Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1844 he became a regional committee member of the newly formed British Archaeological Association and began to conduct larger excavations , communicating his discoveries through the Association 's Journal . |
| 2 | Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 3 | ( c ) Independent contractors Section 2(4) ( b ) states : Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 4 | The results of the survey were published in the spring of 1988 : the views expressed in it naturally reflected the fact that the Action Plan 's implementation had been done at almost breakneck speed and had required much effort on the part of FE lecturers . |
| 5 | 23 of the charges allege that Mr Oliffe caused unnecessary suffering to farm animals , another 11 allege that he starved animals and failed to provide adequate facilities and accommodation . |
| 6 | 23 of the charges allege that Mr Oliffe caused unnecessary suffering to farm animals , another 11 allege that he starved animals and failed to provide adequate facilities and accommodation . |
| 7 | The London-based committee was in contact with ministers , tried hard to persuade the island legislatures to initiate measures of amelioration to make the West Indian position more tenable in British eyes and managed to raise some petitions on slavery 's behalf , though few compared with the abolitionist flood . |
| 8 | The profits to be made out of wine in the first half of the century encouraged substantial farmers to let out their outlying fields , landowners and municipalities their hitherto unproductive wastes , on rabassa morta — a lease of land based on the life of the vine and intended to bring bad land into cultivation . |
| 9 | Ulster 's Lord Chief Justice Hutton said Christie had carefully planned the murder and had made sustained efforts to evade being caught , showing that her ‘ residual mental responsibility was very considerable . ’ . |
| 10 | Deputies held Serbia responsible for the civil war in Bosnia-Hercegovina and proposed to send international observers to the provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina " where there is no war yet but minorities are in danger " . |
| 11 | So saying , he slotted a video into the telly and began to watch old films of air fights in the Great War . |
| 12 | Results of the first round indicated that the PLA had obtained over 60 per cent of the vote and had won 160 seats outright , even before the run-off elections . |
| 13 | The modular , simulation technique appears to have been preferred by more subjects and perceived to give greater insight than did the optimal technique . |
| 14 | Tony reversed his car and turned to take another look at the theatre — there was nothing there . |
| 15 | Her colleagues included a Roman Catholic principal of a teacher 's college , an Anglican and a man who was starting a united mission teacher 's college and had written several books on teacher training . |
| 16 | On May 11 the Finance and Planning Minister Saifur Rahman said that the cyclone had cost the country US$3,000 million in economic losses and had rendered 4,000,000 people homeless . |
| 17 | In fact , by then Reagan had served a valuable apprenticeship in the communications industry and had completed two terms as governor of the most populous state in the union with a GNP comparable to that of Canada and exceeded by only six national economies . |
| 18 | The ex-Croydon Corporation E/1s were still in sound condition and lived to see another day ; they were transferred to New Cross depôt . |
| 19 | US State Department official Margaret Tutwiler stated on March 5 that the US government had insisted for more than a month on a public inquiry into the current political violence and had offered technical assistance in its investigations . |
| 20 | He was banned from driving for 6 months and ordered to do 200 hours of community service . |
| 21 | Private Macaulay had served with the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment for 15 months and had completed six months of his tour of duty at the time of his death . |
| 22 | Jo and Ryan had been dating for six months and had progressed some way beyond parking now . |
| 23 | The nurse was aware of her humiliation and kept throwing sympathetic glances . |
| 24 | Ideally , the hotel name should feature prominently on a large sign , either over the gateway opening or mounted above the wall each side of the entrance and angled to face incoming traffic . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , they allowed his notice to expire without further action and proceeded to recruit new employees . |
| 26 | The supernatant containing the free leucine was neutralised with 1 M KOH at 4°C and centrifuged to remove excess KClO 4 . |
| 27 | The SAS themselves had suffered no casualties and had destroyed sixty-one enemy aircraft , plus stores , petrol and vehicles . |
| 28 | John Graf , whose form at outside-half has been a highlight , captained B.C. In the continuing absence of Norm Hadley and proceeded to score 23 points in a 38–10 result . |
| 29 | The compensation claim was of symbolic importance to the Sandinistas and followed a 1986 ruling by the International Court of Justice that the US had broken international law and had committed illegal acts in its support of the former contras . |
| 30 | Madame then settled back in her seat and fell into a deep sleep for the rest of the journey , full of good food and wine , and liqueurs , while Ellie stared back out of the window and tried to make some sense of all that had just been said , and all that had just happened . |