Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [unc] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The union claimed great achievements ; " Register Tickets or Seamen 's Passports abolished , forced payments to the Merchant Seamen 's Fund gone the same road ; coal whipping ( i.e. the discharge of relatively small amounts of coal at minor ports which on the Thames was the job of " eight licensed coal-whippers , who are all able bodied men , with one basket-man to every vessel " ) by Seamen in the Thames has received its death blow ; the coasting trade has been relieved from the officiousness of a Shipping Master ; small stores , or payments instead , has been allowed ; WAGES have RISEN , and so have FREIGHTS ; ships sailed by members of the society are better manned ; and lastly , the improvements in the law have helped slightly to ameliorate the condition of Seamen as a class " . |
| 2 | S & N 's shares closed unchanged at 169p . |
| 3 | Despite the ability of Sag & Hankamer 's ideas to account for considered judgements , several lines of evidence suggest that they do not provide any simple basis for a theory of comprehension . |
| 4 | These reflected the extraordinary complexity of the political situation which had developed in Yugoslavia during the years of the German occupation , when different ethnic , religious and political groups had formed shifting alliances , according to whether their main enemy at any time had seemed to be the occupying Germans or Tito 's partisans working to establish a Socialist state in post-war Yugoslavia . |
| 5 | Bauthumley 's or Trapnel 's texts record a different type of vernacular writing from high cultural expression ; but the desire for voice , gained by imitation of approved previous writing , is a phenomenon which they too share in . |
| 6 | Stars & Stripes ' 44-seconds defeat by America on Saturday , in a good sailing breeze , meant Conner lost his first chance to ensure a place in the defenders ' final . |
| 7 | The main consents required are discussed later , but include landlord 's consent to assign leases and major customer 's or supplier 's consents to assign contracts . |
| 8 | When a drover 's or farmer 's beasts went missing , they were liable to find their way into rogues ' hiding-places such as the deep cleft of the Devil 's Beef Tub near the source of the River Tweed above Moffat , where encircling hills seemed , according to Sir Walter Scott , to be ‘ laying their heads together to shut out the daylight from the dark hollow space between them ’ . |
| 9 | After taking counsel 's opinion , Smith & Jones ' solicitors obtained a hearing before 13 January 1986 for a motion for the dismissal of this winding-up petition . |
| 10 | One way of ensuring that a particular type of microcomputer is suitable , is to visit other schools , or school library services or teachers ' centres to find out whether a particular microcomputer will be suitable in the individual school . |
| 11 | The move to cash planning meant that even if health service or teachers ' unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement , there was no likelihood it would be funded in full , except by the NHS or local authorities making cuts in their non-salary budgets or employing fewer staff . |
| 12 | 1.25 Both sides should of course beware of " agreed " medical evidence that is , in fact , not agreed : orthopaedic reports on the one side referring to arthritic change being probable and on the other to its being possible ; or neurologists ' reports referring respectively to 10 per cent and 2 per cent epileptic risk are not " agreed " . |
| 13 | As soon as Olympia & York 's bankers agreed to loan the $50 million down payment , Reichmann said to Minskoff : ‘ Go ahead . |
| 14 | I see my own skyline , but I am convinced that when my children or children 's children get there there will be another skyline , another horizon , another dawning , another glorious beckoning from heaven itself . |
| 15 | The computer was programmed by Jewish scholars to examine the text for differences of word usage in much the same way that Shakespeare 's plays or Paul 's letters have been examined to determine whether they were written by their putative authors . |
| 16 | Punters with credit cards or bookies ' accounts managed a wager by queueing at pay phones to place their bets with credit bookmakers . |
| 17 | By February of 1825 neither Taylor 's nor Fleming 's Levels had " struck-home " and Barratt , starting now to have doubts about the latter , suspended driving until the elusive vein was cut in Taylor 's , and when doing so , perhaps , shedding some light on the matter . |
| 18 | Victoria was a great , heavy lump of a child and Melanie 's arms cracked under the weight of her . |
| 19 | Dalrymple presided over the halcyon days of ‘ c'moan or get aff ’ until his retiral in 1926 , and Dalrymple 's days saw the expansion of the system to 100 miles of track and an annual profit , together with a yearly 300 MILLION passengers , not all on the one tram of course . |
| 20 | She scrambled to her feet , clutching at Adam 's arm , and Fincara 's Women advanced in a semicircle , the mist rolling with them . |
| 21 | ‘ And leave you and Christian 's cows to fend for yourselves ? |
| 22 | He gave Marianne a none-too-gentle shove , grasped Shae 's hand firmly in his own , and walked resolutely along the corridor towards the make-up room , ignoring the interested looks of the other actors , and Marianne 's attempts to wriggle away . |
| 23 | The possible confiscation of Randle and Pottle 's royalties highlights an unanticipated or overlooked aspect of English confiscation law . |
| 24 | For the last two seasons , Hope and Glory 's trousers have been winners — this winter check for classic Michael Caine chic . |
| 25 | Enjoy their version of the mystery and mummers ' plays related to York ; barter at their medieval stalls and enjoy their medieval refreshments and entertainments . |
| 26 | ALL THE LATEST FULL-PRICE AND BUDGET C64 GAMES PLAYED AND RATED ! |
| 27 | Dave did n't bother to shave until the evenings , and Colin 's shoes had been coming away at the sides for weeks . |
| 28 | Staff relocating with Sun Life received the cost of : legal and estate agents ' fees for the sale of the old property plus the legal fees , stamp duty and surveyors ' fees paid in respect of the new property . |
| 29 | DEC Mips-Ultrix , HP HP-UX , IBM AIX and Silicon Graphics Irix versions are due in January , with Solaris 2. x and DEC AXP-OSF/1 implementations set for the second quarter . |
| 30 | In addition to the display of Torvil and Dean 's costumes worn during the famous ‘ Bolero ’ skating routine , costumes dated from 1790 to the mid 20th century are also beautifully presented in a series of atmospheric period rooms . |