Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 2 | They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement . |
| 3 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 4 | Small wonder that flocks of European and Scandinavian birds choose it as their resting point when migrating to more congenial climes each winter . |
| 5 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 6 | Several of the actresses make plucky attempts to inject it with a semblance of artistic integrity : proper name Diane Whitley is convincing as Karen , the girl who is the subject of the lovelorn quest , and Paula Wilcox , as the veteran competitor , has enough experience and talent to gauge the scale of this production and perform accordingly . |
| 7 | With a Fender Princeton Reverb II as a test amp , the Signature model 's custom-wound Seymours prove themselves to be all smooth power , full and solid , with plenty of mid-range . |
| 8 | The big four have asked all Japanese corporations with equity-financing plans to postpone them for the time being . |
| 9 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 10 | When he was able , he fed himself with the meal he 'd prepared earlier , and stripped off the heavy insulating robe to dress himself in Tech-Green drab . |
| 11 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 12 | They produce beef that no one will buy at the price at which they want to sell it , so they are subsidised by the European taxpayer to dump it in West Africa , where it destroys the livelihoods of poor farmers . |
| 13 | In Chile , in an address to the Congress , Bush stated that the country 's economic policies put it in the " forefront of the free-market movement now taking hold across Latin America " and that this made it a " prime candidate " for debt relief proposed under the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative . |
| 14 | The biblical perspective of divine revelation is of God speaking at specific times addressing himself to particular situations . |
| 15 | For a moment he thought there was a double meaning in her words , but he dismissed the thought when he recognised it was one of her usual openings to draw him into conversation . |
| 16 | No-one has the complete freedom to do anything in our modern , regimented society . |
| 17 | The powerful running of the big front man had been a constant threat to Andover all afternoon and they just had no answer as he finally surged through shrugging off vain attempts to check him before delivering the perfect finish . |
| 18 | Professional clubs formed themselves into limited liability companies not to speculate in the entertainment business but to make legally secure the cost of providing facilities . |
| 19 | Conversely , Trade Indemnity maintained support for the Mirror Group , whose PAS-score trajectory shows it to be financially sound . |
| 20 | It was pointed out that the modular nature of the new advanced provision lends itself to students choosing groups of units which , although having vocational relevance for the individual or a particular employer , do not satisfy the criteria for an existing HNC or HND . |
| 21 | Although in retrospect it might seem a vain hope to disguise ourselves as a motor yacht , we were not well known in the area and there were , after all , quite a few converted HDML 's about in those days , so we removed a few obvious identification marks from the ship including our uniforms , flew the red ensign and settled down to wait . |
| 22 | Within the Korean community in particular , heavily armed shop-owners organized themselves in defence of their businesses . |
| 23 | She pulled off a fluffy piece and with sticky fingers offered it to Uncle Albert . |
| 24 | Either way the working groups exposed themselves to criticism for failing to produce universal and progressive learning hierarchies . |
| 25 | Debt and dear money got us into it and , until we break debt 's grip , we shall never get out of it . |
| 26 | Farmers still dilute a concentrated formulation to apply it in 200 litres or more of water per hectare . |
| 27 | Look out for anyone standing around on their own , and if possible try to involve them in what you are doing . |
| 28 | If possible try to frame them in a dramatic way — because this is a further pointer for the children showing how you are going to work together . |
| 29 | Our second introductory case places you in this situation . |
| 30 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |