Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [noun prp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is odd about the fact that admiral Horley ruled Hungary between the two War World Wars ? |
| 2 | If Churchill recommended Ramsey to the new young Queen who had never before been confronted with the situation , and the Queen asked the archbishops whether they objected , they could not say that they did . |
| 3 | Corbett led MacAirth to the nearest table , cleared a space and gestured to him to sit . |
| 4 | Marie asked Gazzer for the second time that day . |
| 5 | The two leaders agreed that they would meet on a regular basis in the future , perhaps annually and with less formality , and Gorbachev invited Bush to the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | It became a lost cause in the 66th minute when Wright found Knoetze on the left and this time the centre stepped in to the gap and raced for the line for a second try . |
| 7 | Some tried specific local remedies ; the Earl of Chichester reformed Falmer in the 1820s , denying relief to all but the infirm and forcing the labourers to work or leave . |
| 8 | For many Arabs the invasion of Kuwait confirmed Saddam as the foremost pan-Arab nationalist leader and the first Arab ruler since Egypt 's Abdel Gamal Nasser who was fully prepared to stand up to the USA . |
| 9 | Donna joined Stoddards within the last two years . |
| 10 | In the sixth minute , Andy Impey released Ferdinand down the right flank . |
| 11 | The Carolingians maintained close contact with Offa 's court and Alcuin congratulated Offa in the late 780s on his eagerness to encourage learning in his kingdom , sent greetings to Queen Cynethryth , and urged Ecgfrith not to be unworthy of his noble birth . |
| 12 | Mr Al-Kaisy left Iraq in the Sixties , but kept in close contact with his brother Ma'an , and his wife Zhara , now critically ill in hospital . |
| 13 | Yiali in the Dodecanese supplied Crete with the white-speckled obsidian wanted for the fabric of the bowls ; possibly the obsidian came by way of Triandha as a trading station . |
| 14 | In response the United States supplied Israel with the superior A-4 Skyhawk long-range aircraft which , given Israel 's new frontiers , made the main Arab capitals far more vulnerable . |
| 15 | ‘ Far from constituting ransom to achieve the freedom of American hostages , ’ North assured Livingstone over the cooling coffee , ‘ the military goods provided Iran were part of a rapprochement process designed to deliver Iran from the clutches of the Soviet Union and to block the Soviet drive to the Persian Gulf . ’ |
| 16 | They sat in a cafe and ordered citrons presses and Alexander told Frederica about the importunate play , about the evanescent summer of 1914 , about Cabestainh . |
| 17 | ( William and Dorothy Wordsworth rented Racedown in the last years of the eighteenth century . ) |
| 18 | Charles Briant welcomed Hari into the bright lights of his office . |
| 19 | An area at the far end of the hall had been screened off as a waiting-room and now Bourne escorted Matthew between the double row of tables , most of them empty . |
| 20 | Some time during the course of that summer , Dr Harvard introduced Lewis to the Roman Catholic Chaplain to the University , Monsignor Ronald Knox . |
| 21 | Twelve months later he was full back on the Cork minor side beaten by Galway in the All Ireland decider , but three seasons later revenge was sweet when Cork overcame Galway in the U-21 decider . |
| 22 | It seems that Constanze supplied Mozart with the sexual fulfilment he needed , and , although rumours abounded at the time , and have continued ever since , that both husband and wife took other lovers , there is not a shred of evidence to support such a theory . |
| 23 | Isabella Stewart Gardner met Zorn at the Columbian Exhibition , Chicago , in 1893 , where she purchased ‘ The Omnibus ’ , one of his most celebrated paintings . |
| 24 | Peterborough 's Eric Hatliff and Leicestershire 's Bill Sampson joined Graham in the three-strong team . |
| 25 | Martin watched Richard through the open bedroom doorway , pulling on underpants and jeans . |
| 26 | The following morning Julia accompanied David to the gloomy courtroom again with a sense of relief . |
| 27 | The dissolution of CENTO left ASEAN as the primary multilateral body of states in Asia predominantly oriented towards the Western powers in its security outlook and ties . |
| 28 | Philip Tompson pioneered Careforce in the late 1970's . |
| 29 | Chairman David Nairn thanked Grant for the open manner with which he had answered these questions and brought the first day 's business proceedings to and end . |
| 30 | In Australia , W.G. Grace captained Lord Sheffield 's side to defeat in a three-match series , while Walter Read led England in the solitary Test at Cape Town ( Harry Wood scored the first Test century by a wicketkeeper and England won by an innings ) . |