Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [art] power " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now jogging does n't give power to the big muscles of the body , it does n't do that so again you 'd you 'd have to be doing something which , that built up the power . |
| 2 | The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ( d. 1190 ) had established the German monarchy and built up the power of the emperor in the north to a hitherto unparalleled degree . |
| 3 | Then Berwick turned up the power to land five 5–1 heat victories in a runaway finish . |
| 4 | Each morning he first switched on the power for his terminal . |
| 5 | ‘ Luckily we were on to their plan and switched off the power before we moved in . ’ |
| 6 | In the event , and after at least a hint of treachery , shortly after eight o'clock on the night of 19 December 1946 the Vietminh blew up the power station in Hanoi and signalled the formal beginning of the Vietnam war . |
| 7 | It was a victory for Mrs Thatcher — though a debatable one since it largely snuffed out the power of British local government at a time when many other European countries were trying to decentralize and devolve . |
| 8 | His return sparked off a power struggle within the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy ( FORD ) , the country 's leading opposition group . |
| 9 | He picked up the power drill from the slick surface of his desk , noting the empty in/out trays as he did so . |