Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , to her relief , the voice that greeted her from the other side of the oak door , though indistinct , was that of the porter she had met so briefly the evening before . |
| 2 | As Harry stood there , lost in thought , the porter he had spoken to earlier appeared from the direction of the lodge , rattling a Punch of keys in his hand . |
| 3 | While the major policy-making and orientation roles rested with the members of the Council and its multiplicity of committees , the search for promotional roles in association with the institutions was inevitably a key part of the activities we have seen the CNAA 's officers playing . |
| 4 | For the most part , the activities they followed confirmed the earlier divisions , and what the Tudor and early Stuart gentry and yeomen did was to exploit much of the local potential more fully . |
| 5 | None of the agencies involved in the official investigation of the Flight 103 bombing , either British or American , had even attempted to question him about the activities he had observed on Cyprus , despite all the rumours of the DEA 's involvement . |
| 6 | Look back on the activities you have enjoyed in the past and select one to develop . |
| 7 | The shabby room above the tobacconist 's shop where we held our ward meetings became home to me and , in a queer way , made me feel whole and integrated again so that I began to look back on the activities I had taken part in with Sophie as some kind of mental aberration . |
| 8 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 9 | The activities I have tried have been successful , and I shall try many more . ’ |
| 10 | The activities it supports include a programme of over 90 day and evening classes covering topics varying from Basic Reading , Writing and Number skills to G.C.S.E. Greek , from Aromatherapy to Word Processing . |
| 11 | well I mean the , the agent has n't or has n't yet sued , but I was n't really putting it like that , I was asking you whether it is your case as in presently stand looking at the defence you 've raised to whether or not you have failed to perform your legal obligations under clause nine . |
| 12 | The response we 've had indicates that our clients are confident they will not come to any harm . ’ |
| 13 | But we ca n't wait to come back over , because the response we 've had over here has been just overwhelming . |
| 14 | I mean , it 's been absolutely marvellous , the response we 've had and the energy and enthusiasm of everybody getting involved . |
| 15 | ‘ If the response we have received to the first phase continues we will embark on the creation of a ‘ mirror scheme ’ , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Phillip Cue , general sales manager at Holland Park BMW , says : ‘ We have extra staff on duty because of the response we have had . |
| 17 | If whatever pattern of cues he is emitting happens to affect the subject 's response , so that the experimenter obtains the response he expected to obtain , that pattern of cues may be more likely to recur with the next subject . |
| 18 | The boundary-maintaining function , as stated by Erikson , says that crime and the response it evokes provide the essential function of defining and maintaining the moral boundaries of society . |
| 19 | So I mean if y if you say that 's , that 's the income you 've got at the moment , what , what sort of income would you believe that er that Mrs Goodwin would need if you were n't around tomorrow ? |
| 20 | All in all , a good pension plan can provide the income you need to continue to live comfortably and maintain your quality of life when you stop work . |
| 21 | ALL THE ACCESSORIES YOU NEED TO LET OFF STEAM |
| 22 | They 'll need you back there to take charge and you can make sure the Marines do n't compromise the defences you 've set up . |
| 23 | But by the time Fokine produced The Firebird he had developed his mimed dance much further . |
| 24 | We believe that only the best is good enough for Britain , and that the best will only be accomplished if we give the British people the freedom and the opportunity they need to succeed . |
| 25 | The two planned by-elections gave the Protestant Unionists the opportunity they needed to maintain the momentum of their electoral challenge . |
| 26 | However , perhaps even more significantly , certainly for the junior players , is the opportunity they have earned to go forward for a personal screening at Bradnam 's unique Herts-based Dewhurst Tennis Academy , the operation which has firmly set about the task of uncovering a future British Wimbledon champion . |
| 27 | Her daily excursions to Les Halles , she said , were precious for the opportunity they provided to visit St Eustache . |
| 28 | Apart from having limited time to try and spread the gospel about the tournament in its magnificent venue , if , as should have happened , Jimmy Connors had played , if John McEnroe had survived his first round , if Pat Cash had looked better prepared and if , as certainly should have been the case , Jeremy Bates had taken the opportunity he had to upset Wimbledon quarter finalist , Thierry Champion , the whole picture may have looked so different . |
| 29 | He had n't expected her to make this sort of use of the opportunity he had given her . |
| 30 | Eleanor had given him the opportunity he had needed . |