his protege at Tomkins , Chris Hutchins . |
| 11 | Hanson launched a hostile £780m cash bid for Ranks Hovis McDougall . |
| 12 | Tomkins made an offer of £935m for Ranks Hovis McDougall and Hanson decided not to increase its offer of £790m , thereby withdrawing from the bidding . |
| 13 | When Lord Hanson made his cash bid for Ranks Hovis McDougall a month ago the shares shot up above the 220p offer . |
| 14 | He 'd worked for firearms makers Springfield and Samuel Colt before beginning his own company in 1890 , and knew that identical parts could be made to a standard that meant they were interchangeable . |
| 15 | For Spurs supremo Terry Venables , though , it was a night of concern . |
| 16 | ‘ So for institutions equity investment in hotels is perhaps a little too speculative . ’ |
| 17 | indoor climbing offers a whole range of challenges … they can even get the mountains to move … the Alps the Himalayas … you can climb them all indoors … for climbers St. Werburgs is simply heaven |
| 18 | At the Swan Reach development at Harefield , Hertfordshire , GHM Architects Ltd of Wheathampstead have created 27 homes adjacent to the Grand Union Canal for clients Jarvis Homes . |
| 19 | Spa town taps the public 's taste for spies Maev Kennedy on a cloak and dagger plot to boost tourism in downtown Cheltenham . |
| 20 | The results were confirmed by hybridisation with an internal oligonucleotide probe specific for herpes B virus . |
| 21 | Similarly , the Teacher — Pupil Interaction and the Quality of Learning ( TIQL ) Project , directed by John Elliott for Schools Council Programme 2 , aimed to encourage the development of teachers as researchers by allowing teachers to define their own problems ( within a general framework ) , to carry out their own research , propose subsequent action , and monitor the consequences of its implementation . |
| 22 | It represents a summation of the received humanism of the latter half of the century , including the main provisions of its eighteenth-century predecessors ( life , liberty , security , and the pursuit of happiness ) and with gestures towards more partial demands for Trades Union membership , paid holidays , and freedom to travel , yet without any obvious grounding in a religious deity . |
| 23 | The success rate of lawyers in 1982 was 36.9 per cent whereas that for trades union representatives and for individuals representing themselves was 25.1 per cent . |
| 24 | Despite developments such as Schools Council history and a growing interest in African , Caribbean and Indian history , school history is unlikely ever to escape the grip of nationalism . [ … ] |
| 25 | For centuries merchant seamen from all over the world have mingled with the local population and now , in addition , for three months every year , holidaymakers flood in like the tide . |
| 26 | The demand for vins de Pérignon far exceeded supply and , as a consequence , grapes had to be purchased from outside the abbey 's holdings to meet increased production levels . |
| 27 | But , like Penny , he was surprised Robyn had agreed to be nominated as Arts Faculty Shadow . |
| 28 | Most of the world 's greatest wines are carefully and deliberately made as vins de gardes — wines to keep . |
| 29 | For months Weatherbury people had been discussing the party that Mr Boldwood was going to give just before Christmas , and now the day had finally arrived . |
| 30 | Coun Williams refuses to have any contact with the South Africans although for months President de Klerk has been sitting down with Nelson Mandela and immense steps are in train towards early power sharing . |