Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] during the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It sounds corny , but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one , ’ said Blanc , whose first marriage broke up during the difficult years when he was struggling to build up his reputation . |
| 2 | In the first place , population decline means less than optimum use of the urban infrastructure built up during the major redevelopment phase of the later 1960s and 1970s . |
| 3 | For many mammals , the smell bond built up during the few hours after birth is crucial . |
| 4 | Such imagery belies the notion bandied about during the 1992 Columbiade of a prelapsarian New World civilisation infected by war-mongering Europeans . |
| 5 | When this boiler wore out during the 1940s the electric drive was added . |
| 6 | Instead , a message came through during the first part of the show that Sigourney loved Julian , and was asking specifically to be seated next to him . |
| 7 | Exploration activity slowed down during the late 1970s , though encouraging progress was made . |
| 8 | As cricket activity wound down during the first two years of the war the Otago CA was finding Crawford to be an expensive acquisition , with only £103 in the Coach 's Fund and £169 being paid out for a six-month period . |
| 9 | Although the Channel Tunnel Company set up during the 1880s survived the abandonment of the project , the pro-tunnel lobby had little success over the next 40 years despite a rash of Bills in Parliament and an inquiry by the Committee of Imperial defence in 1913 . |
| 10 | Torrance almost had to pull out of the Lancome Trophy at St Nom La Bretesche when a foot disorder he has had for some time flared up during the final round . |
| 11 | British filmmaking ticked over during the 1950s , for the most part without any great ambition , or yen for artistic adventure . |
| 12 | In fact the actor , who reassures fans that he has no plans to quit 90210 now that his movie career is under way , has a more than healthy respect for the opposite sex — a lot of it born out of his admiration at how his mother struggled through during the dark early years of his life . |