Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two got together and announced at the 1989 Seybold conference that they were going to develop a clone of PostScript based on Bauer 's which would use Apple 's new fonts on both the Macintosh and under OS/2 . |
| 2 | SWINDON saw their hopes of a place in the Second Division play-offs all but disappear in a 1–1 stalemate with Bristol Rovers in a desperately disappointing West Country derby at Twerton Park . |
| 3 | The forests of the Chimanimani mountains , on Zimbabwe 's border with Mozambique , which are among the most species-rich areas of Africa , have been all but destroyed during the 10 years in which the region has been under military control . |
| 4 | Clothing designers from the ‘ cutting edge ’ of their profession believe that slavery to fashion will all but disappear in the Nineties . |
| 5 | An important finding was that many relied on their own transport and went to stay with friends and relatives some distance away , rather than relying on the 19 official evacuation reception centres . |
| 6 | Registration figures went down when the poll tax was introduced , but — at least nationally — they staged a marked recovery in 1992 , more than compensating for the 1989 drop . |
| 7 | Even after visits made in the extra two hours are excluded there has still been an increase of nearly 39% in night visits from 1989 to 1992 , and the number of night visits has more than doubled in the 10 years since 1982 . |
| 8 | Prosecutions of water polluters in the UK more than doubled in the 12 months ending 30 March , compared with the previous year . |
| 9 | For , as far as English rugby is concerned , these are the days of miracles and wonders , the days when England can turn out the finest team ever and cavort through the Five Nations championship as if it were a lap of honour . |
| 10 | A girl who 's managed to stay alive for a whole year takes me aside and passes on the two basic rules of survival : 1 ) Never get separated from the others . |
| 11 | ‘ Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out , go home and think of the dozens of abortions you 've had , go home and think of that and your damned caesarian sections too , and your children who hate your guts ! |
| 12 | Then in the account of how the risen Lord Jesus Himself drew near and walked with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus ( Luke 24 verses 13/31 ) we read of how He explained from the scriptures that all the events surrounding His crucifixion had been foreshadowed and foretold in the Word of God . |
| 13 | Well that comes to a hundred and sixty nine . |
| 14 | More recently , he has emphasised the second view , stating ( 1982b ) " rather than 'decreolisation' , we have : variation within Creole ; variation within English , as well as switching between the two … |
| 15 | Even when compared with the 1983 landslide victory , the Conservative share of the vote increased in the South East ( including Greater London ) , East Anglia , West Midlands and East Midlands , and registered only a marginal decline in the South West ( albeit with a share of the vote still in excess of 50 per cent ) . |
| 16 | The three best moments of his career were , appropriately , the concert highlights : ‘ Wo n't Get Fooled Again' , ‘ 5.15 ’ and , despite the easy jokes , ‘ My Generation ’ , whose lyrics still have some pertinence even when sung by a 45 year old . |
| 17 | This was once an important industry there and survived until the 1870s . |
| 18 | As the '91 World Cup unfolded Canada 's strength in depth , at least as represented by the 26 players who travelled to France , emerged as a major asset . |
| 19 | So again that comes to a hundred point six nine . |
| 20 | The white marble figure of Bacchus now in the ilex walk at Ham House in Richmond , for example , is almost certainly that mentioned in a 1672 inventory — ‘ For 1 Pedastall for ye figure Bacchus ’ . |
| 21 | On July 14 , less than a year since his accident , he played in a one-day pro-am and won with a 68 . |