Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sinclair Hood ( 1971 , p. 113 ) suggests that Linear B was developed at Knossos during the period following the ‘ 1450 ’ disaster . |
| 2 | The use of chemical weapons , including napalm , against fleeing civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan was confirmed on April 3 by the Iranian Foreign Minister , Ali Akbar Vellayati , who added that " more than two million Kurds are leaving under constant bombardment " . |
| 3 | Dyson tried over inside his head : ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning poor old Eddy was talking about Stanley Cunningham 's funeral … |
| 4 | At seventeen he underwent an evangelical conversion and determined to bring the Christian gospel to the Chinese , although inland China was closed to foreigners . |
| 5 | ‘ Before I forget , ’ Selwyn announced as a plate of the roast beef of Old Idaho was placed in front of him . |
| 6 | The body of Alan Chalky White was found in lake fifty six at the Cotswold Water Park in 1989 … the same lake , it 's claimed that was used to hide the drugs.Tim Hurst reports from Winchester Crown Court . |
| 7 | A new and more splendid Temple was begun by Herod the Great in 20 BC . |
| 8 | A confidential meeting in Mexico City between the FMLN and Salvadorean business leaders in early July was said by rebel sources to have been " direct and productive " . |
| 9 | A serious escalation in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the end of April and in early May was accompanied by accusations from the Armenian leadership that the Soviet authorities were openly siding with the Azerbaijanis , as a reward for Azerbaijan 's decision the week before to be party to the new Union Treaty , and as punishment for Armenia 's independence drive . |
| 10 | Another important but unsuccessful Goya was offered at Edmund Peel on 19 May : the portrait of the court embroiderer Juan Lopez de Robredo ( lot 10 ) was bought in at Pta210 million ( £1.1 million ; $2.1 million ) . |
| 11 | But then a 20-yard drive from substitute Thomas was deflected off Sansom into the opposite side of net goalkeeper Ogrizovic was guarding . |
| 12 | The opening ceremony at the Altes Museum in central Berlin was attended by journalists from all over Europe and excited Berliners . |
| 13 | The subsequent invitation to attend such a meeting in early June was rejected by Sihanouk on April 19 . |
| 14 | Ten-year-old Stephen was playing for St Augustine 's Junior School in the schools ' penalty competition run by Darlington Football Club . |
| 15 | Instead , 20-year-old Alison was transferred by ambulance to a specialist plastic surgery unit 60 miles away . |
| 16 | Instead , 20-year-old Alison was transferred by ambulance to a specialist plastic surgery unit 60 miles away . |
| 17 | The Ukrainian KGB was dissolved on Sept. 20 , to be replaced by a security service under the control of the republican government . |
| 18 | While he was still at headquarters , the unfortunate Cunningham was sacked by Auchinleck and replaced by General Ritchie . |
| 19 | The deeply unpopular Somerset was overthrown in October , and power passed to those who had opposed the war ; his successor , John Dudley , earl of Warwick , was only recognizing the inevitable when he gave up Boulogne at the same time as peace was made with Scotland in March 1550 , when the last stronghold held by the English , Lauder , capitulated . |
| 20 | Twenty-one-year-old Mark was running in aid of Tusk Force — a charity to protect the future of the elephant — and raised between £700 and £800 . |
| 21 | Bolivia Compilation of the results of the third phase of the Precambrian project continued and the 1:1 000 000 mineral map of eastern Bolivia was prepared for printing . |
| 22 | A shopping precinct in Great Baddow was evacuated on Saturday afternoon after Chelmsford police received a bomb call which turned out to be a hoax . |
| 23 | However , investment in eastern Germany was hampered by uncertainties concerning land and property ownership [ see pp. 38109 ; 38156 ] . |
| 24 | Things got off to a bad start anyway when my Reliant Robin was crushed by Pahdra Singh 's Bentley as we jostled for a parking place . |
| 25 | Buckingham was arrested : he went to the block whilst poor Taplow was burnt at Smithfield . |
| 26 | The Palestinians deepest fear that their cause an independent Palestine was lost in world politics was just one reason for the launch of the Intifada nearly three years ago . |
| 27 | The rail link between Djibouti and Addis Ababa via Dire Dawa was suspended from Oct. 4 as clashes continued between EPRDF forces and Issa groups which since the late 19th century had had responsibility for security along the line . |
| 28 | An extraordinary session of the central committee of the ruling PDG was held on Jan. 10-14 , 1990 . |
| 29 | Tan Malaka was released from jail . |
| 30 | Within a generation or so , a complex network of major and minor centres across southern Germany was established by families of artisans and the bonds between religious orders . |