Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sanctioned the sexualization of women by men , making them ‘ a thing , an instrument devoted to appeasing the sexual passion of the man ’ . |
| 2 | As with model answers to mathematical problems , one can then see how close the agent came to finding the right alternative by the right route . |
| 3 | The research turned to describing the collaborative learning environment which teachers sought to foster . |
| 4 | Shortly after the middle of the century , John of Salisbury finished his famous Policraticus , a discursive and unanalytical work devoted to criticizing the contemporary mores in the ruling circles of church and state , and to putting forward a higher code of conduct . |
| 5 | In 1966 , work began on damming the Grand Canyon . |
| 6 | As work continued on building the new Harp Lager Brewery in Alton , the managing director of the company told why the site had been chosen . |
| 7 | The conclusion reached after analysing the seven policy areas was that no one influence could be seen to have caused the growth of government . |
| 8 | A land mine fell near shifting the two roads next to Weston Grove and demolishing our No. 6 . |
| 9 | The money went into upgrading the two main production lines and creating a ‘ mission control ’ — an area resembling a ship 's bridge — from where the whole process is monitored by computer . |
| 10 | In 1984 , Ceauşescu almost went home in a huff from Greece when even Andreas Papandreou 's government balked at awarding the highest honours twice over . |
| 11 | In particular , the London owners saw their position as different from those of other ports and remained indifferent to the idea of a nationwide employers ' organization devoted to stemming the rising tide of trade unionism among seamen , and without London support any such project was unlikely to succeed . |
| 12 | The first step in the analysis consisted of determining the deglutitive or non-deglutitive nature of all oesophageal pressure waves . |
| 13 | This was not an effortless process ; considerable effort went into making the new operation successful . |
| 14 | Her own contribution lay in revealing the apocalyptic significance of the English civil war . |
| 15 | Proceeds from the raffle went towards offsetting the high expenses of the event . |
| 16 | They fielded a ten-man defence which for some time looked like achieving the 0–0 draw they desired . |
| 17 | On the other , England 's best interest lay in denying the French king the use of ports and access to other coastal activities such as fishing , so that English trade , whether with Flanders or Aquitaine , might be conveyed in greater safety . |