Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , where ‘ criminal lunatics ’ are concerned , the All-India Committee ( 1983 : para 3.24 ) produced the finding that ‘ Some have stayed in prison for more than 20 years without their trial even having begun . ’
2 Some have gone on foot to Catroimani , in the heart of the Indian land .
3 Some have complained about lack of space in just exercising their mounts .
4 It is impossible to think of Aragorn as irretrievably damned for his ignorance of Christianity ( though it is a view some have tried to foist on Beowulf ) .
5 We need only recognize that history is a method with no distinct object corresponding to it to reject the equivalence between the notion of history and the notion of humanity which some have tried to foist on us with the unavowed aim of making historicity the last refuge of a transcendental humanism : as if men could regain the illusion of liberty on the plane of the ‘ we ’ merely by giving up the ‘ I 's that are too obviously wanting in consistency .
6 The British have fallen in love with this Mediterranean island because it has everything for a perfect holiday : sunny skies , glorious beaches , bustling resorts , friendly people , fascinating sights and beautiful countryside .
7 These have formed in response to influxes of meteoric water during phases of uplift and exposure , and may be developed in either platform or slope sediments .
8 If ingested prior to October , the majority of these larvae mature in three weeks ; thereafter , many become arrested in development for several months and may precipitate Type II disease when they mature .
9 Many have scoffed at justification by faith , believing that it is a fiction only , a make-believe doctrine that has no reality in fact .
10 Many have lived in dread of summer ever since .
11 All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse !
12 All have flowed from South to North free of charge .
13 All have resigned in despair at the Russian government 's inability to influence the central government .
14 Since then , however , about 3,000 new members have failed to renew their subscriptions and 1,500 have left in favour of the Scottish Green Party .
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