Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [noun prp] [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All in all , they have travelled a long way since that night when Santos led a nervous band of campesinos , complete with a BBC camera crew , onto Doña Elsa 's cattle ranch . |
| 2 | Take the start of last year 's Grand Prix season when Senna set a new record by winning the first four races on the trot . |
| 3 | They considered the outburst as less serious than the disgraceful row at Cambridge University earlier in the season when Ramprakash launched a disgusting four letter tirade against the students ' Marcus Wight , and he almost came to blows with John Emburey when the stand-in skipper intervened . |
| 4 | In the first century BC Rome underwent a political revolution , which led to the collapse of the Republic and the establishment of an empire . |
| 5 | On March 8 , 1991 , Defence Minister ter Beek announced a 10-year plan to reorganize the military which would cut the size of the armed forces but improve their mobility and flexibility . |
| 6 | As we shall see , television became a mass medium at a time when France adopted a mixed presidential-parliamentary system , with the President in command . |
| 7 | Last Thursday their problems became public for the first time when Allen began a legal battle for custody of three of their children . |
| 8 | The turn of fortune lifted Glentoran , and they nearly scored again in first half injury time when Candlish unleashed a sizzling drive but this time Keenan responded with a terrific save . |