Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent sprinted up the dock and spotted the President 's granddaughter . |
| 2 | Profit taking among construction groups wiped out the gains made in the wake of the Chancellor 's speech . |
| 3 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 4 | Although scarcely under challenge from other national groups , Russians made up a steadily diminishing proportion of the total population over the postwar period and the Russian Republic included many of the Soviet Union 's poorest farmland and most dismal cities , creating at least the impression that it was subsidising developments in more prosperous non-Russian areas . |
| 5 | Bruce Critchley and David Sheehan gave the amateurs some hope when they ran out as comfortable 5 & 3 winners over Ken Bousfield and Geoff Hunt , while Warren Humphreys and Michael Lunt fought out a halved match with Peter Butler and Peter Mills but elsewhere there were wins for Alliss and Hunt ( 4 & 3 ) , Dawson and Platts ( 4 & 3 ) , Clark and Guy Hunt ( 1 hole ) and Wood and Garner ( 3 & 2 ) . |
| 6 | Colin fought back the inevitable question . |
| 7 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 8 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 9 | Only migratory birds sought out the marshes — in late summer on the way south to warmer climes and in early spring on the way north to breeding grounds . |
| 10 | On arrival , Stirling divided up the area between the two squadrons . |
| 11 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 12 | While the fireman attended to a brew , the driver sought out the R.S.F. in his lair , and enquired the loco number ‘ 4913 ’ came the reply . |
| 13 | Initially , he could n't see the body , and then he noticed the tell-tale blanket draped over a shape on the floor . |
| 14 | Some of Tuscany 's best wines , now made entirely from Sangiovese , would never have reached the drawing board had not an imported French variety got up a lot of Italian noses . |
| 15 | John Stuart Mill 's definition of the limits of law to curtail individual freedom laid down a simple principle : ‘ that the sole end for which mankind are warranted , individually or collectively , in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number , is self-protection . |
| 16 | With singer Bradley acting out his Mozzer fantasies by lurching around on top of the monitors — only lacking a bunch of daffs stuffed down the back of his pants — their arrogance level has been hoisted a welcome couple of notches . |
| 17 | Lionello Venturi considered lives of artists made up a basic category of art criticism , buttressing his opinion with accounts of writings by Vasari and others . |
| 18 | The entrance to the Casa Sciorto led off a narrow side-street , its huge carved door embellished with massive brass door-knockers in the shape of diving dolphins . |
| 19 | As Lisa laid down the phone her hand was shaking . |
| 20 | The captain of the guard led them on to the scaffold , a scrawny-faced clerk gabbled out the sentence of the court . |
| 21 | Charles Augustus Busby of the Busby and Wilds partnership that had already provided a number of distinguished buildings in Brighton laid out a plan on the west side for a new , almost self-contained , estate with its own church and markets , to be called Brunswick Square . |
| 22 | So even if Lisa made up the deliveries , there was no reason why she should make the connection . |
| 23 | In addition to specifying what the core should contain , the framework laid down the percentage of the timetable to be allocated to some subjects , for example , English and mathematics were each to be allocated ten per cent . |
| 24 | In relation to Chloe , Pauline and Dan lived out the conflicts of their own adolescence . |
| 25 | Feeling the girl 's eyes on her , Lisa fought back a blush . |
| 26 | I 'd blown it , and I stood on stage in a semi-circle with the rest of the acts and an artificially bright smile , while the compère read out the marks awarded to each act by the three judges . |
| 27 | Photographs , coloured yarn and a short text made up the rest of the display . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , Mark Lemmon was again a big disappointment , but the American Donny O'Dom got over an unlucky early disqualification to win two of his next three races . |
| 29 | Her heart tumbled down a stairway . |
| 30 | In this way , these researchers built up a picture of life styles in Chicago at that time , especially those of certain deviant groups such as hoboes and gang-members . |