Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er a car came by at that moment . |
| 2 | Set in the first instance at 17.5 million b/d , the ceiling remained at about this level , subject to variations ( sometimes just for a specific quarter ) , for most of the decade . |
| 3 | These matters confirm me in the view already expressed that the disturbance complained of in this case is not actionable . |
| 4 | If the interpretation of democracy argued for in this book is correct , or at least is found persuasive by its readers , then it should be clear that its principal practical implication is that democracy is still " unfinished business " on the agenda of modern politics . |
| 5 | Every so often his remarks contained a savage and wounding bite which the Government front bench listened to with increasing nervousness . |
| 6 | The ocean cooled by about one degree down to depths of three thousand metres , an enormous amount of heat was extracted from the ocean . |
| 7 | The ‘ Parliament ’ referred to there is obviously the Westminster Parliament and by implication the ‘ country ’ must be the whole territory legislated for by that Parliament , that is , the UK as a whole including Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | Though deeply Anglo-Catholic he rejected what the world thought of as Anglo-Catholic fuss , a mistaking of the right vestment for the right religion . |
| 9 | Within a generally low level , there were short-run increases in listening hours , from 7.5 per week in 1966 to 9.2 in 1972 , for instance , and the amount stayed at about that level . |
| 10 | In three cases of clear-cut discrepancy between the social class classification arrived at in this way and the wife 's previous occupation , education or general life-style , social class was upgraded or downgraded to take account of the contradiction . |
| 11 | The fact that most of the players in the Olympic match were from England seems to have borne this out , and our Blundellian correspondent sadly reflects : ‘ A cricketer in France is a stranger in a strange land looked upon with mingled awe and contempt by the average Frenchman . ’ |
| 12 | The moment he finished , an elderly mandarin with a white , wispy goatee appeared from behind another pillar beside the throne and translated the emperor 's brief address into melodiously accented French : Several times the Resident Superior dipped his chin an inch and lowered his eyes in acknowledgment of a dutiful reference to " the great protecting nation of France , " and when the translation ended he inclined his head more formally without bowing . |
| 13 | If you have players who are obsessed with mapping detail , they will have a very tough time inside the Castle , but in describing the outside of it , when their characters seem to see slight differences each time they look at the buildings , add the disorientating detail that the characters can not remember exactly what the Castle looked like at any time prior to the present moment . |