Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has never been the case that central Government would indemnify local authorities for expenditure when they are already given money through the revenue support grant to enable them to undertake their responsibilities , and that is not a way forward . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman knows that those on income support were given increased income support to enable them to pay their 20 per cent . |
| 3 | Kenneth Branagh hired him to direct his Coriolanus at Chichester this summer after seeing his Billy Budd in Sheffield . |
| 4 | Cardinal Wolsey thought I knew his name . ’ |
| 5 | Lord Justice McCowan said he found it quite impossible to hold that Mr Hurd 's political judgment — that the appearance of terrorists on programmes increased their standing and lent them political legitimacy — was one that no reasonable home secretary could make . |
| 6 | Compaq Computer Corp says it expects its move into direct sales to generate up to 10% of its US revenues this year , and may be expanded to some foreign markets later this year : total US sales amounted to about $1,700m in 1992 , Compaq said . |
| 7 | Sunnyvale , California-based MasPar Computer Corp wants us to know it shipped 13 MP-2 massively parallel machines in 1992 , calling it a ‘ faster-than-projected start-up ’ for a box introduced in October 1992 . |
| 8 | Sarah complained that she was ‘ bored ’ and so Miss Rudge told her to pack her bags and leave for a term . |
| 9 | As it is they have to brave all kinds of weather , from high winds which whip away their hymn books to snow which engulfs them in that unsheltered spot . |
| 10 | Oh by the way Miss Hall do you know anything , said P C Garfield , well said Jane I was n't going to tell , but I think Mr Sandy and their assistant knows something about it , because about twelve thirty this morning I was going to report about the cobwebs and dampness on the walls and I heard Mr Sandy and his assistant talking in the back room . |
| 11 | Both men pulled on the cowl hoods to prevent them seeing their abductors . |
| 12 | Miss Giles said she knew nothing about copyright and admitted : ‘ I could have checked and I should have checked . ’ |
| 13 | Miss Havisham wants you to meet me . |
| 14 | The introduction of all-seater stadiums along with the new football offences act which makes it illegal to run onto the pitch are believed to be responsible for the reduction in violence . |
| 15 | Judge Richard May said he accepted they were genuine supporters of animal rights . |
| 16 | Miss Lambe helped him to unpack his books , holding each one with as much reverence as if it had been the Sacrament . |
| 17 | Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there . |
| 18 | But Chief Constable David Graham says he believes it is in the interests of public safety and the safety of officers not to introduce a full-time unit . |
| 19 | Twice they 've been with a cart , and Miss Theda let them take it all without a word said ! ’ |
| 20 | It 's an embarrassing thing for a fault-tolerant vendor to have to say , but a bug in Guardian for the Tandem Computers Inc NonStop CLX machines caused them to reset their clocks to December 1 , 1983 on November 1 , causing systems with time-dependent programs to go haywire . |
| 21 | At first Miss Outram told them to ask their mothers , but feeling she might lose the girls ' confidence if she blocked their curiosity she took a more direct approach . |
| 22 | ‘ Miss Anna told me to ask you to go straight in . ’ |
| 23 | It nearly killed them to acknowledge my existence and they only spoke in monosyllables when I was present , but the babble of sound which broke out every time I went out and closed the door behind me was enough to make me want to go rushing straight to Miss Malley to beg her to send me back to my friends . |
| 24 | The tea tastes like we got it heated up again because no one would drink it yesterday , and there 's no coffee at all . |
| 25 | Anna 's killer was out on bail.Andrew Hagans denies he raped her . |
| 26 | His inability to make the weight limit forced him to relinquish his title , but two years later , at the age of 22 , he moved back to the USA and won the featherweight crown ( subsequently losing it , regaining it , losing it again and winning it back finally in 1898 ) . |
| 27 | ‘ Signor Diomede ordered me to bring it up , Signorina . ’ |
| 28 | Nice old lady , no matter how often you tug at your woolly skirt hem to persuade it to cover your knees , I can still see your new shining cream bloomers ! |
| 29 | I 've done forty and twenty of geography Joe have you got your extended essay notes there ? |
| 30 | Our buying guide helps you decide which is best for you |