Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] in the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Individualism was well established as one of the cardinal virtues of Western civilization when Japan reopened her doors in the latter half of the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | That is to say , Libyans whose families had settled in the cities some generations before were perhaps exempt from this process ; but the majority of Libyans made their history in the same way , and shared this picture of the past . |
| 3 | The Gorengs made their home in the former diplomatic quarter , the area which had , to the glee of the Chinese in the Toku-ru warehouse , been accidentally shelled by the malai navy on invasion day . |
| 4 | The proportion of issues in dollars dropped in 1990 to 39.5% from 56% in 1989 , while yen bonds doubled their share in the same period , to 12% . |
| 5 | She slowly regained her strength in the latter part of the year , just in time to cope with a winter season and no designer . |
| 6 | She knew herself well enough to know that if he challenged her account in the latter mode she 'd almost certainly lose her temper with him , and then the atmosphere between them , which had been ( with the exception of his overtures ) so easy and undemanding , would be spoiled . |
| 7 | Initially the Germans were more proficient at this than the Allies , for they kept their snipers in the same sector for long periods so they became familiar with the enemy 's trench systems there , while the Allies rotated their snipers with the units to which they belonged . |
| 8 | Joel Garner was , in fact , almost at the end had begun back in 1976–7 against Pakistan when he made his debut in the same game as Colin Croft . |
| 9 | ‘ Tommy Taylor made his debut in the same game as me . |
| 10 | The two Choices — both 11-year-olds but unrelated despite the name similarity — won their races in the same front-running style and finished in identical times . |
| 11 | She gritted her teeth , held her hands in the same position . |