Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb past] [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | There was the gleam of a Marat in his eyes , and his eloquence took on a Satanic ring when he invoked the rising wrath of his colleagues against the festering scum that by cowardice and sloth had reduced the British Empire to a moribund thing , in peril of annihilation . |
2 | But events elsewhere were passing them by , and by 1958 customary caution and reluctance had led the Nordic states to the point where any move would be a reaction to external developments , a point wryly made later by Per Haekkerup , the premier of Denmark : ‘ No stone was left unturned , no question unanswered . |
3 | Hawthorn and oak had colonised the same embankment . |
4 | This rise in the cost of oil had led to world-wide recession trade , and already during Ford 's presidency ( 1974–7 ) unemployment and inflation had struck the American economy hard . |
5 | Whatever the nature of their relationship , it was clear that husband and wife had shared the same flat . |
6 | ‘ Ca n't trust the French , ’ the famous writer and philosopher had told the young man . |
7 | planned for three months ahead : she had become the living corporate identity of the company : her face , clothes , and style had become the visual embodiment of her business . |
8 | The public grew to hate the licensors , and Parliament eventually uncovered widespread corruption in their operation — fraud , extortion and intimidation had made the whole system a scandal . |
9 | Although the stark trees were just beginning to be in leaf , and familiarity had lessened the menacing air of the place , Theda still found herself uncomfortable within it . |
10 | Trippy had already gone — to see a man about a dog , down Tottenham Court Road , he said — and Bunny had found the other two Mother Christmasses . |
11 | He too was small , and inclined to be timid , and Hazel and Fiver had spent the greater part of their last evening in the warren in persuading him to join them . |