Example sentences of "[noun prp] and [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clarke , a substitute for Sanchez , robbed Stein and tried to steer the ball home but Chamberlain , playing only his second game since November , saved well . |
| 2 | When Sir George died unexpectedly Charles gave his son the title of Lord Baltimore and continued to support the scheme . |
| 3 | Ferdinand of Habsburg secured the votes of the Croatian Sabor on 1 January 1527 , three months after Suleiman 's victory at Mohács , but Zápolya , referred to by the sultan as his vassal , continued to dispute the throne of Hungary and refused to recognise the vote of a section of the Hungarian Diet in favour of Ferdinand . |
| 4 | Once on the escarpment , a message was received that the El Daba airfield was not being used , so Stirling redirected Jellicoe and Zirnheld to strafe the road instead . |
| 5 | She knelt down by Luch and started to drink the soup . |
| 6 | Annoyed , he had reached across Ben and tried to touch the steering wheel and Ben had slapped his hand lightly . |
| 7 | Unfortunately another passenger left a child on the platform at Bangor and had to pull the communication cord , so we missed our connection at Llandudno Junction . |
| 8 | Kohl 's continuing reluctance to give an unequivocal commitment to the inviolability of the German-Polish border along the Oder-Neisse rivers aroused renewed controversy in early March and appeared to threaten the viability of the West German Christian Democrat-FDP coalition . |
| 9 | ‘ A scene that will be immortalized in our history , ’ said Linta and began to hum the opening bars of the Chelonian anthem . |
| 10 | When we were all sat down and Mrs F was serving out the stew , I ignored Vern and decided to take the situation into my own hands . |
| 11 | What is important about this case is that in factual circumstances similar to those before this House the plaintiffs contended for the principle relied upon by Mr. Gardiner and failed to persuade the judge that such a principle existed . |
| 12 | They walked in the beautiful gardens of the Generalife and seemed to have the place almost to themselves , and Maggie turned to Felipe as they stood and listened to the running water . |
| 13 | He expressed his condolences to Kermit and offered to contribute the labour on a project . |
| 14 | Therefore , the Commission agreed to the request of the United Kingdom and decided to refer the aspect of the case regarding the product markets of bricks and clay tiles to the United Kingdom authorities to be dealt with under United Kingdom competition law . |
| 15 | He went back to Prince 's Lodge and managed to collect the keys of the Missile without being seen . |
| 16 | A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting noted the " significant progress towards a comprehensive political settlement " made by the SNC and agreed to recommend the dispatch of a UN survey mission to Cambodia to begin the process of preparing for the " military aspects " of UNTAC . |
| 17 | Charles consumed most of the Valpolicella and tried to steer the conversation away from anything to do with Marius Steen . |
| 18 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 19 | A few minutes later Sophie placed the tray on the low table beside Joanna and began to discuss the news of Helen 's engagement , but Joanna showed very little interest . |
| 20 | The Junior Chamber of Commerce began in 1937 in Glasgow and progressed to see the formation of Junior Chamber Aberdeen in 1948 . |
| 21 | Ajeya Singh returned to India and tried to refute the allegations , pointing out numerous flaws in the report , and offered his passport as evidence that he had not been in St Kitts when he was supposed to have signed documents opening the account with the now-defunct bank , the First Trust Corporation . |
| 22 | The Workers ' Party ( PT ) , whose leader Luís Inácio da Silva ( " Lula " ) had come second to Collor in the December 1989 run-off presidential elections [ see pp. 37117-18 ] , made significant gains , but lost control of the local government of Sao Paulo and failed to win the mayoralty in Rio de Janeiro . |
| 23 | Police sealed off central East Berlin and tried to disperse the crowds . |
| 24 | " I gave some of it to Eileen and tried to double the rest at roulette . |
| 25 | Bravd winked at the Weasel and went to investigate the shape that they assumed was a pack animal . |