Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie could hear again Gazzer 's facetious voice . |
| 2 | Using DCE 's equipment , a ‘ meeting ’ with colleagues in the United States would cost about £2.80 per minute , about £1.60 per minute in France and in the UK the normal cost of a digital telephone line for the time the users are connected . |
| 3 | Korda let him out on a three-picture deal with Fox , continued to pay him $15,000 a year but would take a large slice of what Fox paid him : from the three pictures Richard would earn about £80,000 . |
| 4 | Only long cloaks blowing , up on top of the young dunes , a gaze of strange cold eyes , a flash of spear-points — then the rain drove across , and Ruth could see only night . |
| 5 | As Lord Hill replied to an outraged Lord Derby , whose TWW had ‘ stood on its record ’ and been brusquely dismissed , newcomers such as Harlech could offer only promises , ‘ but if promise is never to be preferred to performance , then every television company will go on for ever ’ ( Sendall , 1983 , p. 359 ) . |
| 6 | While England will recall forever Obolensky 's try , Wales the depredations committed on England by Keith Jarrett and his 19 points — including that try — in Cardiff in 1967 , the Irish have elevated the Hamilton try to the highest point in the Great Pantheon of Irish rugby feats . |
| 7 | He was talking about branching out into the ship-in-a-bottle business because Jonathon will make only ships . |
| 8 | For example , a special leased line from British Telecom will cost about £100,000 per year . |
| 9 | Lovers of wide open sands might choose Comillas , a little fishing port where a simple meal with wine at Il Puerto will cost under £5 . |
| 10 | Equestrianism : Big Ben could strike again EQUESTRIANISM |
| 11 | The head of the voting commission for northern Bosnia , for example , said the Serbs could keep only 20% of Bosnia . |
| 12 | David Williams , a spokesman for Wearside-based Reg Vardy , said two drivers who ordered a new Ferrari Testarossa costing £125,000 from the group 's head office in Stoneygate would save almost £5,000 . |
| 13 | Managing director Chris Dawes claims that MicroMuse can supply around 70% of the third party software products available on the market that work with SunNet Manager and can integrate all types of kit using its own resources or those of its 15 value-added integrators and six networking partners . |
| 14 | From Arena cars in Darlington ( 482–979 ) a day like that in a Granada would cost around £130£150 , including petrol ; more if you wanted the chauffeur to wear posh uniform . |
| 15 | An indirect result of the reduction of the fares was that the G.L.C. would lose approximately £50 million of the rate support grant . |
| 16 | Whilst files are stored in Mac format , MachTen will allow both Unix and Mac programs to share the same data simultaneously . |
| 17 | Bell Atlantic Corp 's Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co of Maryland will redeem all $125m of its draining 40-year 9.0% debentures due October 1 2018 , at 105.63 pct of principal plus accrued interest . |
| 18 | I think what is so degrading is that er women who under God can bring forth life can actually produce death in this place . |
| 19 | EASINGTON in County Durham must rank as Labour 's safest seat . |
| 20 | WORLD champion motor racing driver Nigel Mansell will earn nearly £10 million this year , putting him fourth on the list of the world 's highest-paid sportsmen . |
| 21 | The OECD says that the American economy will grow by only a shade less than 1% in 1991 , while Japan will manage nearly 4% and Germany ( despite the difficulties of unification ) 3% . |
| 22 | Bangor will want around £60,000 but Byrne goes nowhere while the Seasiders are in the League and Cup running . |
| 23 | The scheme , planned for land at Parc Menai on the outskirts of Bangor will cover almost 40,000sq ft , including parking and other facilities . |
| 24 | The Tysons should receive about £13,000 from the government , which will now be invested in a building society for him and his wife and their grandchildren . |
| 25 | He did not have the military power to offer protection to Englishmen overseas ; if the Spanish from the south were to attack English colonies , they would have to defend themselves or rely on English diplomacy , because Charles could send neither ships nor troops across the Atlantic for help . |
| 26 | The Bangladesh Vice-President , Moudud Ahmed , said on Oct. 4 that Bangladesh would lose about $1,400 million annually from the loss of exports to , and remittances from , Iraq and Kuwait . |
| 27 | The disaster had already cost the company $250,000,000 in lost business and compensation claims , and in 1990 Pan Am would spend over $63,000,000 on security . |
| 28 | Major will spend tomorrow morning on Capitol Hill in discussion with party leaders and have lunch at the British Embassy with further US movers and shakers , including the head of the Central Intelligence Agency . |
| 29 | Vice-chancellor Sir Donald Nicholls agreed to demands from a majority of the informal BCCI creditors ' committee for more time to consider the deal , under which the bank 's majority shareholders in Abu Dhabi will inject nearly £1 billion . |
| 30 | WIU will pay about £10 per sq ft , with a two-year rent free period and several break options in its 25 year lease . |