Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun] [adv] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1370 and 1500 there is only one case of a father and son both being aldermen , William Reynwell ( 1397–1403 ) and his son John ( 1416–45 ) ( 104 , pp.363–4 ) , although there are cases when brothers or cousins both held office . |
| 2 | The administration of vague rules and guidelines effectively removed control of pollution policy from the politicians who had framed the laws , and put a stop to any parliamentary scrutiny . |
| 3 | During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the verderers , regarders and agisters usually held office for life , provided that they discharged their duties faithfully and well , but in the fifteenth century the authority of the verderer , like that of the coroner , was brought to an end by the death of the king , and the sheriffs were ordered to hold new elections . |
| 4 | Their colours and gestures frequently suggested flesh , the body : their order a garden . |
| 5 | It is five years since Microsoft originally launched PowerPoint for the Mac and recently it had been outperformed by Aldus Persuasion and CA-Cricket Presents . |
| 6 | Delegates and speakers alike expressed concern about the West 's readiness and ability to adapt to life in a ‘ computer culture ’ . |
| 7 | The tents and rucksacks all passed muster |
| 8 | Good connections with a minister would be advantageous to any political interest , for freeholders and councillors often requested assistance which only government could provide . |
| 9 | More than 100 prisoners are still on the loose in 5 wings of the jail though police and warders today regained control of some sections including the remand block . |
| 10 | He produced his remarkable output in four hours a day — he found it too exacting to do more — in the mornings , with afternoons and evenings often spent walking or listening to records . |
| 11 | The bored wives of old men and burgesses often found happiness in the arms of some court dandy or noble fop . |
| 12 | Hard water costs hotels and restaurants hard earned revenue . |
| 13 | By the middle years of the nineteenth century a high proportion of the male workforce were without land and were working full time at the craft ; women and girls also found employment in large numbers . |
| 14 | In order to give a framework within which decisions on individual applications can be judged , there exists a series of policy documents and maps collectively called development plans . |
| 15 | Taxpayers , ratepayers , policy makers and administrators all demanded information about the way in which the money they provided was being spent . |
| 16 | Erm but you know there but on occasions when people really needed help , there was usually somebody erm that they could turn to . |