Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The chilli also meant that Praeger had been just a wire man with orders not to kill anybody who came at him just blind them and run .
2 The defence also claimed that Poindexter had never intended to mislead Congress and that any inaccuracies in his testimony were accidental .
3 Antares in the Scorpion is also the centre of a line of three , but the colour-difference alone means that there can be no confusion ; Antares is fiery red .
4 Obviously you can have photocopies or laser prints copied on to this material , but I have here some pens and a box of blank acetates which you will have the opportunity later to use if you so wish .
5 In a speech at the launch of the ss Trevethoe in February 1913 he took the opportunity publicly to declare that he was in favour of a conciliation board , and that he was not alone in this conviction .
6 The manager does not have the opportunity gregariously to share and sort out ideas with staff colleagues .
7 The majority further contend that a wife who has reported a rape by her husband to the police may subsequently regret having done so and may wish to be reconciled with him .
8 The majority now believed that Bunker 's more realistic approach made more sense .
9 The majority now feel that , far from being irrelevant , the ‘ equality agenda ’ is crucial to influencing the long-term quality of working life for both women and men , and thus the credibility of the trade-union movement .
10 The Prince also said that he wanted to show the world that he was not " an accomplice of the Khmers Rouges " .
11 However , it must also be recalled that the Prince always hoped that as time went on and his wife 's interests expanded , she would become a figure in her own right , carrying out independent duties .
12 The Direction also oversees and assists the so-called classes and controlés museums , that is the 1200 or so provincial museums either directly linked into the Ministry through their director or supervised in order to ensure that they comply with certain requirements ( see chart ) .
13 The provision also applies if the capital sum is indirectly paid to the settlor .
14 The split apparently came after the fiery-tempered pair had a row about Tatum wanting to go back to acting — leaving McEnroe to look after the children while she makes movies .
15 Lying contented in his arms , it was only as the euphoria gradually faded that Luce found herself wondering , had he felt the same ?
16 And the change now means that if a married woman , it does n't , as I say , it does n't affect single women , if a married woman now has n't earned income using all her allowances , so she does n't work has n't worked , never qualified for a pension , or does work but does n't earn more than that , and the couple have got investment income then it 's sensible to switch that into the wife 's name to give her income to use up her allowances .
17 I 've never measured how long they stay under water , but tourists walking along the path to the waterfall often report that they think a bird is drowning !
18 A notice in The Scotsman yesterday said that the ceremony , to be held in Balerno Kirk on Wednesday , is to be a celebration of his life .
19 In his obituary in The Stage , the writer pertinently remarked that ‘ People die not so much on account of their age or that they are worn out , but because of the loss of their lifelong associates . ’
20 The writer also complains that the lady had to travel via Comber , en route to Newtownards .
21 Is the writer seriously suggesting that changing from a system where fees are paid in full by the state to a system where they are paid wholly or partly by the student is likely to be encouraging ?
22 A recent Home Office survey concludes that there is no simple solution to the prevention of rape , other than ‘ the willingness both to question and to change the pattern of social life ’ .
23 The Board narrowly decided that the environmental benefits to the centre of the village outweighed the disadvantages of a larger car park .
24 The board hastily named as acting director Clay Johnson III , a mail-order executive hired only a few months earlier as chief operating officer .
25 The board also announced that , in the absence of unforeseen circumstances , it would recommend a final dividend of not less than 4p , making a total of 7p , representing an increase of not less than 16.7 per cent .
26 The Board also said that there was a substantially greater potential , but at a higher cost .
27 The board also said that in future it would receive more information on ‘ public interest issues ’ affecting the BBC .
28 To avoid divisiveness the Board also proposed that ‘ … it would be of advantage if Resident Tutors were kept informed of the activities of the WEA in the urban districts of their respective counties ’ .
29 The headboard roughly translates as ‘ I shall not be away for long . ’
30 The runner soon returns and we all shuffle soggily into the hut .
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