Example sentences of "[num] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The martyrdom of his father in 203 left him with a cold antipathy to the pagan establishment , whether in government or in high culture . |
| 2 | Murchison recognized the boy 's ability , arranged for his entry to the Royal School of Mines , where he studied under Thomas Huxley and ( Sir ) Andrew Ramsay [ qq.v. ] , and in 1862 recruited him to the Geological Survey of Scotland . |
| 3 | But a new administration in 1807 sent him on a futile mission to conciliate Denmark , following the British bombardment of Copenhagen . |
| 4 | John followed Richard after a lapse of some six weeks , to be succeeded in turn by Henry III after a vacancy of a week , and Edward I succeeded him after a four-day interval . |
| 5 | However , a venture as public-works contractor in World War I left him with a considerable bank overdraft , not liquidated until 1922 . |