Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] in [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter-final . |
| 2 | When Arsenal met Hull in the Cup semi-final in 1930 , and were 2–0 down with ten minutes to go , Chapman 's ordeal on the bench grew to a fever-pitch of intensity . |
| 3 | It was there that he rode Evichstar in the Lincoln Handicap in 1990 — and notched his first big race victory . |
| 4 | Sally left her bag in the cloakroom and met Edward in the balcony milk bar where he had a strawberry milk shake waiting for her . |
| 5 | We visited Anguilla in the winter season which runs from December 15 to March 31 and were blessed with beautiful sunshine and very few tourists . |
| 6 | He cast Nicholson in the lead role and all he needed was a female . |
| 7 | Three seasons ago Armagh beat Tyrone in the McKenna Cup final by a single point . |
| 8 | Johnny prodded Ed in the trouser seat . |
| 9 | He found Joseph in the Hungerford area , where he had rented a small farm . |
| 10 | When Palace beat Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final in 1990 at Villa Park , Ian was running up and down the touchline on the final whistle in his plaster cast , joining in the celebrations , broken leg or not . |
| 11 | Multiple Configurations — you may remember we reviewed EasyBoot in the December issue of PPC , and considered it to be a great boon . |
| 12 | His compatriot , Alexandra Ledermann 's Punition , who beat Navet in the Paris World Cup round but who had a difficult flight to Del Mar , looked much more at ease at the official horse inspection here , after a few days ' rest . |
| 13 | Mark Tompkins could have found the right opening for his consistent but one paced Rosgill in the Eastleigh Handicap Hurdle at Newbury tomorrow . |
| 14 | No need for secrets , so Mrs Files telephoned her daughter straight away , then told Frank Grimwood who came by with four brace of partridge from yesterday 's let shoot ; who stopped Alec on the tractor with a load of silage behind ; who met Tom in the grainstore ; who found Mary in the estate office when he went in to fill out his time sheet ; who confided in the postman when he came with the afternoon mail ; who amazed Mrs May in Forester 's Cottage when he delivered her Freeman 's Catalogue and a postcard from her son holidaying in Pouket ; who stunned her husband when he came in from the saw mill . |
| 15 | We believe it right that , as a member of the coalition that defeated Iraq in the Gulf war , the United Kingdom should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace . |
| 16 | But in 1987 Derry beat Armagh in the Ulster decider with McGurk being pressed into action during the game . |
| 17 | Another splendidly flighted pass found McClair in the danger zone , but not for the first time the Scot 's control was wayward . |
| 18 | It was a very sad day for me when I visited Basil in a Harrogate hospital , when I knew that I would , probably , never see him again . |
| 19 | They beat Everton in a Coca-Cola Cup fourth-round replay 11 days later and have not won since . |
| 20 | Baggio , scorer of 16 goals in just 27 internationals , badly bruised his side as his club defeated Benfica in a UEFA Cup tie last week and has been ruled out . |
| 21 | And finally from me , Australia beat Worcestershire in the tour match at Worcester by five wickets with one ball to spare . |
| 22 | And finally from me , Australia beat Worcestershire in the tour match at Worcester by five wickets with one ball to spare . |
| 23 | Tottenham played Gazza in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal , in 1991 , one incredible month after a double hernia operation . |
| 24 | Corman added Nicholson in the lead role and a couple of attractive females , and the result was another Corman classic , a comic-strip horror tale , silly in conception but wittily funny . |
| 25 | In county cricket it is rare enough , happening only once last summer when Warwickshire played Hampshire in the NatWest semi-final and both teams had two Smiths on their side , but in Test cricket , the Christchurch match chalked up what looks like a first . |
| 26 | I interviewed Jane in the Easter term of her final year at B , at a time when she felt thoroughly disillusioned with the course , though not with university , which she had enjoyed . |
| 27 | Nor did the players start fighting before the kick-off , as happened when Chile played Brazil in the World Cup . |
| 28 | And Jerry Lee Lewis , who played Iago in a pop version of Othello , alienated Shakespeare purists when , on discovering the corpse in Act V , he exclaimed ; ‘ Great balls of fire ! |
| 29 | ‘ Prince Edward says so , ’ interposed Anne in a cross voice . |
| 30 | Commenting on Storage Technology Corp 's proposed acquisition of Amperif Corp ( see front ) EMC Corp chairman said the development , and IBM Corp 's new storage products pose no threat to his company : ‘ We 're two years ahead of everybody , ’ Egan told Reuter in a telephone interview from his Hopkinton , Massachusetts headquarters ; he said that EMC has shipped 2,000 of its disk array storage devices over the past two years — and the Amperif deal means ‘ one fewer competitor . ’ |