Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to focus the attention on the official opening of Norseman Park , a unique set of events took place at Red Lake over the weekend of July 25/26/ Organisers involved the whole township in myriad different functions , ranging from a fly-in pancake breakfast , Norseman loading competitions ( using the fuselage hulk of CF–GBI ) , float pumping contests , pilots discussions and lectures , to a street fair , in which the whole of the main street in Red Lake was closed to traffic , marquees were erected , street bands played , food and drink was consumed and a carnival atmosphere was enjoyed by all . |
| 2 | Once Sipotai 's scouts saw the small party under Burun 's silver banner , they would forget everything else . |
| 3 | Madame 's fingers twisted the magnificent ruby she wore . |
| 4 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 5 | However , while the advisory team 's views had the undoubted consequence of making many Leeds primary classrooms seem busier and more attractive , the beneficial consequences for children 's learning were less clear ; and for some teachers , the claim of ‘ flexibility ’ had exactly the opposite effect , strait-jacketing them into practices to which they had no real commitment and which they had difficulty in managing . |
| 6 | Two of the institute 's researchers spent the best part of two years observing . |
| 7 | The Congress of People 's Deputies gave the necessary endorsement to Trubin 's appointment on Dec. 27 . |
| 8 | James Price 's words eased the immediate worries of the villagers but for many of the older ones the world they had always known had come to an end . |
| 9 | A few big events joined the list of approved patriotic ‘ moments ’ like Remembrance Day — the Wembley crowd even sang ‘ Abide With Me ’ — and in Reith 's words permitted the British people to be ‘ present equally at functions and ceremonials upon which national sentiment is consecrated ’ . |
| 10 | The labour movement 's demands stressed the democratic control of industry by employees ' representatives . |
| 11 | The priest 's eyes followed the wandering searchlights . |
| 12 | Theda 's eyes met the scorching flame in his as she rose shakily to her feet to face him . |
| 13 | Birmingham , needing a point from their final group match , scrambled a 3-3 draw , but not before Blues boss Cooper had grabbed the ball on the touchline from striker Devon White as Cambridge 's tactics angered the former England star . |
| 14 | To keep order , Mosley 's supporters organised the so-called Biff Boys . |
| 15 | Although the union 's supporters dominated the Polish government ( formed in September 1989 by Tadeusz Mazowiecki — see pp. 36896-97 ) , there had recently been a perceptible strain of resistance among the membership to its increasingly political role . |
| 16 | Drawing on polarized representations of the passive , innocent child-victim and the debauched male client ( the stock-in-trade of much popular literature ) , Stead 's articles exposed the underlying depravity in aristocratic and fashionable London society . |
| 17 | But Aurangzeb 's troops forbade the holy man to accept the gift . |
| 18 | A spokesman for XL Recordings , whose acts include SL2 and the Prodigy , says : ‘ The county 's bands instigated the hard-core dance movement and are still out in front . ’ |
| 19 | The American environmentalists concluded that Watt was guided as much by Reagan as God , and indeed that many of Reagan 's appointments reflected the anti-environmental streak running through the White House . |
| 20 | The trial of Bradlaugh and Annie Besant in 1876 for republishing one of Knowlton 's pamphlets gave the birth-control movement wide publicity and created the demand for more information , and led to the setting up of the first organisation to campaign on birth control , the Malthusian League . |
| 21 | Piggy 's glasses became the only part of him that the boys were glad to have — as they lit the fire . |
| 22 | I set out for an appointment in Sunderland on the day of its launch , full of hope as York station 's displays indicated the 11.34 InterCity to Newcastle was running ten minutes late . |
| 23 | Charles Gordon , Strathclyde 's vice-chairman of roads and transportation , said Mr Freeman 's comments underlined the good reasons for the regional council 's refusal to invest further in rail unless it was assured the PTE was involved in franchising services . |
| 24 | CHINA 'S leaders celebrated the 40th anniversary of Communist rule yesterday , protected from their people by the biggest security operation undertaken in the capital since the People 's Liberation Army stormed into Peking four months ago . |
| 25 | Yesterday 's newspapers contained the usual number of advertisements for abortions in private clinics . |
| 26 | On 5–7 May , as Tito 's forces neared the Slovene capital Ljubljana , the mass exodus referred to earlier , which included many civilians , took place over the nearby Austria border to the north . |
| 27 | Huddersfield 's jerseys carried the white rose of Yorkshire while Preston 's sported the red of Lancashire . |
| 28 | This week Mrs Weber 's lawyers lodged the 18th application for her release on bail , and received the 18th refusal . |
| 29 | Billy Bingham 's men made the perfect start with a goal after just 14 minutes from Jim Magilton . |
| 30 | Sharing out the absentee pupils amongst these years , S4 pupils took the largest share ; just over a third of all the June absentees were S4 pupils . |