Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have apparently prevented the graft-versus-host reaction from starting up in a number of patients who have received bone-marrow transplants . |
| 2 | Maybe fish had developed muscular fins and crawled on to land to become amphibians ; maybe amphibians in their turn had developed water-tight skins and become reptiles ; maybe , even , some ape-like creatures had stood upright and become the ancestors of man . |
| 3 | The co-pilot held a West German Commercial Pilot Licence with instrument and instructor ratings , and had accumulated a total of 2,550 hours flying experience including fifty hours on the accident he had flown 120 hours , of which fifty hours were on the accident type . |
| 4 | According to a report in the Neue Zurcher Zeitung of Jan. 10 , 1990 , the European Commission of Human Rights , to which plaintiffs turned in the first instance , had registered 1,445 cases brought by individuals or private organizations in 1989 ( a 40 per cent increase on the previous year ) . |
| 5 | There are 3–4 large irregularly arranged oral papillae ; distal to these and situated within the mouth slit is a series of 3 or 4 smaller papillae . |
| 6 | Is it not likely that some people who take cars or ride in taken cars will be convicted of the aggravated offence , and be given harsher penalties , largely as a result of these provisions on proof ? |
| 7 | Having heard conflicting views , I am not taking sides . |
| 8 | Di was also given potted shrimps , packs of Fishermen 's Friend lozenges , and a stick of rock each for William and Harry . |
| 9 | Many UK libraries provide a subject index linking alphabetically arranged descriptive headings to classification codes . |
| 10 | I 've heard private patients can be hell . ’ |
| 11 | The terms of the Soviet plan , now made public , were that ( i ) Iraq would make a full and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait ; ( ii ) the withdrawal would start on the second day after hostilities ceased ; ( iii ) Iraqi forces would depart according to a fixed timetable ; ( iv ) after two-thirds of Iraqi forces had withdrawn economic sanctions against Iraq would be lifted ; ( v ) after all Iraqi forces had left all UN Security Council resolutions against Iraq would lapse ; ( vi ) all prisoners of war would be released when the ceasefire became effective ; ( vii ) the troop withdrawal would be monitored by forces from countries not involved in the conflict , under direction of the UN Security Council ; and ( viii ) work on details and specifics would continue and would be presented on Feb. 22 to Security Council members . |
| 12 | Only one woman had stopped oral contra-ceptives to await an operation . |
| 13 | The Sulawesi warty pig is a small , fierce animal , weighing up to 80kg , with well developed facial warts . |
| 14 | Also present , and hoping to apply for membership in due course , were representatives from the Shoreham Aviation Heritage Trust , who have been given 75 acres of land at historic Shoreham Airport to develop into a museum . |
| 15 | Besides , the magazine reported that almost unbelievably , the government had stopped advance copies of scientific annual reports being issued to weekly journals because London 's evening newspaper , The Standard , had printed ( heinous ! dastardly ! ) details of awards to Falkland troops as much as 12 hours before they were officially released . |
| 16 | We have heard extensive submissions in this court from Miss Mary Arden ( who did not appear in the court below ) on behalf of the appellant . |
| 17 | The National People 's Assembly had legalized political parties on March 26 . |
| 18 | While many users have developed joyous fantasies about what a 256 megabit DRAM will do for them , others are somewhat concerned about whether an alliance between these three giants will adversely affect the performance of the DRAM market . |
| 19 | The largest of the Amirantes group of islands , Des Roches is situated 120 miles southwest of Mahe and just under an hour by plane . |
| 20 | This seems unfortunate since pre-emptive rights are particularly needed in relation to those private companies which are essentially incorporated partnerships and it is difficult to see why , here , the Act could not have treated private companies in the same way as public ones . |
| 21 | She had seen pictures in books and on television of gaudily painted narrow boats and had warmed to the romantic life they portrayed . |
| 22 | The hundreds and thousands of civilian casualties included citizens of Southeast Asian countries , interned allied citizens and Japanese caught in the allied advance and the bombing of the Japanese mainland . |
| 23 | The noise that came with it was heard fifty miles away . |
| 24 | In the major taxonomic institutions , the emphasis is firmly on collaboration and concerted action , as initiatives such as the recently formed European Museums Network emphasize . |
| 25 | Situated 2,300 metres above sea , the air contains about a third the amount of oxygen of that at sea level . |
| 26 | I have heard strong arguments from hon. Members on both sides of the House for continuing with the Bill , in the interests of Londoners and in the national interest . |
| 27 | The accident resulted in around 30 Soviet citizens dying from radiation sickness ( the majority of fatalities — most reactor workers or firemen — had received whole-body doses ranging from 600 rem to 1600 rem ) . |
| 28 | The perspective may not have developed antagonistic elements to the extent to which , at a generalised level , it could have been a genuine challenge to extant political power , but the populism did articulate working-class interests and demands assertively and independently . |
| 29 | Paisley has always provoked strong emotions . |
| 30 | This attitude has provoked strong reactions from various gallery holders who have benefited by the system , some of whom accuse Mr Job de Ruiter , the chairman of the Arts Council , of wanting to dictate the taste of the public by forcing on it a type of art it simply does n't want . |