Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The news is up-to-the-minute snippets tom from the agency printers , hastily rewritten by junior sub-editors and thrust under the disc jockey 's nose . |
| 2 | Did you hear any strange groans and creaks in the night . ’ |
| 3 | A strong infusion made with 50g/ 2oz hyssop to 600ml/1 pint/2/½ cups of water makes an excellent home remedy for sore throats when used as a gargle . |
| 4 | I thought that maybe Elsie went under finally sickened and stifled by the righteous attitudes that prevailed at the time . |
| 5 | They were breeding in huge numbers in all the hollows of the tall eucalypti that grew on the banks of the Mokai , and fed in flocks of many hundreds upon the grass seeds on the plains , descending in great noisy crowds on the pools by Gould 's tents to drink . |
| 6 | We can look on stressed syllables as occurring against a ‘ background ’ of these weak syllables , so that their prominence is increased by contrast with these background qualities . |
| 7 | Just as the dominions of Canada , Australia and New Zealand were able to conduct their own economic policies while belonging to the sterling area — having their own Chancellors of the Exchequer operating their own fiscal policies , and raising their own tax revenues — so Britain will retain a wide freedom of action , while enjoying the benefit of belonging to a currency and economy underpinned by what will undoubtedly be the strongest currency in the world . |
| 8 | On the way red-necked phalaropes at last show themselves , tame , almost friendly birds that come towards the camera . |
| 9 | She said , today : ‘ I am delighted to have an opportunity to meet my European peers and to participate in the debates and the entire programme . ’ |
| 10 | Donna licked her tongue across her dry lips and stopped at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 11 | Sports shops are stocking up on odd trainers as worn by the pint-sized star — leaving parents to foot a bill of around £160 when they are asked to provide the ill-matching black and white pairs . |
| 12 | The diary gives an intimate record of his ministry and of his private doubts and triumphs as a Christian . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's off sulking most likely , ’ said Harbour , and started to tell her his reasons for believing O'Hara 's performance that evening had been the equal of any of the great Shakespearian roles as portrayed by the likes of Ralphie or Larry . |
| 14 | The broomstick dipped and then dived towards a dark wood of tall elms and flew over the tops . |
| 15 | As currently envisaged , " stage three " involved the transfer of powers to a European central bank and the creation of a single European currency ( rather than a " hard ecu " used in parallel with existing European currencies as proposed by the UK — see p. 37969 ) . |
| 16 | The Public Order Act of 1936 was passed by Parliament to control political rallies and marches by the British Union of Fascists and the counter-demonstrations which such rallies provoked . |
| 17 | The nose-tingling aroma of rosemary in itself is enough to banish catarrh and sinus infections as it trickles coolly up into the nasal cavities and spreads behind the cheekbones and forehead . |
| 18 | Schools choose teachers to carry out a specific duty , to teach specific subjects and to contribute to the school at large . |
| 19 | Water temperature : Makes no specific demands and thrives in a wide temperature range of 60°–74°F . |
| 20 | The occupation of Denmark and Norway , carried through with unexpectedly low losses and seen as a major blow for Britain , was celebrated as a ‘ great success for the bold , determined policy of the Führer ’ , whose birthday in April 1940 saw propagandists struggling to find new superlatives to express the ‘ unshakeable loyalty ’ of his ‘ following ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ As you know Mr. Arteh [ Qalib ] was appointed as the interim Prime Minister for Somalia within the context of arrangements agreed upon by all the Somali political parties that participated in the Somali National Reconciliation Conference held at Djibouti in July 1991 . |
| 22 | In the model of liberal democracy , interests are aggregated through political parties and expressed within the parliamentary system . |
| 23 | Just the wound to the neck , a couple of broken fingers and cuts to the face and body . ’ |
| 24 | Both reports argue for trade governed by multilateral rules and call for the completion of the Uruguay round of trade talks . |
| 25 | Coal hole covers were made in different patterns and embossed with the name of the foundry ; outside older houses , the bootscrapers can often still be seen . |
| 26 | The music and lyrical ideas are the stuff of nightmares , foam-flecked poetic rantings that go for the throat and refuse to let go no matter how hard you may plead . |
| 27 | The main purpose of my research was to compare different attitudes and approaches to the problem of assessing and examining children 's performance and development in various arts subjects . |
| 28 | As managing partner of KMG Thomson McLintock , he played a leading role in the pre-merger discussions that led to the formation of KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock . |
| 29 | The arguments for a common currency , common defence and foreign policies and moving towards a united Europe have hardly started to be made . |
| 30 | The skill of the teams of acrobats , performing all manner of diversionary handstands and somersaults on the ground between the bull and the spectators , must have convinced those watching that they were seeing something infinitely more perilous and spectacular . |