Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb past] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the largest readily accessible reservoir of support lay in the French empire , which the Germans did not occupy and where Vichy 's authority was uncertain . |
| 2 | Evidence of change lay in the increasing local diversity of management arrangements as authorities and managers used their new found autonomy to shape structures and roles to suit themselves . |
| 3 | Since the process of democratisation began in the late 1980s , theatre has played an important role in the strengthening the growth of democracy . |
| 4 | The origins of the soul style of cooking began in the American Deep South , among black plantation slaves . |
| 5 | The gothic spires of parliament shimmered in the autumnal sunlight as they drove to the far side of Parliament Square and turned right towards Victoria . |
| 6 | To either side great chunks of masonry lay in the tall grasses , pieces of fallen statuary among them . |
| 7 | A large mug of tea vanished in a single gulp , then the man and woman moved out of sight towards the outer door in the kitchen 's lower corner . |
| 8 | Letters of appreciation appeared in the local News . |
| 9 | A CHANGE of programme resulted in an audio-visual show by Edward Mallory of Guildford being presented at Alton Camera Club on Friday . |
| 10 | A flicker of light showed in the heavy-lidded eyes . |
| 11 | A FOOT of snow fell in the Scottish Highlands yesterday , bringing chaos to road , rail and air services . |
| 12 | In the North , at Durham Priory , some leasing of demesne began in the late fourteenth century , but the main period at which it was rented out was between 1408 and 1416 , perhaps some two decades later than at Christ Church , Canterbury ( 80 , pp.79 , 90 , 131 ; 209 p.272 ) . |
| 13 | More than an inch of rain fell in the early hours at Aberporth in Cardigan Bay , six miles from the River Teifi estuary where a helicopter rescue was mounted yesterday after caravans were deluged by a flash flood . |
| 14 | For Angell the key evidence of the irrationality of war lay in the very delicacy of the newly evolved mechanisms of international finance . |
| 15 | Pools of water gleamed in the steely greyness before the dawn . |
| 16 | The modem phase of orogeny began in the Miocene with volcanism and the further emplacement of granite intrusions . |
| 17 | The mathematical precision which went into the development of hieroglyphics and the invention of paper resulted in an efficient and scientific method of building which still remains a mystery to modern day man . |
| 18 | The high point of monetarism came in the early 1980s . |
| 19 | Gastro-oesophageal reflux of gas resulted in a peculiar manometric pattern consisting of repetitive peristaltic pressure waves that were not related to swallowing . |
| 20 | That proposition was suddenly launched from nowhere on 30 July 1991 at a curious press conference which the Secretary of State gave in the Adelphi hotel , Liverpool outside a meeting of the Professional Association of Teachers . |
| 21 | The medals and chains of office of the Heads of State glittered in the white light from cubic fittings suspended over the tables in the banqueting hall . |
| 22 | At last the light of understanding dawned in the little man 's eyes . |
| 23 | When we had finished laughing we sat round the embers drinking tea until the first green light of dawn showed in the eastern sky . |
| 24 | This kind of survey arose in a political culture very different from that which gave rise to the factual survey . |
| 25 | The roots of disillusion lay in the widening gap between medicine 's claims and its achievements . |
| 26 | The old light of paranoia showed in the feverish eyes . |
| 27 | The addition of indomethacin resulted in a significant decrease in the radioactivity ratio between ulcerated and intact mucosa . |
| 28 | Now he faced the biggest obstacle he would ever have to clear , for the only chance of cure lay in a long and horrifically painful course of chemotherapy . |
| 29 | One moment of magic came in the late stages of the first half when Holy Cross 's Brian Lockhart surged into the danger area before pivoting past two defenders and then slotting the ball in the basket . |
| 30 | Domes of clay burst in the clear depths |