Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed many mediocre and/or failed bureaucrats tend to be ‘ promoted ’ to conservation by their more thrusting and successful colleagues . |
| 2 | Steamed , microwaved or grilled trout , stuffed with prawns and served with unlimited potatoes and other vegetables , plus 2 oz ( 50g ) iced yogurt ( e.g. Weight Watchers ) OR STUFFED PEPPERS ( see recipe , page 162 ) served with unlimited potatoes and other vegetables PLUS RASPBERRY MOUSSE ( see recipe , page 160 ) |
| 3 | Had n't scattered monogrammed handkerchiefs about or faked alibis or carelessly dropped dated train tickets or shown knowledge he should n't have had . |
| 4 | They all made it clear that handing patients over to the press was a regular occurrence ( a point that none of the committee commented on or asked questions about ) . |
| 5 | In 1545 he was one of those appointed to devise new means of tackling the problem and in the 1550s he took a leading part in drawing up constitutions for the city 's new or refounded hospitals . |
| 6 | Otherwise treatment of outbreaks should be accompanied by measures to improve hygiene , particularly with regard to the disposal of manure , and by the provision of dry bedding for housed or yarded animals . |
| 7 | The close of play has been extended from 7.30pm to 8pm to accommodate delayed or interrupted matches and over-rate fines have also been increased . |
| 8 | Generally speaking , however , in normal flight the wing ( or coupled wings ) moves in a path such that a point on its surface describes an irregular loop or an elongate figure-of-eight with respect to the wing-base , the long axis of the plane of vibration being inclined at an angle to the long axis of the insect ( Fig. 38 ) while the angle at which the surface of the wing is held changes throughout the cycle . |
| 9 | But for one category of revolutionary decree — that which urged or recommended changes in attitude and practice without creating penal sanctions — the government had to rely on individuals who had vision and who could persuade others by example and argument . |
| 10 | I bought the prescribed or recommended books but had no time to read them . |
| 11 | As against this , Pye seems to have worked hard , or got others to do so , in preparing the revenue and expenditure balances and averages of 1635 ( covering the years from 1631 ) and of 1636–9 ; and he appears to have set about the same process for the reconstructed administration of 1641 . |
| 12 | Those who had preferred that solution were uniformly content with it ; though they sometimes expressed feelings of guilt or voiced complaints about the particular institution . |
| 13 | West of the walled area , the photographs reveal a complex of fenced or ditched compounds arranged end-on to the main road frontages and sometimes separated by short side-lanes . |
| 14 | By the end of a week she was little more than a living skeleton : her hand lay all day long in Jennifer 's , and from time to time she would open her eyes , staring pathetically up , with a mute pleading in her expression that no words of comfort or whispered prayers could dispel . |
| 15 | As Hawkes ( above ) pointed out , it can be a touch or a whisper : ‘ Communication ’ can take the form of a hint of a smile or a shrug of the shoulders , or it can be an angry tirade or whispered words of affection ; these are means of communication between individuals , interpersonal communication . |
| 16 | She had n't much stomach for torn flesh or pecked eyes streaming blood . |
| 17 | Damaged , incomplete or defaced entries will be disqualified . |
| 18 | While grandmothers who brought cakes or made clothes for their grandchildren did so from their own choice , childcare stemmed principally from the request of mothers . |
| 19 | And that includes older people , who are not yet confirmed or made members of the church . |
| 20 | Later Bede , William of Malmesbury , Leland and Camden all either recorded or made comments on Roman remains at Carlisle . |
| 21 | Coleman bluntly blames features of Utopian design as the chief factor in many aspects of social decline in new or redeveloped areas . |
| 22 | Lampreys ( Petromyzontiformes ) and hagfishes ( Myxiniformes ) are eel-like , naked animals with no trace of dermal armour or paired fins . |
| 23 | Heavily stocked or overfed tanks suffer the most and nitrate levels can quickly rise out of control if great care is not taken . |
| 24 | The kit of the modern prospector includes no mules or checked shirts , no cast iron pots and pans , and there is no need to chew tobacco and spit ; the equipment is mostly plastic and beards are entirely optional ! |
| 25 | These shared or duplicated responsibilities are unavoidable and often in fact are desirable because the process is one of mutual monitoring which usually improves reliability . |
| 26 | If you have a detailed outline of the structure and proportions , then if the essay becomes too long , you can work out more precisely where deletions need to be made : take out redundant or duplicated examples ; cut lists shorter , reduce alternative words offered as glosses , etc . |
| 27 | IBM Corp has agreed to pay the US government $14.8m to settle that potential False Claims Act civil suit after IBM admitted to providing reconditioned or remanufactured computer equipment to the US government between 1980 and 1990 , contrary to contract provisions — under the contract , IBM was required to notify the government prior to delivery of anything other than new equipment , and the investigation revealed that IBM delivered approximately 15,000 reconditioned or remanufactured machines to the government ; IBM voluntarily owned up that it might not have fulfilled its obligations under the contract after conducting an internal audit . |
| 28 | He denied that the Soviet Union had or sought spheres of influence and implied that Zahir Shah could be brought into an Afghan coalition government . |
| 29 | It was noted that a significant number of respondents , having grasped the intention of the study , asked whether data on successful or failed projects were preferred . |
| 30 | Beyond the timber , brick and stone structures themselves and their tiled or slated roofs , there is virtually no direct evidence to confirm the presence of carpenters , masons , bricklayers , slaters , tilers and thatchers , and it is difficult to guess to what degree the local construction industry was a specialist concern . |