Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun prp] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caddying for Sandy is different again to Seve . |
| 2 | Orders placed during August are unlikely to be supplied in time for the start of the Session on . |
| 3 | Using anti-friction materials developed for space , excavators can be made to work at very low temperatures without lubrication , while materials developed for Buran are ideal for artificial limbs and , in particular , hip joints . |
| 4 | Financing for Sequoia is necessary because of reduced revenues and operating losses during the past two quarters , and its default under its bank credit arrangement and liquidity difficulties . |
| 5 | ONLY Billy Bingham has more international appearances to his credit of those gathering for Wednesday 's international with Latvia than this man . |
| 6 | ONLY Billy Bingham has more international appearances to his credit of those gathering for Wednesday 's international with Latvia than this man . |
| 7 | SCATTERED about Merseyside are amateur opera and drama companies , the quality of whose productions and standard of performance would seriously worry many a professional outfit . |
| 8 | Therefore anything you say about God is meaningless . |
| 9 | Sapphire , the Black woman who is light-skinned enough to pass for White is pregnant by her White fiance ’ , but again the child does not appear as it is annihilated along with its mother . |
| 10 | However , while the extension of such major structural elements as the Highland Boundary Fault and the Southern Uplands Fault into Ireland is probable , their position can not be clearly defined , largely due to the extensive cover of Mesozoic and Cainozoic sedimentary rocks and plateau basalts . |
| 11 | The Ministry of Defence said that Belgian ammunition of that particular batch had never been supplied to the British Army , and how it had come into Britain was unknown . |
| 12 | If Adam had not issued from his hiding-place early in May they would not have been discovered ; but the messages which had come from Llewelyn were grave enough to warrant a risk which by then appeared so slight . |
| 13 | Support for Scott could have come from Stanley 's Parliamentary Under Secretary , Henry Baillie , who was a personal friend of Manners and had been a supporter of Young England . |
| 14 | In contrast , Darvel Bay in Borneo is almost on the equator and A–r in Australia and Loudoun in Malawi are sub-tropical . |
| 15 | The reined-in impatience which so often emanated from Ian was absent , Theodora 's gravitas mitigated and Julia 's social nervousness sedated . |
| 16 | Trading in Bunzl was fast and furious , volumes topping 6m as the market quote firmed a penny to 94p . |
| 17 | The distinctive sensitivity towards the antique that occurred in Italy is understandable because even today wherever one walks one is bombarded by fragments of ancient sculpture , remains of buildings and inscriptions , reminders of Rome 's grandeur . |
| 18 | The Emperor Henry V stands to Calixtus 's left . |
| 19 | You will wake the dog , ’ Theda chided in a low tone , moving away to the other side of the room by the desk where they had ministered to Hector 's hurt . |
| 20 | The occasional blow-ups he has at Lennie are understandable , as Lennie is very difficult to look after , and George could be popular , settle down with a woman and get a good job . |
| 21 | REVOLVER , Pulp and The Bardots are among 15 bands confirmed to appear at London 's Smashed ! |
| 22 | FUDGE TUNNEL , HOLY JOY and BACK TO THE PLANET are among bands confirmed to appear at London 's Smashed ! |
| 23 | For over a century any non-Spaniards who entered the area claimed by Spain were likely to be called pirates . |
| 24 | It was agreed that a pedestrian tunnel , the Tower subway , should be driven under the Thames ‘ as a sample of the system ’ , but the memory of the extreme difficulties of Isambard K. Brunel [ q.v. ] in completing the Thames tunnel resulted in none of the contractors approached by Barlow being willing to tender for the work . |
| 25 | However , the reasons for non-compliance reported by Mangla are ambiguous . |
| 26 | At the Poly , where we are already catering for 400 students , a new canteen designed by CCG is due to open in 1992 to serve 1000 students . |
| 27 | Was it because of what Robert had said about Giles being jealous ? |
| 28 | Mr Abdul Halim Arshat , the secretary-general of Malaysia 's leading Islamic political party , has claimed that ‘ support for Iraq is necessary as the real motive of the US is to kill off the Muslims in Baghdad and to destroy the city . ’ |
| 29 | Worry about Rose was paramount now . |
| 30 | Saatchi 's decision to sell through Gagosian is understandable purely on business terms , but other aspects of the sale are less readily explicable . |