Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [v-ing] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing which stopped him from making an outright proposal of marriage was the knowledge that he had no security to offer whatsoever . |
| 2 | Museum research assistant Sharon Gater said : ‘ One Etruria fire-fighter , who has since died , told me of fighting an incendiary device with a special long handled spade . |
| 3 | Born into a provincial Liberal family in 1858 , Hobson developed unorthodox views which prevented him from securing an academic career in his chosen field of economics . |
| 4 | And he hailed it for providing an ideal environment in which individualism can flourish . |
| 5 | The parties accused de Gaulle of preparing a plebiscite ; the General accused them of coveting an irresponsible , omnipotent assembly . |
| 6 | Political leaders in the Congress accused him of adopting an autocratic style , and critics also alleged that the government was both inefficient and corrupt . |