Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [subord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Law and order seemed fragile when opposed to the growing danger of the huge new slums whose populations were feared as classes dangereuses . |
2 | The litmus paper turned red when immersed in the liquid . |
3 | Sabrina 5 was last used in the early 1970s and lay derelict until restored by the Museum in 1987 . |
4 | Capt Goebel looked annoyed when asked about the gun . |
5 | The urine sample taken from the colt after he had trailed in 10th , 23 lengths behind stable-mate Commander In Chief , proved negative when analysed by the Horseracing Forensic Laboratory . |
6 | For although purporting to provide a degree of public participation in the making of a major policy decision , detailed examination of the institutional machinery provided by the government revealed that it was far from being a neutral forum in which the choice of options remained open until determined by the Inquiry . |