Complex sentence: The IRA placed a bounty of £1,000 on Percival's head, seeing him as responsible for the "Essex Battalion Torture Squad", but a first attempted assassination by Barry in Bandon failed when Percival departed from his dinnertime routine.
Split into simpler sentences: The IRA placed a bounty of £1,000 on Percival's head, accusing him of responsibility for what they termed' Essex Battalion Torture Squad'. A first attempted assassination by Barry in Bandon failed when Percival departed from his dinnertime routine.