Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 2 | His piano had a single red rose poignantly lying across the keyboard . |
| 3 | Mrs Shelley Howard , senior biologist of the Severn-Trent Region said the officer cadets had been involved in strenuous exercises which involved repeatedly going under the water . |
| 4 | To cap a highly successful conclusion to the season — in which the Berkshire side first out-matched defending champions David Lloyd , Heston and then , in the Grand Finals , beat the top seeds Ilkley — the club No. 1 Gary Drake was named the special Grand Finals ‘ Player-of-the-Tournament ’ by Wimbledon referee Alan Mills , and drove away smiling in a brand new £15,000 Vauxhall Astra convertible . |
| 5 | It seemed to him that Vincent came home spoiling for a fight . |
| 6 | The mucosa was examined and lesions scored macroscopically according to the presence of petechiae or necrotic mucosa ( Table II ) . |
| 7 | Although covered the radial shields are conspicuous , bar shaped nearly extending to the middle of the disk . |
| 8 | Among those who had received medical advice , knowledge of postcoital contraceptive methods differed significantly according to the source of that advice ( table ) . |
| 9 | The blaze was started in the early hours and fire investigators and staff spent yesterday sifting through the damage . |
| 10 | THE Royal Family spent yesterday preparing for the Christmas festivities much like any other family . |
| 11 | Lewis spent yesterday basking in the afterglow of a phenomenal performance that stretches his unbeaten record to 22 fights with 19 wins inside the distance . |
| 12 | Allen climbed a tree but although he climbed to a high bough and hung there swaying like a squirrel they were in a low-lying bowl of forest and he could see neither the Smoke nor the last rays of the westering sun but only leaves . |
| 13 | She progressed with no aggravation until Phos LM3 when the asthma symptoms began steadily relapsing with no aggravation until Phos LM3 when the asthma symptoms began steadily relapsing and stopping the remedy did not lead to amelioration . |
| 14 | Even the pay of domestic servants varied widely depending on the status of the employer and the sex and duties of the employee . |
| 15 | The door flew open crashing off the wall , |
| 16 | What I what I thought was , well let's have erm , Woodrow Wilson , okay , as you said at the beginning of the book , Freud admits that he did n't like Wilson , and that he felt betrayed by Wilson , like a lot of people in Central Europe did I suppose , because you know , Wilson came over erm , with fourteen points as the saviour of the world , and went away leaving with a piece of . |
| 17 | Mrs Beavis looked plumply overflowing at the table . |
| 18 | Continuing our exploration we went northward looking for the Tunnel Cave . |
| 19 | Christmas was eagerly awaited for , but the day itself meant chiefly watching for the postman , disappointment , chapel , a heavy dinner and crackers , some squabbling comparisons of our presents , tea … supper … |
| 20 | Mr Goldring said Bradley suddenly collapsed and fell forward suffering from a heart attack . |
| 21 | She , and could , found she could not fly and laid there looking at the sky . |
| 22 | One felt that the strain proved more inhibiting on the Right and McColl , could not resist the word ‘ gobbledygook ’ in speaking of a remark by Dr Forbes in the second programme about some patients getting better . |
| 23 | Settling down to exotic Fizzy-Fuzzy Navel and Casper Bomber cocktails , we awaited further trilling of the phone . |
| 24 | Lauder also admitted jointly interfering with a van without consent . |
| 25 | Whether they had much bearing on the ambition of Otto and his successors to be emperors may be doubted . |
| 26 | But then the argument would apply to other words in that context which had less bearing on the purpose in reading . |
| 27 | There were plenty of examples of schemes and estates in the area ‘ put into place by caring councils ’ , he said also calling for the freeing of sale money . |
| 28 | Cave Squigs were unleashed upon the Dwarfs , but several were killed by Troll Slayers while others ran wild snapping at the Night Goblins , biting off limbs and heads before vanishing into the mountains . |
| 29 | She sat impatiently listening to the teacher 's drivel about the fault in the program he was about to network . |
| 30 | It was a closely fought struggle in Grade Three between the two Ballynahinch teams , with just one point separating them for first and second places , with the ‘ B ’ set just edging into the lead for top honours . |