Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the recent study by PA Management Consultants Ltd found that in themselves the analyses of the cases examined had not produced hard evidence to support the hypothesis that co-operatives would find it very difficult to compete in capital-intensive production : |
| 2 | Yeah , I went out with Shelley , with Warren a few times read read yeah ? |
| 3 | Investigators from the Mine Safety and Health Administration ( MSHA ) report that in many cases dust had been vacuumed or blown out of sampling devices prior to being sent to inspectors . |
| 4 | Supermarkets , including Tesco 's store in Banbury and the Co-Op in Kidlington , were also found to be selling ham , which experts say had a high risk of food poisoning . |
| 5 | The sky was soon dark and the sound of heavy bombs exploding died away , to be replaced by shells passing over the orchard from the British guns down by the river Orne . |
| 6 | In the RAF 's first attack on the runway at Port Stanley , carried out by a Vulcan V-bomber which flew from Ascension Island , only one of the 21 bombs dropped hit the runway . |
| 7 | Membership of the National Deaf Club tended to attract those deaf people of a certain social standing , and included S. Bright Lucas ( who was the first President ) , wealthy businessman A.J. Wilson , the artist Thomas Davidson , the editor of the British Deaf Times , Joseph Hepworth , explorer and photographer Henry Newton-Lowry , and the type of activities pursued tended to reflect the membership : chess , table-cricket , tennis , badminton . |
| 8 | Decimalisation meant that a major revision of the payroll system was needed and the limited time scales involved resulted in the acquisition and implementation of a payroll package called " COMPAY " . |
| 9 | Young Jack thought he was hard , thought that having a few blondes and getting a few legs broken made you a man , but underneath it all he was soft , a little boy . |
| 10 | The heads interviewed had been in post from four terms to nearly 20 years . |
| 11 | Other student dissidents sentenced included Zhai Weimin and Li Mingqi ; an eleventh was released . |
| 12 | The funds sought included $57,000,000 to buy 229,000 tonnes of food , $34,000,000 for logistical support and $21,000,000 for assistance with health , education and agriculture and assistance to refugees returning from neighbouring states . |
| 13 | The number of visits clients received ranged from daily to once a month . |
| 14 | Certainly the slave trade was expanding in the early eighteenth century ; more slaves were being bought in Africa than before , and the wars among Africans to provide captives to sell had more of a disturbing effect on the states of West Africa . |
| 15 | And while goals for stood at 87 — almost double the previous season 's total , goals conceded went up by only five , to 63 . |
| 16 | Many spoke with respect and admiration for the soldiers of the 6th Army , but took the view that the losses suffered had been in vain . |
| 17 | Both the branches studied had been influenced by this political directive . |
| 18 | For centuries racing took place on Clifton Ings with the House book of the York Corporation recording that it took place there as long ago as 1530 . |
| 19 | The number of cars produced fell from a peak of 800 in 1990 to 650 this year , although production will increase considerably if legislation to allow the company to produce fully-built cars is passed later this year . |
| 20 | The methods used did not allow continuous monitoring of UOS pressure or examination of motor events associated with occurrence of either gastro-oesophageal reflux or oesophagopharyngeal reflux . |
| 21 | Even Ron Barton of the True Brit , the paper which the Saatchi Brothers claimed had taken the heat out of the Sun , had moved into his brother-in-law 's house in Kemp Town ‘ for the duration ’ . |
| 22 | If this structure gives any clues as to what kinds of words the missing ones are — if one can deduce from the structure that one missing word is a verb of action , another is an animate noun , and so on — the patient can insert very general content words by using such deductions ( words like did , person , thing ) . |
| 23 | The tutors contacted felt that the Access students compared favourably to other groups of students and believed that the Access courses were a good preparation for their course . |
| 24 | Rare animals found included the Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis , another snail which is apparently at the northern limit of its range in Britain , and a freshwater limpet Acroloxus lacustris . |
| 25 | The only words spoken had been to the butler and maid , who were waiting at table and when they rose , Tamar excused herself . |
| 26 | Salmon with their noses plugged homed less accurately . |
| 27 | Much of the time available to the other language tutors appointed had to be spent of the vital tasks of practical translation work and the making of term banks and so on — leaving little time for broader ‘ language awareness ’ issues to be addressed . |
| 28 | And surprisingly only one in five teenagers questioned had been taught about homosexuality and lesbianism in school . |
| 29 | ( The parties represented included the UDPS , the Christian Social Democratic Party — PDSC , the Union of Independent Federalists and Republicans — UFERI , the Congolese National Movement — MNC , the Republican Democratic Rally — RDR , and the Federalist Christian Democracy — DCF . ) |
| 30 | The first neutrons to arrive had the highest energy and the later ones had lower energies . |