Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They returned to their seats , where Carlos had bought iced colas for them all . |
| 2 | The journey , arranged and paid for by Baron Grimm , was by the slowest means necessitating lengthy stops , where Mozart had to pay living expenses . |
| 3 | Melrose was granted permission to return to play the amateur code by the New South Wales Rugby Union after an eight-month dispute where Melrose threatened to take legal action . |
| 4 | Where fundholders had encouraged local hospitals to improve the services for their own patients , other patients attending the hospital also benefited . |
| 5 | And , avoiding the area , now shiny with disinfectant , where Carter had fallen most prisoners finished their lunch . |
| 6 | Not just in the alleys of St Jude 's , where John-William had taken good care never to be devoured himself , but everywhere . |
| 7 | Cocoa production had largely shifted from the coastal area , where disease had destroyed many cocoa trees , into Ashanti . |
| 8 | Nationality as such played little part in most respondents ' educational life-chances or expectations ; and educational attainment in turn was far more important than nationality as a determinant of occupational position , although Russians did enjoy some advantages in applying for minor bureaucratic positions because of their better knowledge of the language in which most state business was conducted . |
| 9 | Once Shamir had rejected this invitation , Peres entered into intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a majority . |
| 10 | Although Wordsworth had produced more poems than Coleridge for their joint volume , Lyrical Ballads , honour was satisfied by giving the long Ancient Mariner — or Ancyent Marinere as it was originally spelt — pride of place . |
| 11 | Although Iceland had changed some years before to driving on the right , the bus which was well past its sell-by date — was right-hand drive ; the first bit of England I had seen for three weeks . |
| 12 | The press and public were excluded from the hearing , although Greene had given earlier assurances that the tape would be released after it had been edited in order to excise any classified information which might be disclosed inadvertently . |
| 13 | The competition set a fairly tight budget so Julia decided to mix second-hand clothes with new ones . |
| 14 | Her mother came from a high-born Portuguese family , so Sara had learnt that language from the cradle ; and the devoted services of the family chaplain had provided her with considerable ability in French and Latin as well . |
| 15 | Although Bush had imposed some sanctions immediately following the massacre [ see pp. 36722 ; 36815 ] , he had subsequently faced a great deal of congressional criticism for his " soft " China policy [ see p. 37341 ] . |
| 16 | Although Linnaeus had spent four days at Chelsea in July , when the plants in the Garden were perfect , he had concentrated on dried plants — this to Miller was unforgiveable . |
| 17 | Although Iraq had achieved formal independence in 1932 , with the exit of the British administration installed under the League of Nations mandate , there remained for a number of years a substantial British presence . |
| 18 | Although Iraq had paid some $1,300 million ( or roughly one-half ) of the money for the ships , their delivery had been blocked by the imposition in 1986 of an Italian embargo on lethal weaponry to Iran and Iraq . |
| 19 | ‘ So Ryan did have some uses . ’ |
| 20 | Although Parsons attempted to integrate Freudian theory of personality development into his schemes , he did so by underestimating the importance of conflict within the individual and between the individual and his culture and society . |
| 21 | Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence , the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent . |
| 22 | Although Woodie had given this explanation pretty often , he was surprised to have to make it to a child of six . |
| 23 | I recorded one and he took it home and if Jim had recorded another episode on it I do n't remembering him doing it . |
| 24 | But if Clarence had exercised reasonable care , the court would have to decide whether the Trust were at fault . |
| 25 | Middlesbrough would have been dead and buried if Taylor had taken other scoring chances before the break . |
| 26 | She has been a deputy Speaker since 1987 , and is understood to have been Mr Kinnock 's choice for Speaker if Labour had won last week 's General Election . |
| 27 | If Labour had eliminated these plans from its programme and continued to emphasise John Smith 's prudence ( as opposed to his curious ideas about minimum wages and confiscatory ‘ social justice ’ ) , then they would have swung more London and Midlands marginals their way . |
| 28 | ‘ I know that if Ken had had any kind of sexual relationship it would n't have been with anyone he knew well . |
| 29 | It would have surprised Claudia if Dana did have any money ; she earned a great deal but spent it as fast as she made it , and , while it made sense for Roman to bring her under his wing , Claudia resented it fiercely . |
| 30 | Agatha giggled as if Corbett had posed some riddle . |