Example sentences of "[to-vb] [vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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1 | To have placed his name on the work of a loyal Catholic canon would have cast suspicion on Copernicus himself . |
2 | In the decade since Mr McGuinness professed to have turned his back on the IRA and to have become a Sinn Fein politician , more than 40 witnesses and statements placed him firmly at the scene of violent incidents — and at the heart of the IRA 's decision-making process . |
3 | According to tradition it was brought by the apostle Mark who is said to have written his gospel on the banks of the Nile . |
4 | The architect , a Frenchman , is said to have based his church on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris . |
5 | As he straightened up he seemed to have left his heart on the floor with the empty ice-cream carton . |
6 | Despite the unexpected results , however , there was little prospect of immediate change within Tonga as the elected commoners remained a minority within the 29-member legislature , and the conservatives appeared to have strengthened their grip on the nine elected seats reserved for ( and elected by ) the country 's 33 hereditary nobles . |