Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The original impulse had been non-denominational , but by the late 1790s the Anglican Church was drawing apart to go its own way , fearful that Methodism especially was gaining converts and even , as the Bishop of Rochester expressed it in 1800 : " Schools of Jacobinical religion and Jacobinical politics abound in this country in the shape of charity schools and Sunday schools . "
2 The Church of Scotland bought it in 1960 for £27,500 and opened it as an eventide home two years later .
3 In 1985 , its Labour majority was bigger than that of the Tories and the people of Derbyshire re-elected it in 1989 : they are satisfied with Derbyshire county council 's policies , and when we have the general election they will kick out the Under-Secretary of State and the hon. Member for Amber Valley ( Mr. Oppenheim ) , the man with the Pampers on .
4 He had spent most of his life in England and admired both the feudal-system efficiency and military skills of the Norman knights who had administered that country since William of Normandy conquered it in 1066 .
5 Although Norman horsemen used stirrups , a major invention and development in terms of medieval warfare , it is not certain if the warriors of Charlemagne used them to any great extent .
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