Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The strips ran in both directions , creating a number of crosses . |
2 | The clubs reacted by increased policing of the fans and by herding them into segregated areas of the terraces . |
3 | The programmes consisted of 21 mini-courses covering topics such as the use of the card catalogue , the use of abstracts and indexes and how to do a research paper . |
4 | All the ducks quacked in loud agreement and flapped into the water in a rush . |
5 | The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire . |
6 | The Foundation noted that most of the exports went to developing countries , where unsafe storage and application practices were common . |
7 | The houses ran in long terraces , built in the late nineteenth century to house the workers and their families in this thriving industrial centre . |
8 | They had not yet given their opinion to the present proposal — given outline permission by East Hampshire District council 's northern area planning sub-committee on March 24th — because the plans had at that stage only been submitted in outline . |
9 | The Lions ran into similar refereeing trouble as in Auckland in the second match , conceding 15 penalties during the second half . |
10 | Whereas the Chinese would take only clear amber and the Dutch had a preference for it , the Russians went for cloudy amber . |
11 | Moreover recent racialist attacks are worsening and spreading to West Germany , as The Times reported on 7 October 1991 . |
12 | In fact , half the cases appeared in one newspaper — the Middlesex Chronicle , a local weekly — while the remainder were in the nationals . |
13 | Moreover , although the Rules sprang from this conflict , they did not in terms go further than saying that persons in custody should not be questioned without first being cautioned . |
14 | Insofar as operational , organisational and administrative matters affecting safety are concerned , the improvements looked for after TMI relate mainly to the selection of operators and the handling of any emergency . |
15 | The tar on the roads glistened like liquid quicksilver . |
16 | Amazingly only 11 people were injured — including five police officers — when the bombs exploded within five minutes of each other . |
17 | To prevent opposition forces coalescing , the authorities went to great length to separate the various strands of artistic and intellectual thought . |
18 | He recognized that the plebs participated to some extent in the affairs of the city ( 6.4.5 ) . |
19 | Royalist pamphleteers attacked Oliver Cromwell , particularly on ‘ defiling of churches ’ and breaking of statues , etc , which the Puritans hated as outward signs of ‘ popery ’ . |
20 | As for the objects posited in individual experiences , they may or may not exist , and they may or may not be ontologically numerically distinct . |
21 | The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms . |
22 | By the end of 12 months the first group recorded 20 per cent lower medical claims than the other two , and the savings amounted to six times the cost of the health promotion package they had received . |
23 | The great strides forward by the manufacturers led to stringent controls over sizes of engine , car etc , which changed regularly . |
24 | The massive contamination in the animals autopsied in recent years provides little cause for optimism . |
25 | The structuralists looked at meaningful systems within their social context and analysed meaning as structured in a way analogous to language . |
26 | The blobs went from deep orange to bright yellow . |
27 | The borders blazed with purple loosestrife , golden rod and ox-eye daisies . |
28 | The face was covered in stubble and the eyes stared in numb exhaustion . |
29 | The eyes sparkled with renewed malignancy , but the cripple said nothing . |
30 | Tempers flared as the supporters scuffled with other passengers . |