Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb past] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hereford defence fell to pieces , apart from Judge who did everything and more to try to keep them out . |
| 2 | The truck driver survived with injuries , firemen said . |
| 3 | However , in statements after his election Polozkov appeared at pains to emphasis his loyalty to Gorbachev and support for perestroika , and to refute his reputation for conservatism . |
| 4 | Herr Nordern groped for words as he stared at the envelopes with Steinmark written across them . |
| 5 | £8,000 haul by ram-raiders RAM-RAIDERS escaped with camcorders worth more than £8,000 after driving a stolen car through the windows of Northern Electric 's showroom on Clifton Moor , York early yesterday . |
| 6 | Gary Corbett arrived in handcuffs at Bristol Crown court this morning facing the accusation that he killed a small baby . |
| 7 | Lowndes Queensway failed with debts of £200M , despite two refinancings and substantial asset sales . |
| 8 | Supporters of Schutt 's multiple-stresses hypothesis pointed to studies of tree rings in West Germany , Switzerland and other countries , which showed a long-term slowing in growth well before the year in which visible signs of decline had developed . |
| 9 | nineteenth century , the Nez Perce fought with clubs , lances and their most famous weapon , a bow of mountain sheep horn . |
| 10 | Radical reshaping of the group 's operations away from retail outlets and into bakery operations led to write-offs last year , but this time there were no below-the-line expenses for store closures . |
| 11 | He was an exacting colleague , and college meetings lasted for hours as he reminisced about the past ; but it was his way of educating the fellows in the traditions of the college . |
| 12 | Two IRA car bombs exploded within minutes , wrecking scores of offices in the commercial heart of the city . |
| 13 | Ms. Quant confided to delegates that she often jollied Plunkett ( her husband , entrepreneur Alexander Plunkett-Green ) into helping her dye her pubic hair some fantasy shade , or to trim it to a neat heart shape . |
| 14 | Miss Hayes turned to films in the 1930s , winning her first of two Academy Awards for her role in The Sin of Madelon Claudet ( 1931 ) . |
| 15 | A FRANTIC pre-match ticket scramble was sparked today in Co Derry as thousands of anxious Gaelic football fans battled for places at next weekend 's All-Ireland showdown at Croke Park . |
| 16 | The concessions Edward made on matters such as purveyance and unparliamentary taxation went a long way towards meeting the grievances of the commons , and the king was able to mobilize the resources he required for war . |
| 17 | She stood very neatly beside her in the little room that Miss Potts shared with Mams Audiponde at North Tower . |
| 18 | The Quimper dish lay in pieces upon the floor . |
| 19 | Tin bow drew across strings , tin flute moved against furred mouth . |
| 20 | A close friend of the disgraced boss of Mint and Boxed says the bribes were paid in two £20,000 instalments smuggled in boxes containing the toy firm 's catalogues . |
| 21 | Q : In your October edition , David Hernon wrote regarding problems accessing his hard disk . |
| 22 | After experience of observing and administering a practical circus in their own schools , teachers in one liaison group travelled to schools in second-phase LEAs * and instructed other teachers in the administration of the test . |
| 23 | Just down the road at Shalford , electrical contractor Schupke collapsed with debts of £100,000 and the loss of 21 jobs . |
| 24 | Scores of car buyers flocked to showrooms yesterday encouraged by a Budget package aimed at kickstarting the motor industry . |
| 25 | During the 12th plenum of the Albanian Worker 's Party ( AWP ) central committee on Nov. 6-7 , President Ramiz Alia called for changes to the country 's 1976 Constitution , including a redefinition of the leading role of the party and freedom for religious beliefs . |
| 26 | And so , on the evening of 31 December 1962 , Jacob , Katherine and Leo waited in a living room decked in flowers and soft lights for the first guests to arrive . |
| 27 | Small Ryokan tucked into steps . |
| 28 | Several R.A.F. planes crashed at locations throughout the county but it was three years until the next disaster brought death and destruction to a quiet residential street in Prestwick . |
| 29 | The necklace was a collar of dull silver , two hinged silver pieces knobbed with moonstones which snapped into place around her lean neck and rose up almost to her chin so that she could hardly move her head . |
| 30 | Behind him was a kind of triptych with ferny foliage , to the left and right , enclosing a watery space in which rosy and silver fish shone between pond-weeds . |