Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boat turned into the wind and the waves and headed north . |
| 2 | She had thrown Luke to the ground , herself on top of him , and when the yelling and the thudding and the terrible , high-pitched howling of collective terror had been over , when the cavalry had charged through the crowd like a scythe through a cornfield and silence such a silence had fallen , she had opened her eyes and seen blood everywhere , in her hair and her hands , all over the stupefied , half-suffocated child . |
| 3 | Bothwell 's men had to carry their leader back to Hermitage , where he was greeted by the mortifying news that the prisoners had overpowered their guards and taken charge of the castle . |
| 4 | In the crucial second game , which took 27 minutes , Jackman dominated several rallies and subjected Devoy to a lot of running . |
| 5 | In industrialised countries , such rudimentary amenities as piped water and sanitation have long been taken for granted and there has been a virtual elimination of major infectious diseases over the past century . |
| 6 | Picasso had never exhibited at the large Salons or taken part in any group manifestations , and after the Indépendants of 1909 , Braque joined him in this particular kind of artistic isolation . |
| 7 | Coat sides with hazelnuts , pipe remaining cream on top , decorate with remaining strawberries and quartered chocolate squares . |
| 8 | NCVQ require testing at supervisory/management level to achieve ‘ a balance between tested practical competences and assessed knowledge , understanding and application ’ . |
| 9 | Other authors have recently cultured sarcoid skin lesions and grown mycobacteria that on sequencing appear to be M avium spp . |
| 10 | The students had called the authorities ' bluff with their protests and shown solidarity across the country . |
| 11 | He surrendered to US officials and requested asylum in exchange for information on IRA gun smuggling and fund-raising operations . |
| 12 | There was a surprise appearance at the awards as freed hostage Terry Waite presented the best coverage award for ITN 's Gulf War reporting . |
| 13 | The increased demand for food to feed the growing populations of the great cities was met by speedy rail communication with the countryside , which allowed the transportation of perishable goods over long distances and promoted commercialization , specialization , and modernization in the agriculture of many countries . |
| 14 | One local woman had said she 'd had it with Petrolia , packed up her things and headed south . |
| 15 | Ouragon No 215 was a familiar scene in the airfield carpark at Abbeville to thousands of tourists as they left the ferry ports and headed south through France . |
| 16 | The priest folded his arms and subjected Lucien to a slow head to foot inspection . |
| 17 | In the House of Commons , their loudest advocate , Tom Wing , sustained by resolutions from local pensions-committees and trades councils , exposed cases where elderly people had relinquished their pensions and drawn out-relief instead . |
| 18 | Most Ajdabiyans , most Kufrans , thought that government took decisions and exercised authority independently , of their will . |
| 19 | They charged straight into the hall , leaving muddy trails from their shoes all across the new sports hall floor and , using their bags as improvised seating , proceeded to sit down still wrapped in their coats . |
| 20 | Had n't scattered monogrammed handkerchiefs about or faked alibis or carelessly dropped dated train tickets or shown knowledge he should n't have had . |
| 21 | A succession of ‘ names ’ headed for the constituency , posed for photos and headed South again . |
| 22 | All the polls underestimated the Tory share of the vote by between four and five points and overstated Labour 's share by between two and six points . |
| 23 | He rejected the goals and policies of the German socialists and regarded communism as an unattainable Utopia . |
| 24 | Furthermore , the chancery clerks or council clerks who kept the records and serviced parliament were also clerics . |
| 25 | He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance , Robbie brooded as she made piles of sandwiches and brewed tea . |
| 26 | It was a long drop from the balcony of the games room ; the castle apothecary carried a line of lethal poisons and draughts ; there were ways out of the castle , a postern or two , and a narrow winding path through the fractured rocks and fallen masonry all tumbled round the castle 's plinthed base like scree , then a long cold walk into the snowy silence … |
| 27 | Brian Poslethwaite , Laboratory and Environmental Services Manager , said : ‘ We have investigated all three events and taken action to prevent a recurrence . |