Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among other forms of religion that flourished in the Roman empire was Mithraism . |
| 2 | Greavesey of course and at the risk of overdosing on goals you can see all the action that mattered from the First Division yesterday . |
| 3 | In particular , problems of the calendar were the driving force that led to the initial development of Greek mathematical astronomy in the last decades of the fifth century BC . |
| 4 | Not everyone was reconciled to the breach in the succession that occurred with the Glorious Revolution . |
| 5 | She lifted her feet , one by one , pressed them down on to the boot-scraper that stood by the back door . |
| 6 | The Scotch of St James , off Piccadilly , was the club that pulled in the new pop generation . |
| 7 | She gathered her masks and stepped towards the hollowing , fighting against the gale that blew into the quieter realm of the marsh . |
| 8 | The sequence of the research that led to the final publication is as follows . |
| 9 | I was fascinated by a large , framed print on the wall , depicting a tragedy that occurred in the Mediterranean around the turn of the century . |
| 10 | This time to clear the blood and the chip of white tooth that landed on the concrete floor . |
| 11 | He stood up , his deep blue glance moving over her in a slow appraisal that burned into the very pores of her skin , and she realised , in those few heart-stopping moments , what a mistake it had been to confront him . |
| 12 | First there was the curving trip in a white car that rocked through the mag-lev tunnels to the spaceport . |
| 13 | In February 1984 the strange , black snow that fell on the Scottish Cairngorms bore more resemblance to vinegar than frozen water . |
| 14 | The ridge is quickly gained and on this peach of a day was absolutely magnificent , with the hills retaining sizeable patches of spring snow that sparkled in the hazy sunshine . |
| 15 | FALLING interest rates could signal the end of the great rental boom that flourished in the unstable property market of the past few years . |
| 16 | In the cold light that streamed through the small window across his face , she saw his half-open eyes , his tongue licking dry lips , and heard the quick harsh breathing . |
| 17 | The white envelope turned red in the light that fell through the coloured squares of glass above the front door . |
| 18 | The only illumination was the oblong of light that spilled from the open doorway of the TARDIS . |
| 19 | No , it was no longer a deeper darkness , there was a light that glinted on the glancing rain-drops . |
| 20 | The original trophy that went with the first prize disappeared — it is thought at some time during the eighteenth century — and there was never enough money to replace it . |
| 21 | These images paled before the man who came through the archway that led to the deeper mysteries of the church . |
| 22 | It was Ali 's martyrdom that led to the great schism in Islam between Sunni and Shia ; but here the Victory Arch becomes confusing . |
| 23 | It was Daedalian blood that accounted for the native handiness and wit and industry of the people of Ninfania , the father had always thought . |
| 24 | In March , as in past years , we had two members in the delegation that met with the all party committee for pensions in the House of Commons where we raised many of the matters that are worrying our generation including community care . |
| 25 | He began to walk , treading a careful path through the marshy ground , following a rising vein of rock that jutted from the sodden turf , until he came beneath the shadow of the Wall . |
| 26 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 27 | Much the same would have been thought of Jessica as she would have been seen as someone who walked away from an evil religion and stepped into the right path . |
| 28 | The seminar is being organised by WACC 's North American regional association and hosted by The United Church of Canada under the theme ‘ Legacy : 500 Years of Evangelization in the Americas ’ . |
| 29 | I gave up being a bird watcher and succumbed to the delicious trippery feel of sun on my back and sand on my front . |
| 30 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |