Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv prt] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman was wandering at random , in loose zigzags it seemed , until Jay 's eyes picked out the curling shifting edge of the sea . |
| 2 | The major national breweries themselves began to either acquire or be acquired by non-brewing companies so as to form larger conglomerates such as Allied-Lyons ( formed when Allied Breweries took over the catering group J. Lyons in 1978 ) , Grand Metropolitan ( formed when Grand Met Hotels took over Truman Hanbury and Buxton in 1971 and Watney Mann in 1972 ) and Imperial ( formed when Imperial Tobacco acquired Courage Breweries in 1972 ) . |
| 3 | In December , South African commandos blew up the fuel storage depot at the Mozambique end of the oil pipeline to Zimbabwe . |
| 4 | Tallis could see how invisible feet kicked up the leaf litter , broke and trampled bracken . |
| 5 | By the end of that day the Allies had put 120 000 men ashore ; 60 000 American troops made up the assault force on the western beaches of Normandy , nicknamed Utah and Omaha . |
| 6 | A large proportion of balls went down the leg side , which was not the ideal means of curtailing the driving of Boon , Briers and Whitaker . |
| 7 | As things worked out the hat/rabbit analogy was nearer the truth than anyone suspected . |
| 8 | According to French sources , the problems with the Longines Classic started at last year 's event when , though the sponsors paid out the prize money , it did not reach the players . |
| 9 | The Tokugawa 's enemies took up the rallying cry of ‘ revere the emperor and expel the barbarian ’ ( sonnó0 jó0i ) , and kept it long after their leaders realized the impossibility of bringing external contacts to an end . |
| 10 | Both sides singled out the framework agreement on START as the most important document signed during the summit . |
| 11 | The Daytona race became part of the " Championship " in 1965 and in 1967 a total of eight races made up the Prototype competition . |
| 12 | Warwickshire 's Roger Towse kept the home side on their toes , until Andy Moles closed down the opening partnership with this easy catch for Babington . |
| 13 | WHEN MAYOR DINKINS closed down the needle exchange , he said : ‘ Giving out needles gives the wrong message . |
| 14 | One evening , while enjoying a cigarette , I noticed how the draught coming under the doors collected up the tobacco smoke and drifted it towards the opposite end of the room where a tank was . |