Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no rule of the charity that the accused had to hand over the notes and coins received or to maintain a separate fund . |
| 2 | One advantage of secondary sources is that they are often easy to understand ; but a problem which can arise is that they may have altered or distorted the original idea . |
| 3 | Would his lungs bake , and his eyes poach , and his skin crisp to crackling before he had even fallen or slid a hundred metres ? |
| 4 | ( 9 ) A listed company may have given or made a prior undertaking or statement not to issue further shares in certain circumstances without the approval of shareholders in general meeting ( see para 17.6 below ) . |
| 5 | Fitzgerald found that for some books , an increase to six or even nine samples actually produced means which systematically departed even further from the population mean — the true overall difficulty level , Only after the number of samples taken approached or exceeded the critical number did the mean of the samples agree with the population mean . |
| 6 | When the opportunity presented itself some Arab states , for example Egypt ( which formally repudiated its treaty in 1976 ) and Iraq ( 1952–3 ) , discarded or downgraded the Soviet Union in their foreign relations and cultivated the United States . |
| 7 | Tenacious and long-memoried , they had not allowed themselves to be uprooted or changed a second time . |
| 8 | Precisely how he was to be enticed aboard a suitable vessel remained in doubt , particularly as the DEA neither owned nor controlled a suitable vessel . |
| 9 | When an aircraft has been designed and built a full-sized specimen must be tested for strength and stiffness . |
| 10 | Sir Goldsworthy Gurney , a Cornishman , designed and built a steam-powered carriage which carried 19 passengers in 1827 . |
| 11 | De Havilland , a British company , designed and built the first passenger jet airplane , but it did not analyze what the market needed and therefore did not identify two key factors . |
| 12 | The kitchen is quite beautifully designed and has a staggering amount of storage space , along with really small double sink and a washing up machine , and electric gadgets of every variety . |
| 13 | The structure has been consciously designed and has an official purpose . |
| 14 | Looking back at that period , the crucial difference in Conservative politicians was between those who thought that the last twenty or thirty years had not been too bad , and who were sceptical that anything better could be achieved , and those who hoped that something better could be won and saw the last quarter of a century as a slow but steady decline . |
| 15 | Supporters of the Torness Alliance , committed to frustrating the building plans , had occupied and refurbished a derelict cottage on the edge of the site and renamed it after the local Half Moon Bay . |
| 16 | For example , injury or damage caused by the use of woodworking machinery [ other than portable tools ] may be specifically excluded unless you ask for it to be included and pay an additional premium . |
| 17 | John Tomlinson 's article , Dose , Dilution and the LM Potencies which was first published in the Journal of the Society of Homœopaths ( Vol. 10 No. 4 Dec. 1990 ) has been included and gives a detailed analysis of Hahnemann 's thinking which led to his development of the LM system . |
| 18 | Okland was interviewed in one of the papers on why Frank was included and mentioned the strong Turkey game and also spoke about Frank not playing in Leeds : ’ Frank not playing is strange . |
| 19 | This sudden fame impressed and disturbed the whole school , including the teachers , who called Charlie ‘ Girlie ’ . |
| 20 | She ventured upon deck the first morning , and was approached by not one but three potential beaux , each with his hair curled and exuding a powerful odour of bergamot . |
| 21 | After a moment she felt herself lifted and carried a few paces . |
| 22 | From Semer Water I crossed the road and followed the track above the river Bain through summer meadows , by stiles , some of which were gated and had the rubber soles from wellington boots for hinges . |
| 23 | Cuban-US relations had been inflamed on Jan. 31 , 1990 , when a US Coast Guard patrol boat , with the administration 's authorization , attacked and damaged a Cuban-chartered cargo ship , the Hermann , in the Gulf of Mexico , when its Cuban master had refused to stop for a drugs search . |
| 24 | The relationship between central and local government has deteriorated partly because a series of Conservative Administrations have continually attacked and deprived the local authorities of resources , and subsequently because of the poll tax . |
| 25 | THUGS attacked and robbed a young cancer victim as he played on his new mountain bike . |
| 26 | Then , while he was in an uncertain mood about the idea of leaving the warren , Captain Holly had appeared in capital time to be attacked and to provide a perfect reason for their departure . |
| 27 | Just imagine a single garment that can be mixed and matched a million times to look different and devastating every time . |
| 28 | Sensing the danger , Baglin then responded and mounted a final flurry to clinch the Cellnet national title 4–6 6–2 6–2 |
| 29 | Whereas before , in 1906 , Picasso had simplified and reinterpreted the human form in a more empirical fashion under the influence of archaic sculpture , now he explains it rationally in terms of simple self-contained planes differentiated by the use of a consistent light source . |
| 30 | But if the Section Sergeant goes in for any necessary purpose , the Inspector comes in , he is reported and gets a severe reprimand from his superiors for idling his time in the Station . |