Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The strips ran in both directions , creating a number of crosses .
2 The clubs reacted by increased policing of the fans and by herding them into segregated areas of the terraces .
3 The programmes consisted of 21 mini-courses covering topics such as the use of the card catalogue , the use of abstracts and indexes and how to do a research paper .
4 All the ducks quacked in loud agreement and flapped into the water in a rush .
5 The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire .
6 The Foundation noted that most of the exports went to developing countries , where unsafe storage and application practices were common .
7 The houses ran in long terraces , built in the late nineteenth century to house the workers and their families in this thriving industrial centre .
8 They had not yet given their opinion to the present proposal — given outline permission by East Hampshire District council 's northern area planning sub-committee on March 24th — because the plans had at that stage only been submitted in outline .
9 The Lions ran into similar refereeing trouble as in Auckland in the second match , conceding 15 penalties during the second half .
10 Whereas the Chinese would take only clear amber and the Dutch had a preference for it , the Russians went for cloudy amber .
11 Moreover recent racialist attacks are worsening and spreading to West Germany , as The Times reported on 7 October 1991 .
12 In fact , half the cases appeared in one newspaper — the Middlesex Chronicle , a local weekly — while the remainder were in the nationals .
13 Moreover , although the Rules sprang from this conflict , they did not in terms go further than saying that persons in custody should not be questioned without first being cautioned .
14 Insofar as operational , organisational and administrative matters affecting safety are concerned , the improvements looked for after TMI relate mainly to the selection of operators and the handling of any emergency .
15 The tar on the roads glistened like liquid quicksilver .
16 Amazingly only 11 people were injured — including five police officers — when the bombs exploded within five minutes of each other .
17 To prevent opposition forces coalescing , the authorities went to great length to separate the various strands of artistic and intellectual thought .
18 He recognized that the plebs participated to some extent in the affairs of the city ( 6.4.5 ) .
19 Royalist pamphleteers attacked Oliver Cromwell , particularly on ‘ defiling of churches ’ and breaking of statues , etc , which the Puritans hated as outward signs of ‘ popery ’ .
20 As for the objects posited in individual experiences , they may or may not exist , and they may or may not be ontologically numerically distinct .
21 The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms .
22 By the end of 12 months the first group recorded 20 per cent lower medical claims than the other two , and the savings amounted to six times the cost of the health promotion package they had received .
23 The great strides forward by the manufacturers led to stringent controls over sizes of engine , car etc , which changed regularly .
24 The massive contamination in the animals autopsied in recent years provides little cause for optimism .
25 The structuralists looked at meaningful systems within their social context and analysed meaning as structured in a way analogous to language .
26 The blobs went from deep orange to bright yellow .
27 The borders blazed with purple loosestrife , golden rod and ox-eye daisies .
28 The face was covered in stubble and the eyes stared in numb exhaustion .
29 The eyes sparkled with renewed malignancy , but the cripple said nothing .
30 Tempers flared as the supporters scuffled with other passengers .
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