Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the court disregarded this and imposed a heavy sentence on the 27-year-old from north Staffordshire . |
| 2 | Hastings Borough Council had been pursuing compulsory purchase of the building but , in the light of surveyors ' reports apparently quoting costs of £2.5 million for repairs alone , made a last-minute decision against this and served a Dangerous Structures Notice instead . |
| 3 | After a couple of moves I gained the crest of this and draped a big sling over its tip before setting off on a journey of discovery down the other side of the offending obstacle . |
| 4 | Hilda , deep in her reading , nevertheless perked up at this and shot a sharp glance in Mr Kronweiser 's direction . |
| 5 | Then scratchmen Scott and Monaghan , along with Downey ( Clann Eireann ) , broke clear and opened a small gap . |
| 6 | Patients were seen weekly and kept a daily symptom diary . |
| 7 | The post was very interesting and involved a good blend of research , teaching and clinical work . |
| 8 | Police have accepted their officers were in the wrong and sent a written apology to the family . |
| 9 | Joanne was 4 years old and attended a private nursery in a private housing estate within a large city . |
| 10 | He was illiterate and possessed a limited knowledge of English , and had a partner who was unscrupulous ; he was utterly vulnerable , a lamb to the slaughter , taken in by a rotter . |
| 11 | Serbia was occupied in 1439 and became a Turkish province , but Murad 's siege of Belgrade in 1440 was repulsed by the Hungarians . |
| 12 | Edward Heath disbanded the government and parliament of Northern Ireland in March 1972 and created a new post of secretary of state for Northern Ireland . |
| 13 | She had lain on her bed at her farmhouse home on January 2 and put a double-barrelled shotgun to her head . |
| 14 | ‘ That is , he was pockmarked , devious and smiled a great deal when he was in trouble . ’ |
| 15 | He glimpsed the enemy overshooting and banking steeply away , half-rolled and took a snap shot at a dappled D-V , then saw Finlayson behind it and yet another D-V behind him . |
| 16 | The first well , with a 700-metre horizontal wellbore , was successfully geosteered through the predicted 8–10m layers , guided by a detailed sedimentological model framed by 3D seismic and proved a technical success . |
| 17 | Joined the Group in 1985 and played a major role in developing the Group 's gas turbine division . |
| 18 | In such areas the landscape was as much medieval as in the open-field lands but it was very different and had a different pattern of settlement within it . |
| 19 | Fair-haired , he was clean shaven and had a strong face . |
| 20 | Mr Athulathmudali had defected from the ruling United National Party in 1991 and led a powerful opposition group , the Democratic United National Front . |
| 21 | Sanchez cupped the coal of the joint and took a long toke . |
| 22 | The plaintiff was the stepdaughter of the deceased and had a close relationship with him . |
| 23 | He said he was feeling sick and numb and had a crushing pain . |
| 24 | I remember nothing there except a girl in the top class , who was fair-haired and had a bright complexion , and I see her now in my mind 's eye outstretched , lying upon her back on the floor . |
| 25 | They were most amenable and forwarded a corrected contract without delay . |
| 26 | Arthurton denied the Australian attack for seven hours 45 minutes in his seventh test , hitting 16 fours and one six and overshadowed a fine bowling performance by paceman Bruce Reid , who took five for 112 . |
| 27 | Then her heart stopped aching and did a painful jerk . |
| 28 | It was dark and had a tiny window . |
| 29 | The agreement , however , passed the House of Commons by 473 votes to 47 and received a similar endorsement in the Irish Dáil . |
| 30 | They raided his home on January 7 and seized a nine-page list detailing 272 titles called Editman 's Horror List . |