Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [noun prp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early wealth of the merchants made Bristol a banking centre and a centre for insurance business . |
| 2 | And her lips had closed firmly while her eyes told Zoe the rest . |
| 3 | The scriptwriters dealt Audrey a small blow last year . |
| 4 | Like his pure essays in the genre , these images proved Frampton a master of still life , with a relish for the particular which embraced test-tubes , matchboxes , skulls , autograph scores , and even a can of weed-killer . |
| 5 | A.L.S. afforded Whitaker a groundswell of proven Television writers , many with a wide experience of writing science fiction . |
| 6 | The competition judges found Richard an easy winner . |
| 7 | An unnecessary penalty conceded in front of their posts brought Castleford the first points . |
| 8 | The Iraqis invaded Kuwait the day an uprising by local ‘ Muslimeen ’ collapsed . |
| 9 | All three judges gave McCullough the nod . |
| 10 | These demanding on-site visits gave Pearl a better perspective on the tenders received . |
| 11 | Until the rebels reached Monrovia the fighting had involved few direct clashes between the government troops and the rebels and had largely consisted of tribally motivated reprisal attacks against civilians . |
| 12 | The geese gave Gurder a puzzled look , as if he was an unexpected frog in their waterweed . |
| 13 | Bartocci shot Zen a triumphant glance . |
| 14 | First-half saves denied Cantona a hat-trick and Wallace a ‘ certain ’ second-half strike 10 |
| 15 | Revd Charles Jenkinson , a Christian Socialist , was appointed to a slum parish in the city in 1927 ; he was elected to the city council in 1930 and his drive on housing questions made Leeds the leading housing authority in the country . |
| 16 | The teams made Darlington the first club ever to collect medals in the championship in the same season . |
| 17 | One of the pirates gave Stella a glass half-full of gin . |
| 18 | The Englishmen gave Paddy a good hiding and made him so he had to stay in bed for a week . ’ |
| 19 | Sandwich was better situated to meet a threat from Scandinavia ; Wight , where Harold 's ships awaited William the Conqueror long and unsuccessfully in the summer of 1066 , implies a connection with the south or west , and perhaps particularly Normandy . |
| 20 | Somehow the Girls gave Daisy the slip and went off with them . |
| 21 | His continued appearance on the public platform and his considerable oratory skills gave Williams the opportunity to enhance his growing reputation as a spokesman for the ‘ common man ’ . |
| 22 | She was inclining her head , and nodding periodically , but her fidgeting fingers gave Lee the confidence to wave across the room and catch her attention . |
| 23 | Masoud Barzani , the leader of the Kurdish Democratic Party , claims , against the evidence , that if his men took Mosul the road to Baghdad would be wide open . |
| 24 | ‘ News of the massacre of the children reached Sandweg a full two hours before the invaders . |
| 25 | A month later , four other men brought Harvey a similar creature . |
| 26 | But the two men gave Alf a warm welcome and exchanged gifts as well as fond memories . |
| 27 | One of the men gave Jamila a wig ; there was a sandalwood garland for Changez . |
| 28 | The April 7 results gave Clinton a total of at least 1,264 of the 2,145 delegates required to assure him of his party 's nomination . |
| 29 | By weighting important questions within sections , the results gave Pearl a valuable insight into the strengths and weaknesses of all four suppliers . |
| 30 | Selling the tickets gave Paula an opportunity to make her play for Jeff Freeman . |