Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Quarmby helped her in choosing these topics and assisted her with some of her coursework . |
| 2 | Battling clans and pursuing Redcoats cursed them for presenting huge obstacles denying fast military movement around the Highlands , whereas the Victorians regarded them as sporting playgrounds and background subject matter for romantic oil paintings of the fat , unattractive aristocracy and their useless families . |
| 3 | In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy . |
| 4 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |
| 5 | A mild uproar at the other end of the bar told me without looking that Bunny , the Mother Christmasses and the rest of the band had arrived and had walked into the middle of the darts match . |
| 6 | Several physiotherapists mentioned that the active nature of the job benefited them physically and a number of people with sensory impairments believed that the nature of the work prevented them from becoming isolated . |
| 7 | He won 52 caps for Scotland but there is no doubt that a mixture of club commitments and the carry-on in Copenhagen prevented him from winning many more caps . |
| 8 | The conventions prevented her from heaping any further abuse on Chay Bank , a housing project which she had frequently and loudly denounced , but near which she had never set foot : the precariousness of her own social position would forever prevent her from visiting Fred Bowen , and this yearly ritual meeting on neutral ground was as much as she would ever dare risk . |
| 9 | A named and photographed woman who had apparently beaten off The Fox by biting him was a major story in one Sunday newspaper : ‘ her courage saved her from becoming another of Fairley 's rape victims ’ . |
| 10 | My next bout of health problems prevented me from continuing this search , and I was forced to wait for the weather to become a little sunnier before taking the risk of venturing out . |
| 11 | These children had completed their preparatory year and were of normal intelligence but severe physical problems prohibited them from entering regular school . |
| 12 | Despite his apology , a religious court convicted him of using insulting language . |
| 13 | But a religious court convicted him of using insulting language and ordered 50 lashes with a 6ft bamboo cane . |
| 14 | But a religious court convicted him of using insulting language and ordered the flogging . |
| 15 | The Israelis accused him of selling nuclear information to the Iraqis in 1985 . |
| 16 | While some gay rights groups denounced him for promoting negative stereotypes , ‘ Men On Film ’ also became a regular feature on the gay club circuit . |
| 17 | Many exciting adventures befell me in capturing these men . |
| 18 | Five subsections were supervised by eight ‘ technical staff ’ , whose title by implication precluded them from taking political decisions . |
| 19 | Monica Shorten : ‘ My only regret is that the rival claims of the science departments and university clubs and social life distracted me from taking full advantage of my time in such an interesting community . ’ |
| 20 | After preaching on two or three occasions to the people of Kidderminster , the Vicar banned him from preaching any more . |
| 21 | Police charged them with importing 11 prescription only medicines but later withdrew the charges when the four appeared before the Otahuhu District Court . |
| 22 | Police charged them with importing 11 prescription only medicines but later withdrew the charges when the four appeared before the Otahuhu District Court . |
| 23 | I thought them extraordinary Performances for a Girl of her Age , and one that had so little Advantage ( or rather none at all ) either from Books or Conversation : But my bad State of Health prevented me from making any further Enquiry concerning this young Genius , till about fourteen Months before her Death , when I was first inform 'd she had wrote a Tragedy . |
| 24 | We talked of Partition and the how the old princess had thrown the last family heirlooms — a series of beautiful inlaid jade daggers down the haveli well , in case the police arrested them for possessing offensive weapons . |
| 25 | Although the show elevated him from struggling stand-up comic to greeting card icon in two short series , last spring Damon bailed out of In Living Color to devote his energies to writing and starring in films . |
| 26 | Pride and a sense of dignity kept her from letting any of them see how terrified she was . |
| 27 | Dad fixed it by removing all four wheels and with an effort we dragged it back into position . |
| 28 | Attlee chided them for ignoring any notion of what the country could afford in suggesting armed forces levels , and for suggesting that cutting spending on the armed forces to £700 million would virtually immobilize them . |
| 29 | The conditions of Teo 's release prohibited her from issuing public statements and from associating with others arrested under the ISA . |
| 30 | Environmentalists criticized it for emphasizing improved access to energy supplies while failing to ensure adequate environmental safeguards . |