Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 La Rochelle , for example , established by a pariage agreement between Duke William X of Aquitaine and Louis VI of France in 1130 , grew in the second half of the century into the chief port for the export of Gascon wines to England ; the prospect of employment attracted immigrants , the settlement became a substantial town .
2 This meant the Duchess got a free air ticket to Sydney , Australia , and could spend time with Andrew while his ship was in southern waters .
3 Through his stimulus , the art of pictorial narrative experienced a major revival in twelfth-century England .
4 Last year , the University made a significant investment to improve the quality and appearance of the Prospectus , which is the most important aid in the recruitment of the brightest and best-motivated undergraduate students .
5 In 1986 , the DoE produced a slim ( eleven pages ) Statistical Bulletin , Land Use Change in England .
6 From the bedside table Chaman produced a black and white photograph .
7 Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain .
8 In the 1980s , the independents became a real force , recording technology is easily accessible , and bands are more energetic and enterprising in producing their own records and promoting themselves .
9 HOUSEWIFE Ruth Watkins got a sinking feeling yesterday — when a 470ft deep hole appeared outside her front door .
10 Brown Owl made a sympathetic noise when she saw the two huge blisters .
11 When mixed with warm water the powder became a dense paste which Frankie plastered all over her hair .
12 Under the former ‘ rate support grant ’ ( RSG ) arrangement , as a local authority increased its expenditure , government grant met a constant percentage of the additional expenditure .
13 Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street .
14 She began by waking up on the tail-end of absorbing conversations with the white-robed monk who sat on the chair beside her , and it was n't long before the discussions became a full-time activity .
15 The University commissioned a new piece of music by Irish composer Elaine Agnew for the first of these concerts , which not only gave a young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra but also provided an affectionate tribute to the former Chancellor 's memory .
16 The case produced a significant impact at the time , and has been restrictively construed .
17 Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas .
18 Such candid consumerism made a refreshing change after the squeamish English double stand over money .
19 An echo of this criticism survives in Goya 's Caprichos and in the poetry of Meléndez Valdés , vague but radical in its humanitarianism : one of the Salamantine group , the Abbé Marchena became a French propagandist , appealing to Spain to destroy the Inquisition and imitate the ‘ sublime ’ revolution of France .
20 How to avert both these dangers became a major concern among employers , politicians and in the press , although optimism remained that solutions could be found .
21 Help in maintaining the prices of agricultural products became a permanent feature of government policy from this time .
22 The result was that the ’ collocational overlap ’ technique made a significant contribution toward the identification of the correct words from the alternative candidates .
23 We had piz we had , me and Sarah shared a Mexican one and it was hot .
24 On the Somme in 1916 , the British used 15in weapons , while in 1918 the Germans produced a long-range gun with which to bombard Paris .
25 The Grand Prince lacked a sizeable military apparatus directly responsive to his will .
26 Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs .
27 Harvey produced a key for the third and a red light came on over each lock .
28 Diaka announced a 34-member Cabinet on Oct. 30 , in which he claimed that 40 per cent of ministerial posts were taken by members of the Sacred Union .
29 Along with many of the other detainees Teo made a televised " confession " of her role in the conspiracy and was released after four months in detention .
30 A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings .
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