Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Henslow 's teaching was not part of the undergraduate curriculum , interested students were taken on field trips and given a good grounding in the science of the time . |
| 2 | Already his men would have heard his words and taken the appropriate action . |
| 3 | She flinched as Stephen laid his hands on her naked shoulders and planted a hungry kiss on the side of her neck his fingers fumbling in the thick folds of the towel , seeking her breasts . |
| 4 | In the early nineteenth century a number of different iron hand presses reached a sufficient stage of development for widespread application in the printing of books and required no great skill or preparation in their use . |
| 5 | Pudding can be given once the child has complied with the parents ' wishes and eaten the small portion of main course first . |
| 6 | The measure , which embodied no new taxes and incorporated a federal deficit of $362,000 million , was approved by 261 votes to 163 . |
| 7 | Liam Herbert , one of the shortest players on the pitch , rose above the defenders and placed a fine header past keeper Duncan Green to make it one nil . |
| 8 | It has been suggested that this norm has altered and that the courts will recognise as valid only legislation which has been passed by both houses and given the royal assent , has not been repealed expressly or by implication and which accords with our obligations under community law . |
| 9 | Over a thousand years ago bronzes were being produced in the style of the early pieces and given an artificial patina . |
| 10 | Then , with the minimum of movement , he removed his own encumbrances and fitted the necessary protection . |
| 11 | It was Sarah , who , on her knees in the mould of the wood , had looked up on hearing Donald 's cries and seen the runaway pram careering down the bank . |
| 12 | The sword hilt offered scope for embellishment ; sometimes the pommel and guard are decorated , inlaid or gilded , embellished with runes and given a loose ring ( Hawkes and Page 1967 ; Evison 1967 ) . |
| 13 | New management in Papua New Guinea cut down administration , reduced operating costs and achieved a welcome rise in profits . |
| 14 | The Christian Democratic People 's Party met in September 1989 for the first time in 40 years and elected a permanent leadership , claiming a membership of 3,000 . |
| 15 | Having ‘ given his best ’ to the centre for four years and taken a major role in setting it up , he obviously felt ‘ very disappointed ’ he would n't be part of its new phase . |
| 16 | Founded in 1965 by Andrew Loog Oldham , the Stones ' manager , and Tony Calder , the business brain to Oldham 's hype , the pioneering indie label lasted six years and released a huge amount of material . |
| 17 | Having thought through some or all of these questions and taken a hard look at the future you next need to analyse the job itself . |
| 18 | Many Brush-built Class 31s were equipped with ETH generators and given a major body overhaul , while some Class 47s were similarly treated . |
| 19 | As a legal precedent section 2(5) of the 1981 Education Act was significant because it was addressed directly to governing bodies and assigned a primary role to them rather than the local authorities . |
| 20 | He has informed his doctors and begun the painful process to negate the effects of the hormones he has taken for the last nine months . |
| 21 | In cross-examination Mr. Burgess was asked why he had not accepted the deceased 's instructions and prepared a new will . |
| 22 | I won both the 100 and the 200 metres and achieved a great deal of satisfaction from the double . |
| 23 | It was clean , even the wheels were clean , as if it were put out on a drive on Sundays and given the old once-over like the family car . |
| 24 | The Russian side says the Ministry of Science looks toward the EUnet/Relcom network , the former Soviet Union Internet node , to provide communication links and appointed the current president of Relcom Corp , Alexie Soldatov , and the director of the Russian Institute for Developing Public Networks/RELARN project co-ordinator , Alexie Platonov to be responsible for this area . |
| 25 | It involved a mixture of tasks and required a reasonable level of skill . |
| 26 | Volunteers are interviewed , asked for references and given a three-month trial . |
| 27 | In addition , they were convinced that if only administration could be removed from the hands of often corrupt politicians and given a semi-autonomous status , social improvements could be made . |