Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The executive Commission welcomed Mr Clinton 's commitment to agreeing a GATT world trade deal , but coupled this with a warning that any recourse to protectionism to spark economic recovery could lead to disaster . |
| 2 | It became clear in an instant that they had found the paso . |
| 3 | His voice mimicked that of an aristocrat and Kate laughed . |
| 4 | Its green eyes caught light for a moment as it peered up at Doyle , then it had raced away into the night , a sleek , dark shape , perturbed by the presence of furtive human life on its territory . |
| 5 | In almost every respect , they posed less of a menace than the civil and racial violence which he advocated and assisted as Mosley 's Director of Propaganda . |
| 6 | Examination of election propaganda before the 1930 ‘ breakthrough ’ poll has indicated that attacks on Jews provided more of a background than a main theme , and it appears that Hitler 's speeches tended not to tackle the ‘ Jewish Question ’ , especially if dealing with an upper middle-class audience . |
| 7 | Carrie could hear his cooing to the child and the answering wail of discomfort and her face became serious for a moment or two . |
| 8 | FOUR Russian dancers holidaying at Cobham Hall in Kent got lost on a jog and ended up 50 miles away . |
| 9 | He reduced this to a quarter and set the glass down on the wooden table with a clatter . |
| 10 | He began to nibble the lobe of her ear and seemed lost for a moment until she gave him a little shake to encourage him to go on and explain . |
| 11 | The man came awake with a start and put his hand up to his face . |
| 12 | From St. Albans , Harpenden , Leighton Buzzard and Luton came many to a Sports and Recreation Afternoon for Active Retired at Luton Regional Sports Centre . |
| 13 | Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village , which seemed unlikely in a place that had less than ten houses , but turned out to be almost true — — the garage sold bits and pieces . |
| 14 | They surfaced at intervals , burned hot for a time and then slipped back underground , to be stored again in layers of social and religious memory . |
| 15 | It seemed ridiculous in a country that recognised a mixed economy , respected private wealth and acknowledged that a rich man could live in almost every respect infinitely better than a poor one . |
| 16 | Basingstoke scored first from a penalty and further penalty exchanges brought the score to 6–6 . |
| 17 | Behind Thorfinn , the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk . |
| 18 | At the start of the second half United tried a charge … a goal would have made a game of it … skipper Andy Melville came close with a header but you had the feeling that Villa were always in control … |
| 19 | But she came close on a corner as he turned and humped his body to avoid a rope , and under the colourless many-coloured water their naked legs brushed weightlessly . |
| 20 | The time seemed ripe for a cabinet and prime ministerial intervention which would give Britain a higher profile space policy . |
| 21 | It might be just a matter of buying time and hoping the Admiral dropped dead of a stroke or something . ’ |
| 22 | Those two goals made sure of a victory that carries Leeds back above Manchester United by a single point . |
| 23 | The boys ' mother , Tracey Gardiner , 29 , and her five-month-old son , escaped unharmed after a neighbour and a passing mini-cab driver broke down the door and woke them up . |
| 24 | She caught the reins or bridle in her hands , and there hung suspended for a second as Anmer rushed on at a speed of over thirty miles an hour . |
| 25 | When he put his nail to the edge , it sprang open like a locket and he drew out a concertina-folded strip of paper . |
| 26 | ‘ Sorry , sweetheart , you know I do n't understand mechanical things … ’ the car swung wide around a bend as her mother searched again for the switch . |
| 27 | Although a skilled fisherman , George Trowark became renowned as a knitter and over many years and many voyages he accumulated detailed notes of designs and patterns . |
| 28 | ‘ The news ’ became less of a bulletin and more an integrated programme of ‘ reporter packages ’ , capable of delivering large audiences in peaktime . |
| 29 | It seemed to float above the town , particularly when one approached from the south , from the flats , and as you climbed Steep Hill and came nearer , so it became less of a mirage and more of a stone reality . |
| 30 | So three of the punters , from Fawdon , Newcastle , hitched a lift to the Ripon race to put on £400 in bets — but they got stuck in a jam and arrived too late . |