Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | advertise for birth parents |
| 2 | Kate Spencer-Nairn has been in wheelchair for eight years since her treatment at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.In a High Court damages case against Oxfordshire Health Authority , she 's claimed that her spine was n't properly shielded during radiation treatment for Hodgkin 's Disease . |
| 3 | After a year or so of disappointment , my Dad gently explained about air waves , and I reasoned that if Dick Barton could send his voice through the air waves , God certainly could . |
| 4 | Prof Eno took us aside and explained about mummy rabbits and daddy rabbits . |
| 5 | Representatives of the government of Papua New Guinea ( PNG ) and the secessionist Bougainville Revolutionary Army ( BRA ) met for peace talks in Honiara , the capital of the Solomon Islands , on Jan. 22 . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't design for Sarah Chester 's , ’ she retorted calmly , slipping the pages into a folder and closing it decisively . |
| 7 | WIGAN fought all the way before seeing off Workington Town 's hopes of a historic first semi-final place in today 's Regal Trophy draw . |
| 8 | But seeing off Michael Meacher proved substantially easier than seeing off the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 9 | It 's Twickenham once more for Bicester RFC who are through to the final again after seeing off Altrincham Kersal in the semis . |
| 10 | Following his commission as flight lieutenant RAFVR he specialized in upper-air analysis and forecasting for bomber groups . |
| 11 | This difference is emphasized when one examines how Porter proposes to go about cost reduction . |
| 12 | Or perhaps more accurately , the designed object is validated as museum display through the discourse of design history . |
| 13 | All the same there is a strong argument that low investment in the British economy is not just a matter of funds being unavailable ; there is a reluctance to borrow for investment purposes on the part of many enterprises . |
| 14 | There could have been a serious road accident with a dozen or so frightened animals careering about country lanes . |
| 15 | Lawyer Mark Scoggins advises some of our biggest insurance companies on workplace liabilities , he believes workers could soon be able to sue for stress damage , costing British firms and their insurers , millions . |
| 16 | Quite a lot of young girls , however , choose not to sue for child maintenance . |
| 17 | Chris Patten , architect of Mr Major 's victory , will remain as party chairman despite losing his seat in Bath but will be allowed to attend Cabinet only for party political discussions . |
| 18 | Certainly the general belief was that , having wantonly thrown away a Conservative majority , Baldwin could not remain as Party leader let alone Prime Minister ; and Randolph Churchill , the biographer of Lord Derby , comments that ‘ It is interesting to notice in Derby 's correspondence , and in that of other leading Tories of the time , how for the first two or three weeks after the Party 's defeat in the Election there was an unchallenged assumption that Baldwin could not survive the catastrophe . ’ |
| 19 | I hired my boat on Faarsay — that 's a little island south of Mull — and they 'd heard about Mrs Hamilton , but they did n't know my folks , so no one told me our house was let . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Here , Sandra , ’ said one of the regulars sitting at the bar , ‘ first I 've heard about Mrs P. going off to Spain . |
| 21 | She had heard about Donna Frizzell 's frightful taste in literature , and , though she was herself a member of the Society for the Preservation of Morals and knew why the books had been purchased , she saw no reason to save her neighbour any humiliation , and had expressed suitably shocked surprise . |
| 22 | I mentioned the stories I 'd heard about Johnny Boy to Michael Willis . |
| 23 | Little is heard about policy effects or outcomes . |
| 24 | He 'd heard about St Manicus : they 'd done a project on him at school . |
| 25 | Wycliffe said : ‘ Obviously you 've heard about Francis Garland — how did you hear , by the way ? ’ |
| 26 | The Red Cross heard about Bosanska Gradiska 's ultimatum in a phone call from the bishop . |
| 27 | ‘ You 've heard about Industry Year , Vic ? ’ |
| 28 | And a colourful diversion for the county cricketers , who 've been told their clothes of many colours will remain for Sunday outings even though seven out of ten members said they do n't prefer them . |
| 29 | which is why I think a lot of things , places should be able to accommodate for shop owners and reduce their leases while this recession 's on |
| 30 | More specifically , Cornall noted ; ‘ cross-curricular themes may be all right but they can not adequately be taught through foundation subjects . |