Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the seventeenth century none of the Russian peasants in any of the regions of mass settlement lived without fear . |
| 2 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 3 | So then his Scott 's mum and Noel 's mum met in town and they were just talking and Scott 's mum it 's dis , God it 's disgusting is n't it that lad given all them little lads love bites ! |
| 4 | Somehow or other , the vicar got off stage , and disappeared behind the altar , perhaps off to hurl himself into the flames that would shortly be consuming Donald . |
| 5 | As West European industrialisation got under way , so the demand for goods manufactured in and around Danzig also began to improve : there was increased Prussian demand for armaments , chemicals , food , timber , clothing and shipbuilding to support the growth of industry in Western Prussia . |
| 6 | Heavy rain had prevented an ; y play on the first day at Old Trafford , and though high scores were not expected when play got under way on the second day , few people could reasonably have expected that the contest would be over and done with in one day . |
| 7 | As the build-up to the pending general election got under way , the position of the leader of the Liberal Democrats , Paddy Ashdown , came under scrutiny when on Feb. 5 he made a statement acknowledging that some years earlier he had had a " brief relationship " with a woman ( identified as Patricia Sullivan , now known under the name Howard ) ; he stressed , however , that this " should have remained a private and personal matter of concern only to those involved " . |
| 8 | The case arose in practice whether B could be asked [ by A ] under trust to institute C heir . |
| 9 | My understanding was that any provision made in accordance with I twelve did not count towards I five |
| 10 | Interests arising , whether under assignments or trusts , were struck down if the entitlement arose after presentation of a winding up petition . |
| 11 | His naked skin gleamed like gold in the morning sun . |
| 12 | In Britain a considerable reorganisation got under way in 1903 . |
| 13 | Finally , it is worth noting Engle 's remark that the horse on which the Amazon warrior rode into battle represented ‘ a substitute for the phallic power which she envied ’ and ‘ made her feel like a man ’ . |
| 14 | By what route the technique got into West Africa — or even whether it was independently devised there — can not be ascertained until we have discovered more sites of the first millennium AD , and earlier in West Africa . |
| 15 | Things have now finally reached the point which our Führer at the outbreak of this struggle prophesied to world Jewry in his great speech : ‘ … should Jewry once more succeed in again plunging the nations into a new world war , it would be the end of that race , and not ours . ’ |
| 16 | The crested helmet of the warrior gleamed in dawn sun and he turned and rode down on Tallis . |
| 17 | In 1655 an expedition was sent out to attack Hispaniola ( San Domingo ) ; this was the first time the English government had sent a naval expedition to seize the colonies of another European nation , and lack of experience led to lack of success . |
| 18 | In a computer oriented towards numerical calculation , the operations must include provision for addition and subtraction , and probably multiplication and division as well ; on a computer oriented towards character manipulation there would be various operations for moving and scanning character strings . |
| 19 | Polythene had also been laid between carpets and solid , tiled , flooring which of course led to sweating and dampness and more black mould . |
| 20 | Born in Sussex on June 13 , 1792 , he was a slowish bowler of great accuracy , only 5′ 4″ tall , and his persistence with ‘ roundarm ’ ( as opposed to underhand ) bowling led to legislation by MCC in 1835 permitting the bowling arm to be raised to shoulder height . |
| 21 | For example , ‘ Your GP got in touch with me to say you were having some problems with your daughter , Anne . |
| 22 | A 37-year-old woman accused of mortgage frauds totalling more than £1 million yesterday collapsed twice in the dock as the case got under way . |
| 23 | In a statement circulated to delegates yesterday — as the full debate on the proposed ban got under way — the Hong Kong government said that , while new ivory should be banned from trade , ‘ properly controlled trading of legally-acquired and legally-held ivory should be allowed to continue ’ . |
| 24 | Congress tried to reassert some control over the budget process in 1974 , specifically to prevent President Nixon from refusing to spend ( impounding ) money appropriated by Congress . |
| 25 | Precisely what the taxpayer got in return is less easily quantified . |
| 26 | Even if the invisible foot led to efficiency , it might also lead to inequity . |
| 27 | Some assets , such as money lent at call to other financial institutions , are highly liquid . |
| 28 | Asbestos led to death of worker |
| 29 | The massacre occurred at night after President Alan Garcia ordered the security forces to put down a co-ordinated rebellion in three jails by prisoners associated with the Maoist guerrilla movement , Sendero Luminoso , on the eve of a Socialist International congress here . |
| 30 | Her chest shrivelled with anger . |