Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marion turned away and began to pile up assorted biscuits in red and green tins , holly-decked and dotted about with fat robins in honour of Christmas . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , as the World Bank and other august proponents of the perpetual increase of global trade never tired of reminding us throughout the 1980s , many First World countries began to step up protectionist measures in that decade . |
| 3 | It caused some mirth amongst my friends , but I noticed that several of them began to pin up similar notices in their own homes . |
| 4 | He was disappointed , too , that his father had given up artistic ideals in the pursuit of money . |
| 5 | In December 1973 , Mr John Morris MP asked how many judges had carried out non-judicial duties in the form of inquiries , commissions and reports , or similar tasks , during the previous twenty years . |
| 6 | Kaiser William II had built up strong forces in Germany and enlarged its naval power to counter the power of the British navy , and it was Germany 's declaration of war on Russia which led to France and Britain declaring war on Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy . |
| 7 | Until they were reined back by the banking authorities at the end of last year , they had built up huge liabilities in dollars in order to play the interest-rate differentials that foreigners have so enjoyed . |
| 8 | The accident had brought about certain changes in our house . |
| 9 | A report in the Financial Times of Feb. 19 claimed that ULFA had stepped up violent attacks in February and had proved itself very much intact despite a large Army presence in the state . |
| 10 | Judge John McNought said the appeal had thrown up serious inconsistencies in the evidence . |
| 11 | Judge John McNought said the appeal had thrown up serious inconsistencies in the evidence . |
| 12 | A curfew imposed in parts of Florida in late August in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew [ see pp. 39044 ; 39088 ] was finally lifted on Nov. 16 ; two days earlier the National Guard had shut down post-hurricane operations in the state . |
| 13 | The numbers have dropped since five of them left to take up regular positions in the police force . |
| 14 | Their numbers have dropped since five of them left to take up regular positions in the police force . |
| 15 | part of the process of universal involvement in recognition of Artai as Lord of the Earth now necessitated the removal of the Dragon Throne — a solid piece of carving of the weight of seven thousand diram — with its occupant from the top of the plinth down to the concourse from whence it was destined to be borne on a processional route on the shoulders of teams of men of every degree in the Khanate , most of whom had been selected by lot , although there were a few who had paid out considerable sums in gold koban for the privilege of inclusion . |