Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alex , however , subscribes to the standard conspiracy theory that the authorities undermine anyone investigating these sensitive areas . |
| 2 | Animal welfare groups want them outlawed all together . |
| 3 | Experts say they cause unseen damage to the environment and to people . |
| 4 | Britain , France and West Germany have argued for a joint world turnover threshold of £3.5bn , while the majority want it set lower at £1.4bn . |
| 5 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 6 | The last Hercules crash was more than 20 years ago and the base say they remain confident in the safety of the transporter plane . |
| 7 | As Josephus says : ‘ They also do not value dying any kind of death , nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends , nor can any such fear make them call any man Lord … ’ |
| 8 | … labels make us feel exclusive . |
| 9 | Date Number of homes Number of beds 1987 169 5000 1988 200 7000 Approximately half of those homes say they offer some provision for the elderly with mental impairment . |
| 10 | The governor 's strategists say they became confident that the reform would get through when the state 's biggest business lobby , Associated Industries of Florida , agreed to support it . |
| 11 | ‘ You know we are Jews and Jews remember what happened 50 years ago and during this time nobody in the world was doing anything to save the Jews , ’ Kahn told reporters at Zagreb 's Pleso airport . |
| 12 | As the scores were read out like a football draw it became clear that it would be a close contest . |
| 13 | Your religion allow you to take another wife without repudiating Empress Farah Diba . " |
| 14 | As more and more frauds emerge it becomes apparent that conmen are trying to dupe vulnerable people . |
| 15 | Recent field studies of the extant great apes by Wrangham , MacKinnon , and Dian Fossey allow us to formulate new models of the relations between social organization and ecology of these species and to present them in terms of the reproductive and social strategies of individuals . |
| 16 | These data allow us to clarify important observations on the Hotteterres made by their contemporary Borjon de Scellery in his Traité de la musette , in which he cites a father and two sons of the Hotteterre family as the ‘ most esteemed ’ makers of woodwind instruments and in particular of musettes and flutes . |
| 17 | In the union section , Mr Davies 's supporters claim he won 18 per cent , Mr Field 10 per cent and Ms Kathy Wilson , a Militant supporter , 7 per cent . |
| 18 | Sir Kenneth Newman — then commandant — suggests that the book 's claim to attention is that its contents are contributed by insiders ; while in their introduction , the authors claim it goes some way to challenging Holdaway 's claim ( 1979 ) that ‘ research from the Police Staff College has not resulted in a major project on the police ’ . |
| 19 | with hocked gems financing him/ our hero bravely defied all scornful laughter/ that tried to prevent his scheme/ your eyes deceive/ he had said/ an egg/ not a table/ correctly typifies this unexplored planet/ now three sturdy sisters sought proof/ forging along sometimes through calm vastness/ yet more often over turbulent peaks and valleys/ days became weeks/ as many doubters spread fearful rumours about the edge/ at last/ from nowhere/ welcome winged creatures appeared/ signifying momentous success |
| 20 | To that charge Shaun David do you plead guilty or not guilty ? |
| 21 | To that charge Sean David do you plead guilty or not guilty ? |
| 22 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 23 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 24 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 25 | Neither today nor in the future do we make any claims whatsoever on territory in Poland or in any other neighbouring country . " |
| 26 | Once only in the rest of the New Testament do we meet this title , in 1 John 2:1 . |
| 27 | Which of the above tactics do you make most use of ? |
| 28 | I 'm glad all your transport users are , are now coming out of the woodwork , but you are the minority in this hundred , now of the majority the car drivers do you feel any resent of responsibility towards users of public transport , I mean there are all manner of er plans afoot to , to slightly further tax or er charge drivers so that roads can be subsidised , I do n't know that it would subsidise public transport , but there are penalties coming up for private car users and drivers , do you approve ? , do you disapprove , do you think that 's fair enough ? , no one 's said any thing about pollution yet , yes |
| 29 | O K , with erm other than the three bedrooms do you have any particular requirements , do you need a garage or anything like that ? |
| 30 | ‘ The cruelty to which animals do you consider most obscene ? ’ |