Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Had this kind of European provision existed in the 1920s and 1930s it might and probably would have made it much more difficult for the Fascist and other extreme forms of government to take hold . ) |
| 2 | He was wise enough in his broadcasts to refrain from one tactic , the inspiration of that chill fear which some of his political ranting achieved in the 193()s . |
| 3 | For a few years a lean-to building stood against the remaining old wall which sheltered the homeless and I have spoken to one old inhabitant of Halling who remembers coming to the village as a young child and whose parents , being unable to afford other accommodation , sheltered there . |
| 4 | The regional award went to the Northern region — for its good programme of events , good communications and for tackling difficult issues . |
| 5 | In the end the European side went into the 12 singles matches with a two point lead ( 9-7 ) but only after two Yorkshiremen had produced a rearguard action at the end of the day which even General Custer would have been proud of . |
| 6 | The publication of a book by a private citizen led to the breaking-off of diplomatic relations . |
| 7 | This mighty High Mage bound the fearsome dragons to his will , using harnesses of enchanted truesteel smelted in the fiery heart of Vaul 's Anvil . |
| 8 | A hasty glance took in the gorgeous antique furniture crammed in as if it had been recently off-loaded by a dealer , the small , pristine cooker and the sink pushed against the soft ochre-washed wall as if it was an after-thought . |
| 9 | The number of departments within each major foreign ministry grew with the growing complexity of the work to be done . |
| 10 | Once confined to chapels and minsters , stained glass now makes its shimmering presence felt in the secular world . |
| 11 | Her olive skin glowed in the artificial light , the curves of her naked breasts softened into a newly voluptuous sensuality that reflected and heightened her resolution . |
| 12 | The largest sectoral rise came from the independent fund managers where funds rose 30 per cent to £31.7 billion by the end of 1992 . |
| 13 | Beneath their discursiveness , these books exhibit a coherent social theory : the way to social progress lay in the rational wills of individuals , and true philanthropy consisted in supporting and strengthening that rational will rather than in the mechanical relief of poverty . |
| 14 | That he has not done so tends to confirm that the firing was a spontaneous action triggered by the unexpected escalation of Mr Buchanan 's attack on the NEA . |
| 15 | The ‘ enhanced Programme resulted from the 1978 Inner Urban Areas Act , based on a White Paper , published the previous year , on Policy for the Inner Cities ( DoE , 1977 ) , the first comprehensive policy statement on the subject to acknowledge it as a definable and cohesive problem . |
| 16 | They found that allowing for the tax timing option ( as well as stochastic interest rates and different income and capital gains tax rates ) in the no-arbitrage condition resulted in the no-arbitrage prices of the S&P500 moving much closer to the actual prices for the period June 1982 to September 1982 than if no such adjustments were made to the no-arbitrage condition . |
| 17 | The remnant strands of long white hair lay clumped and matted about the skull , and a stalk-like neck vanished into the white folds of her nightgown . |
| 18 | Here , at close quarters , the fitful , elusive silver congealed into the turgid brown flood she had seen upriver , a silent surge of water looking almost solid in its power , sweeping along leaves and branches and roots and swathes of weed in its eddies , gnawing away loose red layers of the soil along this near bank , and eating at the muddy rim of the path . |
| 19 | " A fresh action started on the same grounds as one struck out for failure to obey an " " unless " " order may be struck out as an abuse of the process of the court " ( see Bailey v Bailey [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 1129 at 1133 ) . |
| 20 | Old Den stood at the opposite side of the grave with Tommy Drennan , each with a cord ready to help lay Celia and Dermot Murphy to rest . |
| 21 | Beyond them , a brown light seeped through the columned groves of palm trees . |
| 22 | ‘ No , thank you , darling , ’ said Mrs Vaughan , then met her son 's eyes , stiffening , as feminine laughter rose above the general hubbub in the hall . |
| 23 | The great cultural influence came from the monastic settlements , where the Cistercian Order was most active . |
| 24 | British sport began for the first time to embrace commercialism , although the process was cautious and gradual . |
| 25 | His loud , clear laugh resounded to the corniced height of the room . |
| 26 | The climax came when Cornish Lady appeared in the western Channel , her progress was monitored and the cutter Alert , with Jim Cameron in command followed her into the river Exe , keeping in close radio contact with the waiting officers on shore . |
| 27 | I have often thought that almost the most foolish act perpetrated by the previous Prime Minister was her sacking of the right hon. Gentleman . |
| 28 | An editorial error resulted in the wrong reference being given at the end of the first sentence of the second paragraph of this editorial by Tom Keighlty and Jan Maycock ( 28 November 1992 , p 1310 ) . |
| 29 | When the daily help came through the back door and into the kitchen , she found Beth sitting at the table , breathless and dishevelled . |
| 30 | However , quite a different process occurred in the public sector . |