Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [conj] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage . |
| 2 | But when the Assembly met for its first session on 5 January 1918 it immediately became clear that a majority of the deputies were hostile to the government and the Assembly was forcibly disbanded . |
| 3 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 4 | In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers . |
| 5 | But it seemed likely that a scandal of some sort would eventually break . |
| 6 | The director had a knack of giving elegant voice to exactly the thought that was currently in poorish shape at the back of Arthur 's head , and this was infuriating , though to feel resentment at having your skull so stylishly looted seemed small-minded and a blunder of taste . |
| 7 | It seemed ridiculous that a newcomer like Gary could be any threat to a well-established house like Mattli . |
| 8 | The door of the tavern banged open and a crowd of men entered with rain sheening their steel helms and the mail shirts under their cloaks . |
| 9 | It hardly seemed fair that a kid of — what would she be ? |
| 10 | The form of the elevated blood pressure may be isolated systolic , isolated diastolic or a combination of both . |
| 11 | I made sure that a couple of books were left at home so that there was more room . |
| 12 | The door behind him swung open and a blast of chill air swept into the room . |
| 13 | In the 1960s it became apparent that a revision of the features was needed , and the new set was introduced in Chomsky and Halle ( 1968 ) , pp.293–329 , rather pretentiously called ‘ The Universal Set of Phonetic Features ’ . |
| 14 | It also became apparent that a means of removing hardness salts in water was necessary , particularly for steam raising boilers . |
| 15 | At the prearranged signal the screen went dark and a beam of light shone out from above , spot-lighting the table and the map on the far side of the room . |
| 16 | Her desk looked untidy and a basket by the fireplace was filled with old magazines and newspapers . |
| 17 | ‘ Leave me alone ! ’ she screamed when her efforts to evade him proved useless and a pair of iron hands fastened on her arms . |
| 18 | The confrontation became heated and a force of Gardai came on the scene . |
| 19 | A door burst open and a girl in green ran out , shrieking excitedly , chased by a man waving a wispy bra . |
| 20 | They had no sooner done so , than the front door of the house burst open and a flood of blanket wrapped kids began to pour out . |
| 21 | And by his side , with his shoulders straight , his head held high and a smile on his lips , walked young Colin ! |
| 22 | The patio door stood open and a flurry of vanilla-scented air blew in from the laburnums . |
| 23 | During the incident , both doors remained open while a consignment of waste was being delivered during trial operations . |
| 24 | Its engine stopped , the door slid open and a courier-woman in high heels came down the steps and put up an umbrella . |