Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , Elfed had swung him a collar-and-tie job that was ‘ practically pensionable ’ : true , Cis was always there and the other brothers and sisters would look out for him . |
| 2 | Over the first three legs the French had shown us a clean pair of heels , especially with superior baton-passing . |
| 3 | ‘ An my experience at Imperial had shown me the growing need in this country to find free-standing sites on the outskirts of towns , away from parking problems and inner city violence . |
| 4 | Acting president Kadreddin Aslonov , appointed after the Aug. 31 resignation of Kakhar Makhkamov because of the coup [ see p. 38373 ] , issued on Sept. 22 a decree banning the activities of the Communist Party of Tajikistan ( which on Sept. 21 had renamed itself the Socialist Party of Tajikistan ) and nationalizing its property . |
| 5 | The different reactions to the military adventures of James III and James IV owe much to that most fundamental aspect of rule , the ability to evoke enthusiasm and affection — love , as contemporaries would have said ; the former failed to inspire what the latter clearly got in such great measure that the Scots were willing to countenance the idea of a crusade against the Turks , and in 1513 were even prepared to break the habit of more than a century , of avoiding major pitched battles with the English . |
| 6 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 7 | The staff regarded the administration as ‘ firm but fair ’ , and most seemed to appreciate what a younger and better educated workforce might have regarded as a somewhat paternalistic attitude . |
| 8 | The Seven had given them no real choice : they could be Han or they could be nothing . |