Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adj] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chelsea are due to announce their new manager tomorrow , and Hoddle still has n't denied reports that it 's him . |
| 2 | Michael Sandusky has argued that United States troops could have assumed control of the greater part of Korea had Korea been identified as a priority and had MacArthur been willing to modify his decision to concentrate American forces in Japan prior to the official surrender on 2 September at the ceremony planned by MacArthur . |
| 3 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 4 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 5 | This is the clearest evidence so far that Mr Gorbachev is willing to change his government 's plans in order to share authority with the federation council — the first step towards wider talks . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , the United States is busy fortifying its borders with corrugated steel . |
| 7 | Lastly , David O'Leary is due to play his first comeback game for the reserves this week . |
| 8 | Nottinghamshire is proud to offer its thousands of guests the highest standards and widest choice of accommodation . |
| 9 | ‘ The shops here are very good , but Dana is inclined to turn her nose up at anything outside London or Paris , so I imagine an hour could see her back at the flat . ’ |
| 10 | Like Australian rock music , the country 's fashion houses had taken several decades to find acceptance and Kylie was keen to do her bit . |
| 11 | The conservative Bishop Day of Chichester was unable to extend his authority because of the weakness of the episcopal machinery and the relative isolation of his palace outside Chichester . |
| 12 | One day not long before Christmas Paddington was busy doing his accounts when he heard Mrs Bird singing which was most unusual . |
| 13 | ‘ Alex does n't know where the path is , ’ Richard was annoyed to find his beloved 's allegiance wavering . |
| 14 | Lucy was unable to meet his eyes as she took the receiver from him . |
| 15 | Unsurprisingly , it was a subject that frequently cropped up at the dinner table , especially when visitors were present and Sir Gregory was able to pick their brains on the latest news from Rome , Paris or Madrid . |
| 16 | Prince Edward was keen to promote his father 's scheme . |
| 17 | Edward was able to take his enemy by surprise near Falkirk . |
| 18 | Mike Fibbins , who like Ruckwood was unable to produce his best at the Barcelona Olympics , also bounced back with victory in the 50 metres freestyle . |
| 19 | Spenser was able to use his MA to call himself a gentleman , his education was the key to his social mobility . |
| 20 | Molly was surprised to see her father looking at her , blue-eyed , smiling , as though they were alone in an entertaining conspiracy . |
| 21 | In the half-hour between chapter and High Mass , when Cadfael was busy sorting his harvest of blackthorn blossoms in his workshop , discarding occasional spines and fragments of wiry dark twigs , Hugh came in to share the gleanings of his own labours . |
| 22 | Premature though speculation of divorce may be — both Microsoft and IBM are quick to pledge their commitment to each other — even minor flaws in their domestic harmony will be closely watched . |
| 23 | For most of the time , the people of Fort Worth are content to ponder their Van Cliburn autographs , but when it comes to the piano competition held every four years in honour , they don ten-gallon hats and yip . |
| 24 | Similarly , a sitrep from 1st Guards Bde on 18 May [ KP 176 ] reported : " I Welch Regt were obliged to withdraw their Coys to the North bank of the DRA U , leaving the Croats on the South bank to the tender mercies of Tito 's troops . |
| 25 | The reasoning , however , is that problem determination is not a ‘ core competency ’ and so IBM is happy to relinquish its responsibility and concentrate on further CICS development . |
| 26 | Uniquely among code vendors , AEA is able to offer our customers engineering and consultancy support within AEA which spans all aspects of process technology , combustion and heat transfer . |
| 27 | SunSelect is due to make its WABI announcement on Wednesday May 5 at a gala in California with IBM Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co , Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Unix System Labs and Sun Microsystems Inc there as licensees and SunSoft Inc saying it will bundle the software with Solaris ( UX No 428 , 431 , 432 ) . |
| 28 | Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunSelect is due to make its WABI Windows Application Binary Interface announcement today at a gala in California with IBM Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co , Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Unix System Laboratories Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc there as licensees and SunSoft Inc saying it will bundle the software with Solaris . |
| 29 | The Reeve is able to round his tale off by repeating the socially integrative prayer with which the Miller ends his tale , and stating that all is now square : |
| 30 | FORMER staff nurse Andy Barnes is ready to provide his manager Steve Coppell with the perfect cure to Crystal Palace 's injury crisis against Liverpool tonight . |