Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter . |
| 2 | What associated skills do we |
| 3 | Until 1980 local economic strategies took their place among the many uncontested , bipartisan policies of local government , although with the recession and the ‘ de-industrialization ’ of Britain this was an expanding activity for an increasing number of local authorities . |
| 4 | There are extra shopping centres and the Lady Godiva statue now has a marquee-like canopy swamping it . |
| 5 | The people who draw our European maps think there is nothing but sea between Japan and America , but they are wrong . |
| 6 | With a soft groan , Rohan pulled her into his arms , holding her close against his body , the strong fingers stroking her hair with surprising gentleness . |
| 7 | The feel of his strong fingers enclosing her small palm came as something of a shock to her system . |
| 8 | This time the hiss was louder and strong fingers gripped his shoulder and shook it , jerking him awake . |
| 9 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 10 | As I understand it , GPs refer patients to individual consultants , usually to the older , more experienced man who may be slowing down , rather than to the younger , inexperienced newcomer who is right up to date with the latest hi-tech mod. con. , but is afforded scant opportunity to increase his experience . |
| 11 | They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement . |
| 12 | In 1728 he established a farm at Kingsessing near Philadelphia , with six acres sloping away to the river in the south-west for a garden and where horticultural work in due course supplanted his pursuit of agriculture . |
| 13 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 14 | Mr in due course did you go to the flat ? |
| 15 | Events would in due course moderate his view of the French experiment , but Poole , in spite of hostility , never abandoned his intelligent radicalism or his strong social conscience . |
| 16 | It will take more than a bloody hurricane to stop me . ’ |
| 17 | But many responsible local finance officers accepted the phrase as an accurate description of , indeed as a compliment to , their legal and professional attempts to protect their localities against Government interference . |
| 18 | As one of the party 's rural Deputies put it : ‘ If Ray proves he can do the toughest job in the EC , and he has , would n't it be foolish not to give him the opportunity to run this little country of ours ? ’ |
| 19 | During the election campaign Gamsakhurdia 's opponents had concentrated on attacking what they claimed were his dictatorial tendencies ( a week before the election his ruling Round Table-Free Georgia coalition had sponsored legislation passed by the Georgian parliament making it a criminal offence , punishable by up to six years in prison , to insult the Georgian President ) . |
| 20 | There was this big , tall building protecting me . |
| 21 | There is , of course , an enormous difference between the private/public demands of the two examples : writing my own private notes protects me rather more than having publicly to make suggestions on how the teacher as ‘ patient ’ should , say , knock on a door . |
| 22 | Those authorities which are classed here as adapting to the care programme approach either spend some of their Mental Illness Specific Grant to satisfy its requirements or present the elements of the approach ( assessment , key working and review ) as an integral part of their plans for the year in question . |
| 23 | One of the biggest challenges to this new-look management was to cope with the ‘ tribalism ’ of the service ; the tendency of professional groups to cherish their historic rights to govern their own affairs . |
| 24 | A review of on-site fire protection equipment available for fighting fires in high-bay warehouses stating its advantages and disadvantages . |
| 25 | Small wonder that flocks of European and Scandinavian birds choose it as their resting point when migrating to more congenial climes each winter . |
| 26 | The reshaping of the Urban Programme , the creation of Partnerships and the specific emphasis on economic projects meant there was a real danger that the voluntary sector would be left out . |
| 27 | Thus , not only will the Cavalier beat the Mondeo to become the first medium-sized saloon to boast one as standard but it will , Vauxhall stressed , have the bigger ( and by implication , better ) US-style bag rather than the smaller ( and , by implication , less effective ) Eurobag . |
| 28 | The adoral shields are partially overlain by the oral shield obscuring their proximal suture , distally the adoral shields are slightly flared and separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 29 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 30 | This depends on the judges ' views of the merits of the case before them or ( I would add ) the direction their political inclinations lead them — what I call below their ‘ view of the public interest ’ . |