Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dan realised with growing dismay that at forty-six he was qualified for nothing . |
| 2 | The East German won , the Frenchman came second and Allan qualified in third place . |
| 3 | Lord Devlin expanded on this in the lorry accident case in 1969 : |
| 4 | ‘ I 've never seen anything like that in my life , ’ Mitch announced in absolute awe . |
| 5 | Teesside Crown Court heard how blonde Julie Spence agreed to four sex sessions with her husband when they split after ten years of marriage . |
| 6 | But Bangor recovered from 42–4 to triumph without losing another wicket . |
| 7 | The widening of the EEC argued for greater awareness of the European market and the need for both young people and businesses to face the real demands for new skills , greater knowledge of other languages and more mobility in moving throughout other countries . |
| 8 | Though Acca lived until 740 , he was never restored to Hexham and in 734 Ecgberht , bishop of York , consecrated Frithuberht to the still vacant see . |
| 9 | Trent rode in first gear , headlight tunnelling into the forest gloom through which the rain bucketed . |
| 10 | The idea of eating these things seemed absurd , and yet Pinkie asked for some . |
| 11 | In this way , Man and Daurog lived in uneasy harmony for many generations , each keeping to their realm , each finding power in the other , each recognizing the other in themselves … |
| 12 | In the decade before the war , Jewish settlement in the East End led to some involvement in the London underworld on the part of the Jewish population . |
| 13 | The Poles of the Congress Kingdom were not broken , for even Paskevich admitted in 1850 that the calm he had established merely reflected their " awareness of their powerlessness and their conviction of the incontestable might of your Imperial Highness " . |
| 14 | The red warning lights of The Sandhopper glowed like boiling blood in the blackness . |
| 15 | Couple of good saves today you must be pleased with ; Wittingham got in one very good header did n't he . |
| 16 | Ellis admitted to 22 charges under the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act at Liverpool Magistrates Court yesterday . |
| 17 | He was engaging in a war of nerves with her , Isabel realised at last , but he did n't remember . |
| 18 | The Soviet Foreign Minister Boris Pankin also visited Jerusalem , on Oct. 17 , and met with Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi , while Baker met with Prime Minister Itzhak Shamir . |
| 19 | In Saudi Arabia Baker met with foreign ministers from the six GCC countries and Egypt and Syria , who issued a joint statement expressing their appreciation for Bush 's March 6 speech and its " positive treatment " to the Palestinian question . |
| 20 | Taylor led off eight Hurricanes in V7671 , climbing to 28,000 feet , when many Ju87s were seen below at about 10,000 feet just as the A.A. barrage opened up against them . |
| 21 | Joe Foley led for much of the distance , but once Belfast 's Stephen Mely had fought his way clear of a rather physical confrontation with Michael Cullen he closed on Foley and moved ahead with two of the 15 laps left . |
| 22 | In the ruddily-lit belly of the drop-ship , Yeremi clung to one of the serpentine wall grips as the vessel vibrated . |
| 23 | Despite the government 's efforts , the People 's Will succeeded in 1881 in assassinating the Tsar himself . |
| 24 | He has winged his way across the world in pursuit of his hobby , a mission that has included Venezuela , Thailand , Africa and Israel among others — with Costa Rica planned for this year . |
| 25 | David Bowen , secretary of the Northern Ireland FA , said earlier in the day that the matter would be referred to FIFA if Sunderland failed to relent . |
| 26 | As long as he lived Nizan clung to this fundamentally manichean view of existence . |
| 27 | Sarah schemed for several weeks before daring to put forward a proposal . |
| 28 | We soon came upon a fascinating group of ancient dwellings , all that remained of the old village where the last inhabitants of Rona lived in primitive conditions and awful isolation until their final evacuation in 1844 . |
| 29 | Ian got in earlier than any of the clerics and so avoided the business of greetings . |
| 30 | William got in first , and sat at the front . |