Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [noun prp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TAG creates a specific workshop programme for each production which offers pupils a platform for creative expression while investigating one man 's account of Scottish rural and town life and some of the issues that affected Scotland in the early part of the century . |
| 2 | Gaunt showed consistent loyalty to his father and , after 1377 , to his young nephew Richard II , but he lacked the charismatic authority of his father and eldest brother , and he was widely if unfairly blamed for the misfortunes that befell England in the last years of his father 's reign . |
| 3 | But I hardly like to tell you about the disaster that befell Angela within the next few minutes . |
| 4 | It was Mr Duggan 's vision that secured Eurovision in the first place for Millstreet , against the odds . |
| 5 | In short , there was not much in the end that separated Churchill from the official British position . |
| 6 | Third , Paul prays that they may perceive ‘ the extreme greatness of his power to aid believers , the very power that raised Christ from the dead of God 's right hand ’ . |
| 7 | So he has given , God gives this power within , power of the holy spirit , the indwelling Christ , in you and in me , so I 've got no advantage over you , and you have no advantage over me and the person who 's been a Christian for fifty years has n't got an advantage over the Christian who 's been a Christian for one day because that same power that raised Christ from the dead , hear that , the same power that God used to raise Christ from the dead , that is the same power that dwells in you and in me , that 's what the bible says . |
| 8 | The Basques went into fishing , navigation , and finally into iron ; the Caracas Company that developed Venezuela in the eighteenth century was a Basque concern , the Economic Societies were a Basque invention and it would seem that the Basques were the best-read Spaniards of the late eighteenth century . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly Galway boss Jarlath Cloonan has given a vote of confidence to the side that shocked Tipperary at the semi-final stage . |
| 10 | But it was not an impressive performance ; indeed , recalling the swashbuckling victory in Yugoslavia that sent England to the European Championship , one questions whether any genuine progress has been made . |
| 11 | It is reported by collectors of folk customs , like George Ewart Evans , as a joyful pagan procession that reached Britain in the eighth century , and was later Christianised and celebrated at Rogationtide , the fifth Sunday after Easter . |
| 12 | He was off target with four penalty attempts and it was his mistake that presented Malone with the second of their two tries . |
| 13 | Although both were impeccably dressed in dark suits , there was just something about them that reminded Fran of the old wolf in sheep 's clothing story . |
| 14 | As it happened , Seb had far more problems with the highly strung animals than did Carrie with the steady , patient cart-horses . |
| 15 | Welcome back … later on … the Beatrix Potter story that put Gloucester on the literary map … |
| 16 | Zimbabwe , achieving independence in the 1980s , faced leaner economic times than had Zambia in the 1960s . |
| 17 | Moszkowicz was a key figure in the consortium that rescued Middlesbrough in the 1986 liquidation crisis but resigned the following year after boardroom differences . |
| 18 | With this announcement the powers which had occupied and divided Germany after the Second World War effectively accepted the inevitability of early German unification , although the statement contained no indication of the four powers ' preferred timetables for unification or for the two-plus-four negotiations . |
| 19 | To have released Meehan from seven years of wrongful imprisonment , recommended a free pardon for him , and then to have arrested and charged Waddell for the same crime would have required a greater degree of resolution than either of them possessed . |
| 20 | She went out and found Jack at the nursing station with Jake Hunter , the obs and gynae senior registrar . |
| 21 | Dr Neil discarded the towel , throwing it into a packing-case , checked that his patient was not needing immediate attention , and drew McAllister into the far corner of the room where their conversation could not be overheard . |
| 22 | They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time . |
| 23 | The latter option is the more likely to produce a stable , peaceful and united Ireland in the long-term . |
| 24 | In time to come , will someone else walk these halls and remember the Wolfqueen who lived here for a time , but who brought the Cruithin out of hiding , and drove Medoc from the Bright Palace ? |
| 25 | During the ensuing twenty years his energetic and far-sighted management brought great prosperity and turned Pickfords into the largest carrying business in the country . |
| 26 | I left him to muse on my brilliance and joined Rex in the quiet corner , where the brat was holding court . |
| 27 | Bridget winked at Loretta and followed Geoffrey into the other room . |
| 28 | I nodded , told Emil I 'd be back , and followed Zak down the Great Hall and round a comer or two and came to a buzzing gathering of people in an area like an airport departure lounge . |
| 29 | ‘ No need , ’ replied the DDI as he took a seat and waved Coy to the opposite side of the table . |
| 30 | He went to the gap in the hedge and saw Gary at the far end of the kitchen garden . |