Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cromwell returned from Ireland in 1650 to lead the English resistance to the threat from the Scots , and by his subsequent victories at the battles of Dunbar and Worcester he thwarted not only those who wished to see the return of the house of Stuart , but also those who sought to impose a Presbyterian church on the English people . |
| 2 | They sought to impose a single currency on all Community states . |
| 3 | In October the Supreme Soviet agreed to impose a progressive tax on enterprises which increased their total wage bills by more than 3 per cent a year . |
| 4 | After an appeal from the Constitutional Court that President and legislature settle their differences , Yeltsin and Khasbulatov reached a compromise which involved holding a constitutional referendum on April 11 , 1993 , and freezing all constitutional amendments adopted at the Congress . |
| 5 | But one tried to put a good face on it and keep them to oneself . |
| 6 | As Treasury officials tried to put a brave face on the German cut , the pound struggled again . |
| 7 | The Government tried to put a brave face on the mess . |
| 8 | As it was apparent that Stalin proposed to retain a firm grip on East Germany , the other three powers decided to create a democratic state in West Germany , by causing the existing state government to convene a constituent assembly . |
| 9 | ‘ He was one of the top men we tried to keep a close eye on — when we could . |
| 10 | ‘ Keep still , ’ he murmured , and bent to drop a warm kiss on the tender nape of her neck before tying the ribbon . |
| 11 | Murray moved to clinch a quick deal on his return journey from West Bromwich yesterday morning after leading scorer Paul Baker was rushed into hospital for a hernia operation . |
| 12 | Chamorro paid a state visit to the USA in April 1991 , the first by a Nicaraguan President for 52 years , but failed to receive a definite commitment on additional US aid . |
| 13 | Delegations from Syria , Iraq and Turkey met in Damascus on Oct. 2-4 but failed to reach a regional agreement on sharing the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris . |
| 14 | They also agreed to a near doubling of aid to the Third World , but failed to reach a common position on the period of time over which the increase would be phased in . |
| 15 | For this reason , the years 1559 to 1625 need to be viewed as a distinct religious period , during the course of which the Elizabethan church founded in 1559 gradually came to acquire a deep hold on the affections of the English people . |
| 16 | Christ came to establish a new society on earth . |
| 17 | Ablett argued furiously with referee Ken Redfern that he 'd made a clean challenge on the inspirational McAllister . |
| 18 | He 'd used a disposable handcuff on her , a simple self-locking noose that was tough , effective , and impossible to break . |
| 19 | I just hoped he 'd had a good surveyor on the job before committing himself . |
| 20 | In fact she 'd had a brief nap on the flight over and the adrenalin was racing round her body , making the possibility of sleep unlikely , but anything was better than sitting like a frightened child beside him , hoping against hope that he would finally melt and utter the sort of words she had once yearned to hear . |
| 21 | ‘ Ow long are you weeth us , Reeky ? ’ asked Claudia , who 'd had a secret crush on him in the old days and was appalled to see how grey and tense he looked . |
| 22 | Everybody in the audience expects to hear a certian solo in each song , and so would I if I 'd spent a small fortune on a ticket . ’ |
| 23 | The High Authority seemed to have a wide brief on fiscal matters such as taxes and levies , as well as upon production and restrictive practices . |
| 24 | Apart from the bike messengers , that was , and these were easy to distinguish because they were young and wiry and bizarrely dressed , and their eyes seemed to have a certain glaze on them from being on a permanent adrenaline high . |
| 25 | A spot of the iced liquid seemed to have a calming effect on my larynx . |
| 26 | She seemed to have a sensible head on her shoulders . |
| 27 | I agreed , but never seemed to notice a Gray Mare on any of my trips to Kilburn . |
| 28 | What happened before MacQuillan came had a considerable effect on what he did later . |
| 29 | But you 're paying for it in your tax , you you 'd paid a whopping subsidy on it , it 's a big con . |
| 30 | Next morning , a suitable distance away from the refuge , I woke to feel a tremendous pressure on my body . |