Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To start with , Alison planned to wear a white evening dress . |
| 2 | In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the US government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a presidential election in February 1986 . |
| 3 | In an attempt to rally domestic support and to placate the United States government ( upon which his regime was heavily dependent ) , Marcos agreed to hold a Presidential election in February 1986 . |
| 4 | At a four nation summit in Madrid , Germany agreed to delay a final decision on the fighter until November . |
| 5 | As Akbar and Tundrish opened fire with bolts , Yeremi lunged to drag the impetuous , or hallucinating , fool back . |
| 6 | The Physical Education Department and Edinburgh University Sports Union combine to provide a comprehensive physical recreation service . |
| 7 | The Physical Education Department and the University of Edinburgh Sports Union combine to provide a comprehensive service . |
| 8 | Long before Wilkins sought to popularize the Copernican system , the Protestant reformer Calvin had declared that those who wished to learn astronomy should not look to the Bible . |
| 9 | But 100-metres champion Linford Christie failed to make the 5.40 pm showdown and his dream of a sprint double died . |
| 10 | The charges were not proceeded with when Jacqueline agreed to enter a long-stay residential clinic for the treatment of alcoholism . |
| 11 | It was desperation stakes , a last throw of the dice , but workers in Ballybrit agreed to take a 10 per cent cut in wages , all to no avail . |
| 12 | Since Siegfried Gohr left the Kunsthalle to become Director of the Ludwig , the Kunsthalle has become a mere exhibition space without a director and without a programme . |
| 13 | Mr Pirrie has completed an introductory Novell course , and Mrs Lomas is considering his future training needs . |
| 14 | The elderly Fürst zu Fürstenberg has retained the last for unstated reasons ( just as he has also not revealed his reasons for selling ) , but perhaps because of its profound significance to the Romantic conception of Germany and , of course , to Wagner 's Ring cycle . |
| 15 | Kevin Grogan and Sean Healy helped to give the young ‘ Cats ’ the midfield cream but their forwards were forced to work hard for their scores . |
| 16 | Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements . |
| 17 | Johnson Matthey has had a long and important involvement in the development of cisplatin and carboplatin , the platinum-based anti-tumour drugs used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancer . |
| 18 | Despite her screen success , Bardot has had a troubled life . |
| 19 | Such success for developing countries is not always the case , even in the same industry ; Bolivia has had a sorry experience in trying to do the same as its Eastern rivals , but has suffered from a critical lack of expertise . |
| 20 | But Kim Basinger has set a new standard by buying her own town . |
| 21 | Moreover , Brooks has stressed the verbal similarities between S 22 and S 985 , which records an alleged gift by Cnut and was copied by Eadui into a Christ Church gospel book in the form of a royal writ . |
| 22 | The five-country meeting at San Jose has assumed a critical atmosphere because of the possible breakdown of last August 's Tela accord , which agreed contra demobilisation in exchange for democratic Nicaraguan elections . |
| 23 | That is the grim prediction of former United boss Tommy Docherty who believes Ferguson has scored a spectacular own goal by allowing Robins to leave Old Trafford . |
| 24 | Since 1988 , Ulrich Mueller has possessed the only art gallery in Klettenberg , one of the few sections of Cologne with Art Nouveau buildings undamaged during the war . |
| 25 | ‘ On the subject of young girls and money , Mr Vigo has sent a whacking bill for your daughter 's tooth . ’ |
| 26 | Recently the RSPCA helped to fund a behavioural enrichment study at Regent 's Park which aims to improve the lot of captive animals by diminishing their stereotypical and aberrant behaviour patterns , and providing more stimulating and natural surroundings for the animals and a better educational experience for the public . |
| 27 | From another point of view , Newton has reconsidered the whole debate in an attempt to assess the impact of size both on functional effectiveness and democracy . |
| 28 | Dr William Najaar has concocted a mint-flavoured mouth-wash . |
| 29 | Michael Schenker has called a final halt to MSG after a twelve-year run . |
| 30 | Now the Pentagon has begun a serious attempt to find out what the future shape of American defence should be , and whether the new shape will in fact save money . |