Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 A Malaysian court has ordered the Japanese chemical manufacturer , Mitsubishi Kaese , to suspend operations at its joint-venture plant in Ipoh , because of allegations that radioactive waste from the plant was contaminating the area .
2 At first the allies decided that the Kurds and the Armenians should be given states of their own in what is now eastern Turkey .
3 Malaysia sought support for its initiative in various forums and in November 1971 succeeded in gaining a cautious endorsement for it from ASEAN in the form of a declaration issued by a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur .
4 I got support from my sister , but I did miss them .
5 The other species , more technologically adept , sought sanctuary for their decaying bodies by encasing them in survival suits .
6 But he said nothing , just sat down at the table , a pale-faced , freckled child , his school tie knotted to one side , and catching part of his collar .
7 Were he to join a Government of Conservatives and Liberals , he continued , he would be a ridiculous figure , unable to command support and bringing odium on them as well as on himself .
8 Without silicon , plant growth is retarded and animals do not grow properly ( they also suffer damage to their bones and cartilage ) .
9 Some youngsters who sniff have accidents while they are intoxicated and some suffer damage to their health .
10 Er and if if they would work they did n't want money for it but they would stay a while with you so that they would get their bed for the night and they would get their grub .
11 To restore hair to its former glory , it was tested with Bain de Terre Recovery Complex which revitalises dry hair
12 The cat owners ' assessment of their health had returned to what they reported just before acquiring a feline friend , but dog owners continued to report improvements in their health and well being .
13 I mean they 'll go to a concert and make judgments about what they hear quite happily … they come back and moan , ‘ We ca n't judge composition , how do we know what criteria to use ? ’
14 I know they wish us well , and they 're both wise and reasonable people , they 're tactful — but naturally they 're inquisitive , they want to know what 's happening , and make judgments on it all — ’
15 If Philip Leapor had earlier been hostile to his daughter 's poetry fearing it was unprofitable but then left her at liberty , it was probably because she had convinced him that she could earn money with her pen .
16 Johnson said no , I 'm gon na write these plays , I 'm gon na earn money for them , and then I 'm gon na publish them , I 'll earn money from the publication .
17 The early sun , striking up from the silver , made patterns on his cheek , and on his throat with all the music in it .
18 and well they used to make , and they made these they made kind of lots of tin things you know like different sizes and I can nae just describe what they , there was one had big whiskers down his face but er the rest was clean shaven , you ken .
19 The next step is to translate these into a person oriented description of what the successful scheme graduate will have acquired .
20 Modernization and the prevailing orthodoxy encouraged the view that Japan was superior to her Asian neighbours and had a duty to promote change in them and fulfil her own destiny .
21 Elaine drained hers thirstily and made a loud sucking noise with her straw .
22 He makes that sucking noise with his teeth again .
23 He makes that sucking noise through his teeth .
24 States can not entirely depend on such measures , however , and must make provision for their own defence .
25 So it 's definitely the latter , we are developing a fully capable Eurofighter two thousand aircraft and if erm any of our four participating nations do not want a particular facility then we will make provision for them to leave that out in production and if an export customer does not require the full range of capabilities we can also remove them for that export customer .
26 Several alumni have asked how they can make provision in their wills for a bequest which will help future students at Birmingham .
27 Sure , Cuba 's circumstances made part of its ruling class ultra-anti-American .
28 A universal truth has to be digested and made part of our thinking and understanding .
29 It was significant that when the International Revolutionary Socialists had held their conference of April 1916 in Switzerland , barely any of the French Socialists voiced support for their resolutions calling for an immediate peace .
30 When Dot heard the deep slow breathing of her mother sleeping , she was alone again and she was frightened .
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