Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curial officials ensured conservative cardinals led discussions in the central commission , and that reports of commissions in the L'Osservatore Romano reflected conservative views . |
| 2 | Her wet boots made footprints on the dusty floor and she still wore an apron over her black skirt , but she had a fine air about her . |
| 3 | where they sold copies of The Red Letter , |
| 4 | An official visit to Japan on Sept. 4-7 by Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze produced signs of a much-needed improvement in Japanese-Soviet relations . |
| 5 | There is a growing awareness of the disadvantages to employment and industry that a return to the discredited and failed policies of the Labour party would create . |
| 6 | Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time . |
| 7 | It suggests there was an Oxford spy ring in the 1930s which passed secrets to the Soviet Union . |
| 8 | Hunt for mole who revealed plans of the Royal bedrooms |
| 9 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 10 | In 1988 , amidst a great burst of publicity , one forestry company announced plans for the future management and improvement of a river they owned . |
| 11 | Owners Abroad and Thomas Cook Group announced plans of a possible link-up between the two tour operators ; but then Airtours launched a £221m hostile bid for Owners Abroad . |
| 12 | The Democratic candidate made a clean sweep of the states in New England ( the first time since 1964 ) and made inroads into the southern states which in recent years had been solidly Republican . |
| 13 | Although Turner made inroads into the white vote , it appeared that his failure to attract more than 37 per cent of the Hispanic vote resulted in his defeat . |
| 14 | and made maps of the silenced mineworkings . |
| 15 | He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later . |
| 16 | While on the one hand claiming to recognise the theoretical problems inherent in classifying cultural features and the possibility of interpreting otherwise , New Historicist writing tends to produce very organised , well-constructed and argued cases for a small number of Renaissance cultural features . |
| 17 | In January the NRA announced proposals for an alternative site for the reservoir which could save Mr Tarry , who lives in the village of Brinkley , and his neighbours in Carlton and Bradley . |
| 18 | We then laid plans for the next voyage . |
| 19 | The majority of actual examples investigated by Johnson revealed profiles of the second type , so that it may be concluded that much of the material forming the bar is eroded from the sea floor . |
| 20 | The vast majority ( 82 per cent ) of the snowball group were using heroin daily during the prevalence study period , compared with 61 per cent of the ‘ known respondents ’ , yet only one-third became clients of the relevant agencies during the same period . |
| 21 | We made demands for a cheap canteen on the site , for nurseries and better maternity provisions . |
| 22 | And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion , whether on account of the superiority of its miracles — especially its apparently superior powers of healing — or of its doctrine or the example of those who taught it . |
| 23 | There was little to indicate what a busy area this was to become , with buoyed channels for the large tankers , and the storage tanks and quays of Sullom Voe tucked away neatly out of sight amongst the low hills . |
| 24 | There are many breeds of flop-eared dogs , but this is the only breed of cat that lacks the typical , pricked ears of the feline head . |
| 25 | The band of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Royal Marines also marched through the town centre and entertained shoppers with a musical performance on the Russell Street boulevard . |
| 26 | However , Newell made amends in the 64th minute when he raced on to a hopeful through ball , rounded Hitchcock and fired home . |
| 27 | Both missed with other attempts before Stephens made amends in the second half , landing another three penalties and kicking three conversions . |
| 28 | The Don made amends in the second innings with a memorable 103 not out and the crowds held a ‘ bob in ’ collection to buy their idol a piano . |
| 29 | The ‘ Hinch was stung into some retaliatory play , with a shot from Keri Kidd in the 55th minute only inches wide , but Kidd made amends in the following minute , beating Johnston from close in for the equaliser . |
| 30 | It is fair conjecture that the Chelsea porcelain painters working from live plants sought subjects from the nearby Physic Garden , where they might find many impressive exotics flowering for the first time in this country . |