Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was ready now to admit that her mother was right , Hari was falling in love with Craig . |
| 2 | Both generals had commanded units in Kurdish areas in south-east Turkey , and there was speculation that Dev Sol was working in co-operation with the Kurdish Workers ' Party ( PKK ) . |
| 3 | Ulster champion jockey Paddy Graffin was taken to hospital with an injured hand after Late Stretch had fallen in the Mares Race , but he returned in time to ride Glenmavis in the final race . |
| 4 | Activism was obviously important , so Sheila Rowbotham was contacted for help with the ‘ Meet the Fuzz ’ section . |
| 5 | Aristotle looked on democracy with a more tempered suspicion , but clearly viewed popular participation in politics and the popular leaders with aristocratic disdain , as did the historian Thucydides ; while the comic dramatist Aristophanes mocked popular rule and its leaders time and time again , even in the years when Athens was locked in war with anti-democratic Sparta . |
| 6 | Willis was walking towards Dreadnought with the man from the boatyard , whose manner suggested that he was refusing to supply more tar , gas and water until the previous bill had been paid . |
| 7 | Last season , United 's Carl Bradshaw was caught in confrontation with Chelsea 's Vinnie at Stamford Bridge by a camera behind the goal and ended up on a disrepute charge , even though the match officials missed the incident . |
| 8 | Penkovsky was sentenced to death with enormous publicity about his espionage activities . |
| 9 | Maha Banat was accused of adultery with Ahmed Hussein al-Zahrani , a Saudi citizen , whom she claims she does not know , and who was sentenced by the same court to three months ' imprisonment and 100 lashes . |
| 10 | Police said Hamilton was held in connection with alleged perjury . |
| 11 | Dermod Harland ( tenor sax ) was former lead tenor with the Irish Youth Jazz Orchestra ( of which Anthony Kerr was also a member ) and his Quartet have supported Scott Hamilton in the Guinness Spot , where Dermod was invited to guest with Humphrey Lyttelton in 1987 . |
| 12 | Though not a high-level suspect , Younis was wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Jordanian airliner with three Americans aboard in 1985 . |
| 13 | Mrs Green was bludgeoned to death with 16 blows of a lump hammer shortly after she returned from working a night shift at a local hospital . |
| 14 | At the last general election in August 1987 the PLM was re-elected to office with four seats , the NDP won two and the PDP one [ see p. 35373 ] . |
| 15 | This year Jenna was going on holiday with Glyn , a fact which brought a twinkle to the bright eye of her scheming neighbour Shirley , but they were not lovers , no matter what Shirley thought , and Jenna had pondered long and hard before agreeing to the holiday . |
| 16 | Caroline was leading after dressage with a score of 41.60 and only incurred 6.40 penalties for time on cross country to take the lead with 48.00 just one point ahead of Marco Biasia from Italy on 49 . |
| 17 | It 's all a far cry from June 1987 when Margaret Thatcher was returned to power with a handsome majority of 101 seats , although it was down on the 1983 win . |
| 18 | One of the problems being in the Gulf was keeping in touch with the reality of the situation and the actual dangers . |
| 19 | In the general election of Nov. 29 , 1987 [ see pp. 35909-10 ] , the Motherland Party ( Anatavan Partisi — ANAP ) led by Turgut Özal was returned to power with an overwhelming majority in the GNA ( newly enlarged from 400 to 450 seats ) under a new system of proportional representation . |
| 20 | Donna Preston was admitted to hospital with severe bruising as a result of Lee Taylor 's attack , the Warrington court heard . |
| 21 | ‘ This is to certify that Color Sergt Wm Nicholl was wounded in action with the Enemy , in the year 1812 in Upper Canada . |
| 22 | This year 's evening revision course programme in London was held in association with Northwick Educational and Training Services for the fourth successive year . |
| 23 | Born in 1876 , Violet Needham was educated at home with a governess like any other conventional girl of her class in the late nineteenth century and grew up ‘ to think as a European ’ . |
| 24 | Mark was covered in blood with serious wounds where the dog had bitten . |
| 25 | A year ago Gavin Moyle was recovering in hospital with a metal frame attached to his fractured skull . |
| 26 | The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party ( GSLP ) led by Joe Bossano was returned to office with nearly three-quarters of the vote in elections in the self-governing British colony on Jan. 16 . |
| 27 | Mr Dearlove was taken to hospital with serious eye injuries . |
| 28 | On Nov. 29 , 1987 , ANAP was returned to power with an overwhelming majority , and on Oct. 31 , 1989 , Özal was elected by the Grand National Assembly to succeed Evren as President , taking office on Nov. 9 . |
| 29 | In legislative elections on Oct. 6 the incumbent Social Democratic Party ( PSD ) led by Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva was returned to power with a slightly decreased majority of 135 seats , representing 50.4 per cent of votes cast , in the 230-seat [ not 250 as given on p. 38488 ] Assembly of the Republic . |
| 30 | In the general election of April 1991 the HRPP was returned to office with 26 seats , while the opposition SNDP won 18 [ see pp. 38153-54 ] . |