Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [vb past] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NSP said that as a result of the discovery it had arrested 62 people on charges of violating the National Security Law and the Military Secrets Protection Law . |
| 2 | But the SD added that in the areas tormented by allied bombing the trust of the people was expressed ‘ with more reserve ’ , and non-attendance at the celebrations was carefully excused by saying ‘ that it should n't be taken amiss if , despite all our love for the Führer , we ca n't celebrate his birthday this year with the usual joy ’ . |
| 3 | The ICRC estimated that in the town of Iscia Baidoa , 220 km north-west of Mogadishu , 7,000 of the town 's 40,000 people had died from starvation in recent months . |
| 4 | The ANC said that at least 900 political prisoners remained . |
| 5 | On April 9 the DPK claimed that at least 150 civilians had been killed by mines while fleeing towards the Turkish and Iranian borders . |
| 6 | Presently the Youngs appeared and with smiling acquaintanceship joined Filmer . |
| 7 | The CEGB said that for Hinkley C this could total about £200 million , but ‘ since no large commercial nuclear power station in the world has yet been decommissioned , present cost estimates must be regarded as uncertain' . |
| 8 | ’ After this horrifying war , which the Serbs started and in which they committed most of the horrors , people will want to ponder how such things came to be said . |
| 9 | Even when the newspapers were able to introduce photographs , the ILN prospered because of the depth of its pictorial coverage . |
| 10 | The NCC said that at best one in seven problem debtors can expect help from money advice centres . |
| 11 | The UN said that despite undertakings from Serb commanders the helicopters would be given safe passage it appeared Mr Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic , the Serb commander , could not control their troops of the ground . |
| 12 | The UN said that by Oct. 24 some 100,000 suburban residents had fled to the relative safety of central Monrovia . |
| 13 | In low level solo passes the B–25s returned and with accompanying pyrotechnics relived the attack on Tokyo . |
| 14 | The Commies at the BBC waited until after the election before letting the public see Labour in its true colours . |
| 15 | The ICA thought that in view of the cost of an inspection visit it might be more appropriate in the first instance to approach the solicitor concerned for an explanation of the delay . |
| 16 | For example , a 1982 opinion poll in the UK found that in answer to the question ‘ What is most valued as a contribution to the quality of life ? ’ , the percentage wanting ‘ safe streets ’ was 72 compared to 53 for ‘ attractive countryside ’ , 51 for ‘ unpolluted atmosphere ’ and 46 for ‘ good public transport ’ and only 37 for ‘ access to a car ’ . |
| 17 | In 1984 the UK conceded that in 1997 , upon the expiry of the lease on the New Territories , China would regain sovereignty over the whole of Hong Kong . |
| 18 | In 1984 the UK conceded that in 1997 , upon the expiry of the lease on the New Territories , China would regain sovereignty over the whole of Hong Kong . |
| 19 | Arguments over the EMS confirmed that in overseas affairs the country had not really recovered the proud international stature that had been proclaimed . |
| 20 | The BCS suggested that in fact the prospect of suffering from sexual assault , robbery or burglary was unlikely when considering the country as a whole . |
| 21 | Panic demanded fresh elections on the grounds of large-scale fraud ; international monitors from the CSCE confirmed that at least 5 per cent of voters had been prevented from voting . |
| 22 | The CCC said that in order to make the transition from the current annual payment schedule , which is ordinarily in March , it intended to make three distributions during calendar year 1993 . |
| 23 | Jay Barlow of the US discovered that for the vaquita , new births into the population each year almost exactly balanced the losses through natural mortality . |
| 24 | The WHO estimated that by 2000 about 40,000,000 people could be infected with the HIV virus ( as compared with the estimate of 25,000,000-30,000,000 infections by 2000 made by the WHO in 1988 ) , while the total number of adult AIDS cases could reach 10,000,000 , of which almost 90 per cent would be in the developing countries . |
| 25 | Latest official figures from the WHO predicted that between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 people would be infected with HIV by the turn of the century . |
| 26 | The Estlins hoped that at best a merger of the BFASS and others could be achieved . |
| 27 | In a larger study assessing endurance over nine days under different levels of sleep loss , the APRE reported that with no sleep at all soldiers could only operate effectively for four days , while with I.5 hours ' sleep a day 50 per cent of a platoon lasted nine days in the field , and nearly all of a platoon allowed 3 hours sleep completed the nine-day exercise . |
| 28 | Contracts were to be awarded for only three years , as the ITA hoped that by 1967 a fourth channel would be available and require more radical reorganization . |
| 29 | The ITA decided that in this region it did not matter if the finance was not ‘ local ’ . |
| 30 | The EC refused and with the help of loyal troops restored order . |