Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he had given her mother one of his running tops as a present for Miss Bonham-Carter but demanded it back after he and the actress had a ‘ blazing row ’ . |
| 2 | AN OFF-DUTY police inspector saw the alleged killer of Marie Wilks but dismissed him as a good Samaritan , the M50 murder trial was told yesterday . |
| 3 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 4 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 5 | AN official inquiry confirmed yesterday that French journalists and lawyers had been subjected to telephone tapping under President François Mitterrand but said it had not yet determined who had ordered the bugging . |
| 6 | The strategy is to sell the plug compatibles for less than the price of the equivalent IBM machine but to make them at least as powerful , or to provide more for the same money . |
| 7 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 8 | They reached the great river at Old Melrose , at the foot of Lauderdale , and followed it down to Kelso , where they had made contact with Sir Simon Fraser , who was not exactly besieging Balliol in Roxburgh Castle but containing him there , with the Warden 's force , to prevent him joining Edward Plantagenet at Berwick . |
| 9 | At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas . |
| 10 | In his speech Sir Michael backed Mr Birt but said he should effectively be placed on probation for 12 months . |
| 11 | You may have seen the press photographs of Rebecca Ridgeway after her paddle round Cape Horn but did you know that her boat was on stands in a London street at the time the shots were taken ? |
| 12 | ‘ My compliments to Sir John but tell him Master Daunbey would appreciate his presence here in the courtyard . ’ |
| 13 | Armstrong continued , ‘ Actually on account of the personalities involved , I think it might be better to take no action about the Palestine Committee but allow it gradually to sink into the limbo of forgotten things ’ ( emphasis added ) . |
| 14 | Gentleman , this is to quaint you all of you cor Serning the Billing of this workhous think to starve the poore theare Stephen Wite Stratford Lews of Barfield Wile of TataSon Loyd hintlesham but let them tak care of thin Selves for farit that is hap on shall there Brains be Blown out and that as sure as death and fail not and the hous shall not be bilt a toyle for theare shall be 500 planted soon and will di all it and pull Wiles hous down . |
| 15 | On the contrary , their objective was not to overthrow the Franco regime but to adapt it to meet the demands of what promised to be a more international future . |
| 16 | Hankin rates the Bishop Auckland youngster but feels he will benefit from a spell away from the first team . |
| 17 | The Humbersiders already have a top kicker in Paul Eastwood but think they can use the pace of Gallagher in their three-quarter line . |
| 18 | The result of this was that the sales force on the continent had lost confidence with the Axminster products but needed them for contract work , eg hotels … |
| 19 | Graziano , 68 , won the world title in 1947 with a sixth-round knock-out of Tony Zale but lost it to the same fighter less than a year later . |