Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Urquhart 's muffled groans became more frantic . |
| 2 | As people explored more of the world their maps became more accurate . |
| 3 | Finally , it was felt that unless the attitudes of advisers and information-givers became more positive towards integration , none of the recommendations could be effective . |
| 4 | None the less those who engaged in frequent political discussions became particularly aware of the Conservative Party 's stress on defence . |
| 5 | Many writers have gone on to argue that such consensual preferences became even stronger once post-war reforms ensured a more representative structure through which citizens could contribute to the formation of a national consensus . |
| 6 | As the war progressed beauty products became virtually unobtainable and a healthy mind and body were considered to be more of an asset to the war office , to the war effort , than a pretty face and soft skin . |
| 7 | After a while the ducks got so confident that they 'd come right into our garden and eventually into the house itself . |
| 8 | Napoleon aimed to reinstate the Opéra as a showpiece , and its ballets became very popular . |
| 9 | German and Swiss lead managers were dominant between 1975 – 79 , but US houses became increasingly important during the 1980s , and by 1984 – 85 three US houses and the US/Swiss CSFB were included in the first five . |
| 10 | It was interesting that at the controversial Chequers seminar on Germany six British and American experts voiced overwhelmingly favourable opinions about Germany and the Germans ( ‘ If Chancellor Kohl had sat in , he would have agreed with or accepted as fair comments 90 per cent of what was said ’ , commented one of them ) . |
| 11 | The second difficulty which arose as a result of the legal model 's reliance on the contractual conception of the company was the increasing artificiality of this analysis as the size of companies grew and the shareholders became increasingly passive investors . |
| 12 | It was much later on in my thirties and on one occasion even later than that , when I met two men who at different times became very special to me . |
| 13 | But as times became more difficult with the passing years I suppose she had neither the time nor the inclination to play music . |
| 14 | At the same time , the hectic expansion of war industries swelled the industrial proletariat by no less than a third , there was a massive influx of refugees from front-line areas , and the cities became increasingly overcrowded , insanitary and disease-ridden . |
| 15 | In the heart of the great metropolitan areas of America the inner cities became as desolate and hopeless as shanty towns . |
| 16 | In the 1970s differences within cities became more pronounced than those between regions and the focus shifted to dissatisfaction with forms of public provision , particularly housing , and to concern over inner city decline . |
| 17 | the rest of the production process was dependent upon this stage , but the operators got only intermittent feedback on the performance of the mixing process and were unable to effect control over it ; |
| 18 | The remaining 21 cultures produced microscopically visible but uncharacterised spheroplasts . |
| 19 | The later programmes laid down clearer guidelines about the objectives and role of Urban Programme funding than was always apparent in the later 1970s . |
| 20 | He was slightly perturbed by this but eventually found it very funny because rehearsals became very convivial . |
| 21 | As the flames became more intense , he said he shouted to the girls to get out . |
| 22 | TWO ponies became so amorous in their horse box that they sent it plunging off a road and down a bank near Islip , Oxon , yesterday . |
| 23 | He had contracted acute nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys — together with high blood pressure , and his face , feet and ankles became very swollen . |
| 24 | In Austria the Germans made up 36.8 per cent of the population . |
| 25 | ‘ The Ministry of Defence and Central Government established a team ten years ago when the disappearances became too frequent and too alarming to be ignored . |
| 26 | There the city 's builders laid out all the streets , the ceremonial centres and most of the other buildings along a precise rectangular grid aligned with the main ceremonial road known as the Avenue of the Dead , which archaeologists have discovered , was oriented 15–5o east of north . |
| 27 | His puffy breaths got even faster . |
| 28 | Lesbian and gay trade union groups became increasingly common from 1974 onwards , and the Gay Rights At Work campaign played a prominent part in a number of defence campaigns for dismissed workers . |
| 29 | As word of the dolphin slaughter at Iki spread , international conservation groups became increasingly concerned , and sent their own investigators to gather first-hand reports . |
| 30 | Why these groups became less diverse , and why other dolphins disappeared completely , is unclear . |