Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Hill said it refuses to accept wagers on the state of royal marriages and has often turned down bets on a Charles and Diana split . |
| 2 | New chairman David Mahony said it has been decided to concentrate on its electrical and electronic businesses . |
| 3 | Miss Golightly said she has left the car in the back lane behind her house but only late at night when it could not have caused an obstruction . |
| 4 | The England flanker showed he has recovered from a rib cartilage injury by playing in Harlequins ' 57-10 victory over Bedford . |
| 5 | Mr Nath said he hopes to raise some money to bring over two other orphans for treatment . |
| 6 | R. McNeil Alexander of Cambridge University learnt what happens at that speed : the accelerations and slowdowns fluctuate too wildly , and the changes in gravitational energy diminish . |
| 7 | Mr Vasarhelyi said he has never refused any offers of work and hoped one day to draw for the Royal Mail . |
| 8 | Mr Stephenson said he sympathises with Det Supt Keith Readman , who has spent the last 18 months trying trace Mrs Heron 's killer . |
| 9 | Speaking at the motor show in Birmingham , Sir Graham Day said he does n't want it to be . |
| 10 | Mr McNeill said he has had been reading the Belfast Telegraph for years and enjoys doing the crossword first , perusing the television viewing and then gets around to reading the news . |
| 11 | COYHAIQUE , Chile ( AFP ) — President Pinochet said he has decided to abolish the secret police which he established 16 years ago , shortly after coming to power . |
| 12 | Mr Young said he has had to sell stock he would prefer to keep in order to take advantage of new opportunities . |
| 13 | Mr Beacham said he has been pressing the British Legion to put Stephen 's name on the role of honour . |
| 14 | The Shankill councillor said he wants the crash barriers erected on the Springfield Road close to the scene of an accident last week when a woman and her young child were struck by a stolen car . |
| 15 | But Mr Major said he wants to get back in . |
| 16 | In fact since Mr Brown made his remarks some parents have rang me to lend their support . ’ |
| 17 | But the landlord of the property Hans Kukreja said he has never threatened Miss Dalzell with eviction . |
| 18 | Mr Purves said he intends retiring next year , but might stay longer if asked to by the board . |
| 19 | Things were made to stir in 1793 when the Committee of West Indies Merchants precipitated what has been described as the " first dock boom " by threatening a remove . |
| 20 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 21 | Undaunted , Mrs Johnson said she hopes pensioners continue fund raising . |
| 22 | The distinction between the recreational and the educational establishments was apparent when the Revd Daniel Elsdale opened what has been called the first proper boys ' club in the poorer area of his Kennington parish in 1872 , and the following year a ‘ Youth 's Institute ’ in the more middle-class district . |
| 23 | LENNOX LEWIS 'S three-fight plan was upset last night when WBC president Jose Sulaiman insisted he makes his first title defence against Tony Tucker . |
| 24 | Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime : |
| 25 | There are precautions and Dr. Huckstep thought he 's followed the rules . |
| 26 | Parish council chairman Jack Holywell said it seems that the thieves are looking for the easy targets which they know will be left unguarded at night . |
| 27 | PETER SENIOR stole the limelight at the start of the Australian Masters tournament in Melbourne yesterday , but defending champion Craig Parry signalled he has no intention of relinquishing his crown by opening with a six-under-par 67 to lead by one shot . |
| 28 | Among the results of his wide-ranging research into human sexuality Alfred Kinsey discovered what does and does not arouse both men and women : |
| 29 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said he expects to ship the follow-on to Windows 3.1 , codenamed Chicago , in 1994 but declined to say at what point in the year the upgraded system will be launched : ‘ We should debunk any notion that Chicago is around the corner , ’ Gates told an audience of developers sponsored by Microsoft — ‘ All we can say is we expect it will be in 1994 and we 'll keep people in touch on that . ’ |
| 30 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said he expects to ship the follow-on to Windows 3.1 , codenamed Chicago , in 1994 but declined to say at what point in the year the upgraded system will be launched : ‘ We should debunk any notion that Chicago is around the corner , ’ Gates told an audience of developers sponsored by Microsoft — ‘ All we can say is we expect it will be in 1994 and we 'll keep people in touch on that . ’ |