Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lange admitted that he had " been over a barrel " after the French government had threatened that unless the accord was accepted , New Zealand would be denied access to French markets for its agricultural exports , the mainstay of its economy , |
| 2 | Defeat — and yet not truly defeat , Maria realised as she felt Luke 's response . |
| 3 | When the Assembly closed the story goes that they found hundreds of dead Indians behind the screen . |
| 4 | The story goes that he managed a round on the morning of the wedding and even , it is said , a few strokes later in the day . |
| 5 | His teeth gleamed as he smiled . |
| 6 | The motorhome will be the lucky winners ' base for the next two weeks , offering them freedom to go where they please to explore New Zealand 's unspoilt areas of breathtaking , natural beauty . |
| 7 | ‘ Go As You Please ’ is just as it sounds , and with your unlimited 7-day bus pass and your 6 accommodation vouchers , which can be used at any of the Youth Hostels in Northern Ireland , you have the freedom to go where you want , when you want . |
| 8 | Quite , quite frankly I , I ca n't see Walsall moving , because it seems to have been money wasted if they 've made Fellas Park good and then they move somewhere else . |
| 9 | Colin insists that they had expected the ensuing fuss . |
| 10 | Erm now the th H S C is saying that erm it should n't have gone skin to skin and they 've stopped skin to skin in other headings . |
| 11 | The next day the policeman went where Mr Banks lived and they rang the bell , hello , hello are you Mrs Banks ? |
| 12 | They do have considerable advantages though , and it 's worth giving them a try to see if they suit you . |
| 13 | And then his iron control seemed to give way for a moment , his fingers clenching as he pulled her roughly against him . |
| 14 | Most EC governments restrict pension funds ' freedom to invest as they choose . |
| 15 | It appears to be contrary to what the Criminal Law Revision Committee and Parliament intended when they established " dishonesty " in the 1968 Act . |
| 16 | I have learnt enough about the Alexander Technique to realize that I have much more to learn , and that noticeable change can be a slow process , but I am more than happy with the benefits that I have received so far . |
| 17 | Looking ahead , I suppose travel would be nice , if only the opportunity arose and I had the courage to go with it . |
| 18 | Barbara 's foot skidded and she fell to the floor in the ‘ corridor ’ between the hessian screens . |
| 19 | Initially , some progress appeared to have been made at the Jakarta meeting when Sihanouk and Hun Sen announced that they had finally agreed on a compromise formula on the issue of the SNC chair ( Sihanouk as chair , Hun Sen as vice-chair ) . |
| 20 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 21 | Before planning the course , look ahead to the text of the coursebook to see if you want to change or omit any material . |
| 22 | His chest crushed when it smashed into the steering wheel . ’ |
| 23 | Or one might look to the content of specific rules and judicial pro-nouncements to see whether they conform to certain moral standards for family behaviour laid down by community or authority . |
| 24 | You 've been set in a certain class and no matter how your opinions change and you want to throw that class off , if ever a man does , it wo n't let him , it 's there in his voice , in his manner ; even if a gentleman was to take to the road he 'd still be a gentleman ; I mean , according to the kind of education he 's received , so to my mind that has become a kind of cage . |
| 25 | During the trial , Lord Maclean heard a taped confession where MacIver admitted that he suggested which lorry to hijack and drove to Inverness a week before the robbery to check the vehicle 's routine . |
| 26 | He would have been fighting blindly if he started proceedings without seeing the maintenance and servicing records of the fork-lift truck to see whether it had gone wrong before and what went wrong on this occasion . |
| 27 | So I look a bit shaken cos we 've he 's just come from nowhere , screeching to a halt . |
| 28 | In mid-July the Croatian authorities announced that they did not have the resources to cope with any more refugees unless substantial help from abroad was forthcoming . |
| 29 | Even though your knees trembled and your heart fluttered and you felt weak with longing , how could you melt , knowing that ? |
| 30 | That , just have a look to see if it looks okay . |