Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't until the fourth hide was reached that I met that extraordinary bird , the red-necked phalarope . |
| 2 | So was it any surprise that the Syrians we met that hot day in the Bekaa wanted only to maintain Lebanon 's Maronite-dominated institutions , to restore the sovereignty of the Lebanese government , to stay not one hour , not one minute longer than necessary ? |
| 3 | He also admitted that on the balance of their performances against Brazil , England and Argentina this autumn , his side clearly lacked that extra something . |
| 4 | With a strange cock of the head that made Ace certain he was grinning , the figure handed the card to the overweight , elderly man in the sedan chair . |
| 5 | increase , and he doubled that increased salary in the following year . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've got all that additional tension which readers are bound to recognize , ’ burbled that smug art-school voice on the telephone this morning . |
| 7 | In June ninety two the C E C recommended that local authorities manual , building and civil engineering , and engineering craft workers report to one forum for ninety three . |
| 8 | And de Gaulle had , on each occasion , made strong personal appeals for a large " yes " vote , implicitly and sometimes explicitly indicating that he would resign if the vote went against him . |
| 9 | He made eight consecutive pars , missing putts of 6ft and 4ft for birdies at the second and sixth respectively , before a bogey at the ninth gave him an outward half of 37 and took him back to level par overall . |
| 10 | Keen to work proactively , we asked eight local pharmacists what they could provide for our patients . |
| 11 | In language which retained the authentic ring of Robert Owen , it still sought far-reaching social and political change , ‘ a different order of things , in which the really useful and intelligent part of society only shall have the direction of its affairs ; in which industry and virtue shall meet their just distinction and reward , and vicious idleness its merited contempt and destruction . ’ |
| 12 | After the end of the second world war , however , a series of technological developments in farming , preserving , packaging , distributing and presenting foodstuffs made possible radical changes in foodstuff consumption habits . |
| 13 | The Royal Navy created by Henry VIII was manned by merchant seamen who fought the great naval battles which cleared the seas and made possible future trade with the East , while these same seamen , under letters of marque , plundered the bullion and seized the vessels of the enemies of England en route from the New World . |
| 14 | There was , unlike Medieval stone vaults , no lateral thrust and this made possible great vaults such as the Pantheon dome , the largest example in the world . |
| 15 | Both were the direct results of the application of steam to transport , since for the first time in history this made possible regular and safe journeys for large numbers of people and luggage over any kind of terrain and water . |
| 16 | Even more important , the sale of public assets made possible large cuts in taxation in the 1985 and 1986 budgets . |
| 17 | Invented in the late 18th century , it made possible large schools with a wide range of age and ability , that could be run by a small complement of teachers . |
| 18 | This practice of employing deputies made possible bureaucratic pluralism . |
| 19 | Married to Jean Desforges , who became European long jump champion , Pickering leaves a son , Shaun , and daughter Kim . |
| 20 | Dalziel made squelchy soothing noises in his throat . |
| 21 | Along the western coast , on the shores of island , rock and cliff he saw cushions of pink sea thrift on rocks where lichens of yellow and red and green made each ancient rock a beauty in itself . |
| 22 | The election produced little real change in the relative strength of the other three main parties . |
| 23 | Thus , for instance , Italy began building in a Romanesque style earlier than most nations — for its emergence from Roman work was a natural corollary — continued it later , produced little Gothic work and then burst forth into the Renaissance a century and more before the rest of Europe . |
| 24 | Appointed to review the pattern of full-time higher education in Great Britain , and advise on its long-term development , this committee commissioned extensive new research and examination of existing research . |
| 25 | Him and Andy got pissed right , and he could say oh there 's a fire Andy ! |
| 26 | He made that 1-iron talk , hitting it below the wind . |
| 27 | so that we made that little place what was the bathroom into a little cookery place , I put , we put the cooker in there , then we had our bath , had our bath put upstairs you see |
| 28 | Well Bernie oh maybe twelve months , maybe six months , I do n't know , and er he , he made that big football pitch |
| 29 | Yes Mr , I made that very point . |
| 30 | It is hardly surprising that it replaced the old ‘ putting out ’ system , nor that it led displaced domestic workers and artisans to smash machinery in a wave of ‘ Luddite ’ outbreaks . |