Example sentences of "[adj] [vb pp] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that misrepresentation the accused obtained both property and a pecuniary advantage . |
| 2 | These comprised both corn and fulling mills , as well as the furnace . |
| 3 | The generally-accepted explanation for welfare payment levels in the South is that they are , and have been , low because of : the relative poverty of the southern States , which would call for a high fiscal effort if payments equivalent to those made further north were to be offered to the larger number of poor there ; the electoral safety of the Democratic party with regard to the southern State legislatures and governorships , for over a century — sustained by discriminatory practices which prevented many blacks becoming registered voters despite their legal achievement of civil rights ; and the widespread belief among southern whites in the racial inferiority of blacks — who are the main recipients of welfare benefits coupled with the perceived work-disincentive effects of substantial payments and the encouragement to have even larger , and thus more dependent , families than they are believed to provide . |
| 4 | To free the boy , firemen first cut away part of his jeans . |
| 5 | In this series only 14 required further investigation . |
| 6 | Eton and Sandhurst educated Sir Vivien , 28 , was last seen yesterday morning at Royal Wrigglesworth Golf Club . |
| 7 | What happened under Winchelsey in 1297–1305 endangered both church and realm , threatening to sever them so sharply and deeply that the church would end up a wholly dependent , deeply suspected and despised branch of royal government . |