Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [noun prp] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Case 1 we saw how the Nuer linked legitimacy to the payment of bridecattle ; in Case 2 Nayar legitimacy was established by the child 's mother being of the proper social age , a " mother " and not a " child " , with the added proviso that the presumed genitor must not be of lower caste than the mother . |
| 2 | By now the Cheltenham Gold Cup was her target , and in January 1986 Dawn Run was sent over to Cheltenham to run in the Holsten Distributors Chase as a preliminary to her big date less than two months later . |
| 3 | The South African-born Hampshire batsman was also singled out for his ‘ general attitude on and off the field as part of the English team ’ . |
| 4 | In January 1991 Hong Song-dam was sentenced to three years ' imprisonment for producing material benefiting North Korea . |
| 5 | The moving spirit behind the November 1989 Commons debate was Sir Ian Lloyd , who delivered a grand and gloomy swan song as chairman of the Commons ' Energy Committee . |
| 6 | The leftist 17 November group was reported to have claimed responsibility , and to have referred to Turkish policy towards Cyprus . |
| 7 | The date for the long-awaited fourth PCC congress was finally set for Oct. 11 , 1991 . |
| 8 | To cap a highly successful conclusion to the season — in which the Berkshire side first out-matched defending champions David Lloyd , Heston and then , in the Grand Finals , beat the top seeds Ilkley — the club No. 1 Gary Drake was named the special Grand Finals ‘ Player-of-the-Tournament ’ by Wimbledon referee Alan Mills , and drove away smiling in a brand new £15,000 Vauxhall Astra convertible . |
| 9 | In addition , the CS First Boston Group was first in 1992 in worldwide privatisations and in announced merger-and-acquisition transactions . |
| 10 | At Ullapool the midday early November sun was low in the sky , white gold fanning down into the sea beyond Scoraig peninsula ; An Teallach hid its snow caps , cut off by a cool indigo-grey cloud . |
| 11 | — WINNER of the CIU National Billiards Championship was the holder , Martin Goodwill ( Newport and District WMC , Middlesbrough ) . |
| 12 | In London another UK citizen was also detained for questioning in connection with the case . |
| 13 | ( A further PCP MP was reported to have resigned on June 16 . ) |
| 14 | A 2.8-A MIR map was considerably improved using solvent flattening , even though there is a relatively low solvent content ( 36% ) . |
| 15 | An inquest into the death of 40 year old Alan Dimmer was told he died from shock and severe burns after collapsing in a vat of chemicals . |
| 16 | For example , last year one UK firm was trying to organise a joint venture with Saudi Arabians , who wanted commercial references before signing the contract . |
| 17 | In April 1990 Janos Kis was elected SzDSz chair . |
| 18 | ( On June 4 OPEC oil was trading at around US$18 per barrel . ) |
| 19 | ULSTER 'S strangle-hold on the Schweppes All Ireland Cup was maintained in yesterday 's semi-finals . |
| 20 | At stage II Chlamydia trachomatis was detected in rectal biopsies of two homosexual men ( one had fever and weight loss , the other had abdominal pain ) , and Staphylococcus aureus in stool specimens of one non-homosexual man with epigastric pain and diarrhoea . |
| 21 | THE £230 million Lille metro was opened last week by France 's President Mitterrand . |
| 22 | 's new £4.5 million Chilton factory was officially opened on by , Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk , at the Chilton Industrial Estate , Sudbury , Suffolk before 110 invited guests . |
| 23 | Despite an increase in attendance this year , our annual club dinner last Friday evening was a very mixed affair . |