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

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1 For Francois Hotman , the author of Francogallia , as well as for the ( still uncertain ) author of the Vindiciae contra Tyrannos ( 1579 ) , and for the Scottish writer George Buchanan , whose tract De Jure Regni apud Scotos appeared in the same year as the Vindiciae , it is for the people to decide when and if a ruler has become a tyrant .
2 And that defined the permanent character of the United States and then what happened subsequently er was of course that the , in the twentieth century , er America evolved into an industrial power erm and certain changes were made to the American constitution which had a profound impact .
3 Grouped by region , date and school , the casts were displayed in the palais du Trocadero built for the 1878 Exposition Universelle and expanded in the 1930s as part of a constantly evolving display .
4 As Seawitch rolled heavily Polly 's foot slipped on the wet deck and she stumbled backwards , pulling Nathan with her .
5 Their skinhead followers are horrid but , in the French elections , the majority of 18-24 year olds voted Green , and Le Pen 's support came from an older and jobless proletariat — the 10 per cent of Europe 's have-nothings for whom no mainstream party offers more than kind words and strict membership of the European Monetary System .
6 In the evenings I taught my son , Branwell , and my wife 's sister looked after the youngest child , Anne .
7 Because Set 's existence ended in a brief moment of agony , as he took the full force of Angel One 's flying hip-kick on his open upper jaw .
8 Flack 's skin glistened in the white , gritty light , his thin face tight with fatigue .
9 Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way .
10 I am dying , Egypt , dying , her mind gabbled when Dotty Blundell 's brassière fell to the dusty floor .
11 THE number of deaths last year on Britain 's roads fell to the lowest level since records began in 1926 .
12 Gorbad 's chariot came to a crashing halt , throwing the Orc Warlord at Adolphus 's feet .
13 Georgia 's parliament appealed to the United Nations on Thursday , saying : ‘ The events of recent days in Abkhazia confirm Russia is expanding the scope of its undeclared war against Georgia . ’
14 One 's grant disappeared into a bottomless sea of cigarettes and beer with hardly enough left over for the books we were meant to read .
15 Lisa 's heart felt like a huge fist clenched in her chest , so tight , so hard , that she could scarcely breathe .
16 Ruth 's heart plummeted to an all-time low .
17 While the country 's heritage vanished at an ever-faster rate , our town centres would sprout cosmeticized precincts and flower boxes and hold congratulatory receptions .
18 Such was the rapid rate of expansion that ensued that the workforce in Britain 's mines rose from a mere 50,000 at the beginning of the nineteenth century to over 1 million on the eve of the First World War .
19 Frankenstein 's monster stood outside the shattered door .
20 The buyer 's carrier went to the cold store with a delivery order .
21 It was taking all the pleasure out of things and Maggie 's lips drooped like a disappointed girl 's .
22 Rostov 's lips twitched at the new interpretation of his son 's name .
23 The room started to fade , as Grant 's mind succumbed to the strong sedative the doctor had administered to him .
24 Chesarynth 's mind reeled with a sudden intuition .
25 Against such chilling prospects , Vologsky 's mind rebelled in a frenetic search for hope .
26 We seem to remember that revelations about recycling Mr Kinnock 's speeches led to an American presidential candidate withdrawing in that country 's last election .
27 McRae 's Subaru coughed like a grizzly bear , went sideways into the first of a thousand bends , spitting grit in lacerating force at a lot of spectators , as brave as the men they had come to admire then disappeared into the foreboding conifers of Grizedale Forest .
28 Jack 's glance fell on the tiny computer screen , which seemed to be going crazy — flashing up numbers , graphics and a kind of blue fuzz , each image speeding into the next .
29 Preston 's glance took in the broad shoulders , a black beard , a lean , dark face and a big nose .
30 Müncheberg 's Staffel returned in the early evening as escorts to Italian bombers , engaging six Hurricanes over Luqa .
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