Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the standard return fare between York and London would rise from £84 to £117.60 as private operators sought a 20pc profit on their investment . |
| 2 | The satellites revealed a rather remarkable feature in the Antarctic sea ice in that there are persistent open water areas even in the middle of winter when the area should be frozen over , the atmosphere is cold enough to freeze the ocean and yet , in these areas , the ice does not form . |
| 3 | The television series Twin Peaks produced a rash of books that will be read in true page-turner style by legions of devotees . |
| 4 | In the 1980s , the independents became a real force , recording technology is easily accessible , and bands are more energetic and enterprising in producing their own records and promoting themselves . |
| 5 | The only judgments concerned a feeling of ‘ warmth ’ in which there was a clear discrimination between the ‘ frame ’ and the ‘ interior ’ ; ‘ bright-dull ’ , ‘ makes use of colour ’ and ‘ made by flicks of the brush ’ . |
| 6 | She began by waking up on the tail-end of absorbing conversations with the white-robed monk who sat on the chair beside her , and it was n't long before the discussions became a full-time activity . |
| 7 | ‘ Not long after , the Athenians made a peace with the Spartans and their allies for thirty years , giving up Nisaia , Pegai , Troizen and Achaia , their possessions in the Peloponnese ’ ( Thuc. i.115.1 ) . |
| 8 | How to avert both these dangers became a major concern among employers , politicians and in the press , although optimism remained that solutions could be found . |
| 9 | POLLY PECK is selling its barely profitable textile subsidiary , Polly Peck Far East , to a Hong Kong-controlled British Virgin Islands registered company in preference to the privatisation proposals announced a month ago , writes Robin Stoddart . |
| 10 | Help in maintaining the prices of agricultural products became a permanent feature of government policy from this time . |
| 11 | On the Somme in 1916 , the British used 15in weapons , while in 1918 the Germans produced a long-range gun with which to bombard Paris . |
| 12 | On Nov. 4 , however , FKgP parliamentary deputies passed a vote of confidence in the expelled ministers and state secretaries and suspended the faction membership of Jozsef Torgyan , FKgP chair and leader of the parliamentary group . |
| 13 | This did cut the losses for a while until the Germans devised a method of counteracting it . |
| 14 | Despite the lack of international judicial uniformity on several important issues , the Hague Rules made a signal contribution to international trade . |
| 15 | TWO alert cops made a drug bust — and seized cannabis plants growing at the POLICE STATION . |
| 16 | Some authorities made a point of saying that they did not have a training programme because they depended on courses that presented themselves , e.g. : ‘ We always hope to send staff on courses as they are advertised ’ . |
| 17 | Between 1973 and 1979 all but one of the five most highly paid occupational groups experienced a fall in their real incomes : members of the most highly paid occupational group of all ( professional , management , administration ) saw their incomes fall by 5 per cent in real terms . |
| 18 | The simple comparison of mean pulse rate data from before sedation and during the procedure showed both groups experienced a similar degree of tachycardia during the procedure ( Table III ) . |
| 19 | Two other defenders made a grab for Okoye but missed . |
| 20 | BRITISH riders made a highly satisfying start to the Volvo World Cup Final in the warm-up competitions , though pride of place went to an expatriate , Lesley McNaught-Mandli , who now lives in and rides for Switzerland . |
| 21 | His office bulletins became a fount of Fleet Street lore ( ‘ Always , always , tell the news through people , ’ for example ) . |
| 22 | They wore over their sagging , wrinkled breasts flimsy , lace-up bodices with nothing underneath , and from those cleavages arose a fume of mingled sweat , baby powder and cheap scent . |
| 23 | Mr Cardoso said the battling started after three black American seamen attacked a white US sailor at the Passport Bar in the gaudy , neon-lit Cais do Sodre area . |
| 24 | Looking at banking hours became a priority , as Saturday opening was helping building societies to woo bank customers . |
| 25 | ‘ The matched each other until 4–4 in the third and then her returns got a bit shorter and Audra was able to take advantage . ’ |
| 26 | The relationship between fiduciary duties and regulatory rules became a matter of concern at the time of the enactment of the Financial Services Act 1986 ( FSA ) . |
| 27 | For the first time birds became a common motif . |
| 28 | With the help of the East German Robotron computer factory in Dresden the Russians produced a copy called Ryad-I But 20 years later this computer is still not fully in use simply because Russia can not produce enough electrical cable and connectors to link the equipment . |
| 29 | ULSTER boxers made a strong claim for an monopoly of the titles in the Maxol National Junior championship semi-finals at the National Stadium last night . |
| 30 | Each pair of houses shared a front door , staircase and a passageway which led to the small rear yard . |