Example sentences of "[vb past] in [noun] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gave her twins absolute love and loyalty , and received in return their respectful obedience . |
| 2 | Rosa Jacobsen confirmed in Elisabeth her determined quest , not directly , but indirectly , for Rosa was like Marie Grubbe , of whom it had been written that she was someone who ‘ sought flowers in the tree of life where others would never think to look — under dark leaves and on dry branches ’ . |
| 3 | By the time McAvennie arrived in Scotland his brief engagement to Anita Blue had ended and his pursuit of Jenny Blyth was paying dividends . |
| 4 | had realised that Stalin had become extremely unpopular with the Russian peoples , so he decided , in February 1956 , to reveal some of Stalin 's crimes — in effect denouncing him — and from then onwards the Eastern European countries began in shape their own policies , instead of blindly following the policies dictated by the U.S.S.R. |
| 5 | Hartlepool collected a £40,000 sponge to soak up some of their debts , Darlington took in exchange their outstanding midfield player . |
| 6 | As Ornithischosus increased in size its scaly skin replaced the bony armour as the danger from predators lessened . |
| 7 | The FN on March 30-April 1 , 1990 , held in Nice its eighth congress since the party 's creation in 1972 ; it was attended by 1,600 FN delegates . |
| 8 | Rather ruefully he ran his tongue over the two stumps that held in place his upper plate . |