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

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1 On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter .
2 Until 1980 local economic strategies took their place among the many uncontested , bipartisan policies of local government , although with the recession and the ‘ de-industrialization ’ of Britain this was an expanding activity for an increasing number of local authorities .
3 This time the hiss was louder and strong fingers gripped his shoulder and shook it , jerking him awake .
4 They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement .
5 In 1728 he established a farm at Kingsessing near Philadelphia , with six acres sloping away to the river in the south-west for a garden and where horticultural work in due course supplanted his pursuit of agriculture .
6 Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum .
7 Mr in due course did you go to the flat ?
8 Stunned by a Thameside painting by Whistler , it was only later that Strayhorn discovered it was actually a view of Battersea Bridge that he 'd admired !
9 The reshaping of the Urban Programme , the creation of Partnerships and the specific emphasis on economic projects meant there was a real danger that the voluntary sector would be left out .
10 The thought of all that money calmed them down , and they subsided .
11 All that she could identify as remaining of herself was the Jew ; she would never leave unpaid or transfer her spiritual account , if for no other reason than that payment safeguarded what little survived of her identity .
12 I did n't buy that jumper did I , Mikila , cos it 's not very
13 His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however .
14 That bit made me think even then .
15 That admission made her smile to herself .
16 Currie 's 19-6 win over Watsonians at Malleny Park gave them their highest finish in three seasons in Division I , but they did not have to be very good to beat a very poor visiting XV .
17 Discounting , too , increased as an acceptable practice as European hoteliers imitated their US counterparts .
18 He had toyed with the fantasy of sleeping with her ; the rich smell aroused him .
19 Although the result was generally welcomed as a great triumph for the men , some ETS members and some political groups thought they should have held out for even more concessions .
20 Although he could not read or write , Burke learnt fast , but it was not until he was 18 , nearly 19 , that Parrish gave him his first fight .
21 That upbringing served him well for Robert Redford 's Thirties drama The River Runs Through It , adapted from a novel by Norman MacLean about family conflict and fly fishing .
22 She said : ‘ The fact that American Airlines started a new route in the middle of the economic recession meant it was slow to take off .
23 A large camouflaged painted truck caught their attention .
24 Her calm , lazy response made him laugh .
25 Political Islam made its biggest splash not in the Middle East but in distant Algeria , and for reasons wholly unconnected with the Gulf war .
26 In 1935 Nizan turned his attention once again to the French educational system .
27 Legend has it that the once-rounded peaks had their tops lopped off by a supernatural force to make a flat-topped bed and table for St Columba when he visited the island in AD585 .
28 Her trembling fingers traced his kiss on her lips .
29 The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead .
30 His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy .
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