Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [noun prp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE IMPORTANCE of Hengist 's Saxon town and the ancient university made Stamford the ideal location for the siting of the Mercian court and government . |
| 2 | But Chapman 's team-building made Arsenal the favourites . |
| 3 | In the 1960s the oil boom made Venezuela the country to emigrate to , and it was a common occurrence for the emigrant who made good to hire a large American car ( Cadillac or similar ) and to return to Madeira by ship with the car . |
| 4 | The company 's complaints department phoned Susan the next day to tell her who to contact . |
| 5 | One glance told Rachel the pilot had sustained serious chest injuries . |
| 6 | Access to such patronage gave Gloucester the possibility of rewarding his own men from the duchy . |
| 7 | Access to such patronage gave Gloucester the possibility of rewarding his own men from the duchy . |
| 8 | When I first came across it , I applauded the honest rigour with which Auden the critic revised Auden the poet . |
| 9 | The result earned Coventry the vote from Graham Taylor 's panel as the Barclays ' Performance of the Week . |
| 10 | Kilmarnock were unlucky in the first half when Gus McPherson hit the crossbar , but goals from Paul Harvey and Craig Flannigan after the break gave Clydebank the points . |
| 11 | Murphy subsequently extended his advantage to 8–1 before there was temporary reprieve for Murphy but a 55 break gave Doherty the title in frame 11 . |
| 12 | The soldier gave Rodriguez the thumbs-up . |
| 13 | In that instance , the insurer was legally liable for the loss ; Equity & Law repaid Minett the £172,000 plus the £46,500 that Wright had tricked from her . |
| 14 | At the caravan site , a warden told Jean the number to look for . |
| 15 | The central sun symbolized God the Father ; the surface of the spherical universe , God the Son ; the intermediate space , God the Holy Spirit . |
| 16 | Divorced of all the political drama , the issue was reasonably straightforward — which rescue plan offered Westland the best prospects of survival ? |
| 17 | The 1944 Education Act gave LEAs the right to inspect schools , indeed , some LEAs inherited inspectorates from the School Boards which preceded them . |
| 18 | Trevor Baron gave Woking the lead . |
| 19 | There was nearly a fight when her husband heard Fred the lamplighter say to Dad that she sounded like ‘ a constipated canary ’ . |
| 20 | Harvard Lampoon gave Dustin the Worst Supporting Actor award and the movie received the Please-Don't-Put-Us-Through-DeMille-Again award for the film which ‘ best embodies the pretensions , extravagances , and blundering ineffectiveness of the Screen Spectacular ’ . |
| 21 | A beautifully-measured diagonal pass to the wing gave Lennon the chance to lob Bonner , who was caught betwixt and between after coming off his line . |
| 22 | A beautifully-measured diagonal pass to the wing gave Lennon the chance to lob Bonner , who was caught betwixt and between after coming off his line . |
| 23 | The move won Gordon the heavyweight Open title and provided a much-needed lift for a British men 's team who were inevitably overshadowed by the success of the women . |
| 24 | The MTWTV station head passed Mojo the fountain pen . |
| 25 | DOS made Microsoft the large and powerful company it is today . |
| 26 | Once the Church had decided that Mabel was illegitimate , the king 's court granted Richard the inheritance . |
| 27 | In return for this support the king granted Stamford the permission to use the royal coat of arms on the borough shield . |
| 28 | The phone woke Ruth the next morning . |
| 29 | However , at Rigby 's instance , the Royal Navy afforded Majid the necessary support and the insurrection failed , Barghash being sent to Bombay where he was compelled to remain for eighteen months . |
| 30 | Instead , his half-brothers ' unfilial behaviour spurred Louis the Pious to change his plans . |