Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Whigs repealed the Occasional Conformity and Schism Acts after the Han-overian Succession , they took their time in doing so , and the party became bitterly divided on the issue . |
| 2 | It became widely known through the book written against the Jews by Apollonius Molon , one of Cicero 's teachers . |
| 3 | One forgotten hero of the Victorian era was Capt. Hedley Vicars of the 97th Regiment , a gallant and devout officer , whose tireless work for the welfare , both spiritual and physical , of the men under his command became widely known after the publication in 1856 of Catharine Marsh 's biography of him . |
| 4 | You got badly lost in the dinner party scene . ’ |
| 5 | What motivated them , whom did they represent , were they altruistic democrats or ambitious élitists ? for Soviet historians the revolutionaries of Alexander 's reign were the authentic , if Utopian , spokesmen of the peasantry , and their Bolshevik heirs became effectively fused with the proletariat . |
| 6 | One major American corporation became so enthralled by the spell of its spreadsheet model that it lost touch with reality and some $80M disappeared ! |
| 7 | Although his initial interest had been aroused because of the connection between current problems and events which may have taken place in a former life , he became so enthralled by the topic that he took it up for its own sake . |
| 8 | Indeed , as has already been highlighted in the previous discussion of cultural politics , the opposition between progressive and reactionary forces became so marked with the rise of fascism that it was less a question of reactionary versus progressive culture , than a struggle for the very existence of culture itself . |
| 9 | The clash between Balcon 's nationalism and the Ostrers ' requirement that he pursue international popularity led to the signs of strain that are evident in much of the Gaumont-British output , and it is easy to understand why Balcon became so disillusioned with the idea of international production . |
| 10 | The committee became so unnerved at the thought that the club premises might be under threat that when I said I knew how to deal with these bounders , but it could only be as chairman , they swallowed it hook , line and sinker . |
| 11 | These tendencies became especially marked in the canal mania of the 1790s when , according to an enthusiast in 1796 , " perseverance having vanquished prejudice , the fire of speculation was lighted and canals became the subjects of general conversation " . |
| 12 | Though many of the ‘ torturers ’ became extremely stressed during the experiment , all of them raised the voltage to levels marked ‘ very strong ’ — over 300 volts . |
| 13 | I got so committed to the story down there , and I 've got so many friends among the Muslims , Serbs , Croats , peacekeepers and peacemakers that it would be very hard to let it go . |
| 14 | ‘ It was really in the 1920s and 1930s ’ , recalls Environment 's Manager Christopher Nell , ‘ that London Underground became highly regarded in the fields of design and architecture . ’ |
| 15 | With a very limited manufacturing base and agricultural production of foodstuffs insufficient to feed the country , Zambia became highly exposed to the vagaries of international markets . |
| 16 | She looked round her bedroom and saw that David had left his wristwatch on her bedside table ; the scent of the citrus aftershave he used still hung in the air and when finally , in despair , she turned and buried her head in the pillow , the bed beneath her was still warm with the imprint of his body . |
| 17 | HIS betrothed vilely poisoned by the Duke , his father dead of discontent while in the same nobleman 's employment , his virtuous sister threatened with seduction by the same man 's son — 't is little wonder Vindice feels a trifle miffed . |
| 18 | As the socialists moved increasingly left of the republic , splitting the coalition government , the right gained support reorganising itself into a united opposition to the republic under the umbrella of the C.E.D.A. The right wing capitalised on the Catholic reaction against republican anticlericalism in order to gain power . |
| 19 | The sections stained with haematoxylin and eosin and those stained for gastrin had the point at which the parietal cells stopped distally and the point at which the G cells stopped proximally marked on the surface of the slides . |
| 20 | Luke seemed vastly amused by the question . |
| 21 | There seemed little left in the match except the question of whether Wright would get the 36 runs he needed for 5000 in Tests , in what was rumoured to be his last appearance . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'd better come to the flat with me for a start , as soon as the warrant arrives . |
| 23 | Though before she could get in with a quick plea for an interview , Vendelin Gajdusek revealed that he had not for a moment forgotten the way in which the Dobermann had attached himself to her ankle , by decreeing , ‘ You 'd better come into the house and have some antiseptic put on that wound . ’ |
| 24 | His manner was that of a man resigned to repeated interruptions : ‘ I suppose this is about Mr Francis ; you 'd better come into the office . ’ |
| 25 | But todsay Cranog Jones told the court he 'd only gone into the garage to de-tune her car after they 'd had an argument . |
| 26 | The Thorns lived there , newcomers who 'd only moved in the year before . |
| 27 | Mrs Ellerton said : ‘ I 'd only flicked through the book and that one mistake jumped off the page at me . |
| 28 | Perhaps that was overstating what had happened out there , but , for first time in months , she 'd suddenly felt at the mercy of the audience , aware of every whisper , every stare . |
| 29 | They 'd all gone over the side , singing Johnny Lydon 's hit ‘ Who Do You Think You Are Kidding , Mr Galtieri , ’ and 98% of them had n't made it to the beaches . |
| 30 | They 'd all got off the bus together ; this one had gone into a truckers ’ cafe for cigarettes and a carton of coffee . |