Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [noun] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now began the long-drawn-out tragedy of the Congo which , according to General H.T. Alexander , ‘ produced a fundamental change in Ghana 's position vis-à-vis the West ’ , while Basil Davidson observes ‘ experience in the Congo … seems to have formed for Nkrumah the final demonstration that policies of ‘ tact ’ , of ‘ continuity ’ , of conformity with Western wishes had nothing more to offer . ’ |
| 2 | In contrast to the monasteries of the Middle Ages and the Baroque period as well as the 1930's concept originally intended for execution the new abbey is not designed as an enclosed , homogenous complex . |
| 3 | He argued , convincingly , that noun phrases taken as a whole may quite often have a different temporal assignment from that of the verb which they accompany , as in : ( 37 ) I used to be a good friend of the police chief The underlined phrase may be understood as past relative to the time of utterance ( and hence in agreement with the time indicated by the verb ) or as present ; the two different time-values correspond to the two different continuations in : ( 38 ) … before he joined the force … until he was shot for corruption The first continuation would be compatible with an expansion of the subject phrase to the man who is the police chief , while the second would support the man who was the police chief . |
| 4 | The first full attempt at establishing a colony was Raleigh 's colony of Virginia , named for Elizabeth the virgin queen and located in what is now the Roanoke district of North Carolina . |
| 5 | In the following list , I have used for convenience the geographical zone numbers indicated in the map ( see end papers ) . |
| 6 | The lines were opened for service the next day , 12 April , from the ‘ Pawleyne Arms ’ , along Penge High Street to the Thicket Road terminus and from the ‘ Robin Hood ’ to Low Level Station . |
| 7 | It was a happy debut for the latest model to drop off the fast-bowling conveyor belt ; Patrick Patterson had played for Lancashire the previous summer without making much impression , but now on his home patch with the sun on his back he hit Test cricket with a bang . |
| 8 | Currently in beta test , MicroWorks is scheduled for release the first quarter of 1993 — it is priced at $12,500 . |
| 9 | Access for Windows developers kits are scheduled for release the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 10 | Scheduled for release the first quarter 1993 XRAID is priced at $33,000. +1 416 636 3000 |
| 11 | The toolkit is scheduled for release the second half of 1993 . |
| 12 | The group 's first single is scheduled for release the same day . |
| 13 | Developer kits are scheduled for delivery the first quarter of 1993 . |