Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Linfield manager Trevor Anderson admitted plucky Bangor deserved to wreck his well-laid plans . |
| 2 | Hans-Jochen Vogel had announced his intention to step down as leader of the SPD parliamentary group on Oct. 28 , having already relinquished the chair of the party to Björn Engholm in May [ see p. 38199 ] . |
| 3 | Which was that Ellen had sworn herself to celibacy while she worked as a cook , a decision that was to me as eccentric as it was both incomprehensible and frustrating . |
| 4 | It was reported that , when ZANU-PF held primary elections in mid-February to select its candidates , several senior party officials , including Joyce Mujuru ( Minister of Community Development and Co-operatives ) , had been defeated , but that Mugabe had reinstated them after nullifying the results . |
| 5 | From 1984 to 1986 the people of the territories watched uneasily as the mainstream PLO tried to recover its position by uniting with Jordan in an initiative intended to rescue the territories from occupation . |
| 6 | On 10 March 1988 , the TBL board called an egm of shareholders for 30 March to consider increasing its share capital , which it had power to do under its articles of association . |
| 7 | Bassetja led from half a mile out and looked at one stage like winning the race as the favourite Velma appeared to have it all to do . |
| 8 | He saw how every little niggling thing old Andy had given him to do counted — how one developed his muscle , another his eye , a third his judgement of time and distance ; how each hour he spent working with the foremast hands taught him to know and understand them better against the day when such men as they were would look to him for guidance . |
| 9 | During his time with the Royal Free Courtney began publicising his foundation . |
| 10 | Adam said , ‘ Something rather fantastic ; old Hilbert 's left me his house . ’ |
| 11 | Another Dominic had called her Thea . |
| 12 | Jane eyed her slim figure enviously , dreading the evening ahead , certain now that the old Frank Usher dress she had decided to squeeze herself into was going to look absurd . |
| 13 | A businessman is claiming that a blunder by British Telecom has cost his firm seventy thousand pounds in lost orders . |
| 14 | British Telecom has said its three billion pound profit is not excessive . |
| 15 | British Telecom has said its three billion pound profit is not excessive . |
| 16 | Since the early 1970s , British Telecom has run what it calls Confravision . |
| 17 | This man this Mr wants to meet you , to apologize to you |
| 18 | Some TECs have told us that it is not their guarantee but the Government 's . |
| 19 | This Matilda had shown herself to be as resolute and intelligent as her cousin and namesake in Gloucester , but had forgotten neither compassion nor patience . |
| 20 | At this Brian had resigned himself to living in the district . |
| 21 | When lovesome God did send me here |
| 22 | When lovesome God did send me here |
| 23 | Old Jack had won it ! |
| 24 | Scottish Amicable intended to do everything in style . |
| 25 | The Lord Chief Justice , Lord Lane , Mr Justice Macpherson , and Mr Justice Pill dismissed applications under the 1988 Criminal Justice Act by Mr Tim Crook , a freelance journalist , to reverse decisions by two Old Bailey judges to close their courts . |
| 26 | From a boyfriend , Robbie had assumed , and the arrival of this Fenton seemed to confirm her supposition . |
| 27 | I did n't think even that would be very interesting , but I liked the idea of old Peter having to bend himself for once . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you or this Farouk have touched her I 'll tear you apart with my bare hands . ’ |
| 29 | mind you for yea , when old Charles 's said we crawled out the sea |
| 30 | When I returned , Jan looked at me knowingly , as if darling Basil had told her about my embarrassing hump , third leg and cocaine habit . |