Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb pp] [noun] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ceauşescu had naturally received expert advice on the process of relocating buildings in this way , and therefore must have known the consequences . |
| 2 | The guerrillas ' unexpected incursion into the exclusive diplomatic quarter of Escalon on Monday night had already shaken US confidence in the Salvadorean army , as had last week 's murder of six Jesuit priests by uniformed intruders . |
| 3 | He said the college had already secured £20,000 worth of grants from European Community funds with a further £20,000 in the pipeline . |
| 4 | Indeed , by the beginning of 1977 , the Polytechnic had already obtained CNAA validation for a Dip.HE/BEd. degree and five other similar courses flowing from the merger and was negotiating with the Council concerning a similar number of other awards . |
| 5 | When SAVE heard Sir Horace Jones ' Victorian market was to close and the traders move to new premises in Docklands , we immediately contacted Richard Rogers , who had just received planning permission for the new Lloyd 's building , to ask if he would work on a refurbishment scheme . |
| 6 | Gaselee had always regarded Party Politics as a Grand National type and decided early in the season to set the gelding , who stands more than 18 hands , for steeplechasing 's biggest prize . |
| 7 | Moxie had early detected Ned smuggling in a bottle of whisky , and had delivered a chastening lecture . |
| 8 | Besides the crash damage , the thieves had also smeared tomato sauce over the front seats and dashboard . |
| 9 | The men were volunteers who had undergone a long and thorough training , and most had also had battle experience in South Africa , India and Egypt . |
| 10 | She had nearly had heart failure at the thought of Garry going up there . |
| 11 | On Nov. 25 Norway , which had narrowly rejected EC membership in a referendum in 1972 [ see pp. 25525-26 ] , re-applied for EC membership , becoming the fifth EFTA country to apply , following Austria in July 1989 [ see pp. 36822 ; 38353 ] , Sweden in July 1991 [ see pp. 38353 ; 39064 ] , Finland in March 1992 [ see above ] and Switzerland in May 1992 [ see p. 38930 ] . |
| 12 | Forty three patients had partially treated iron deficiency with a typical blood film and microcytosis ( mean cell volume <76 fl ) or iron , iron binding capacity or ferritin , or all four at the extremes of the normal range and a response to iron treatment . |
| 13 | The count upon which he was acquitted , that he had allegedly bought crack cocaine from a Washington dealer on Sept. 7 , was refuted by defence witnesses who testified that the mayor had not been in the vicinity of the alleged transaction on the day in question . |
| 14 | He had previously claimed 100% compliance in taking his tablets over three to four years . |
| 15 | The show was originally conceived by American film star Richard Gere who had previously founded Tibet House in New York with the blessing of the Dalai Lama . |
| 16 | And at the foot of the iron structure was a high steel fender , suggesting from its dull surface that it had never seen emery paper since the day it left the foundry . |
| 17 | She had never heard Henry talk like this before . |
| 18 | Sheldon , though personally friendly , had never considered Taylor sound since the time when he opposed his appointment as a Fellow of All Souls . |