Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Orc war machines battered the city 's gates and broke its walls , and soon the Waaagh was inside the city itself , burning and destroying while the helpless citizens fled to the hills . |
| 2 | As they began to climb , Jinny looked back towards the sofa and met the boy 's eyes again . |
| 3 | The ITA was simultaneously having to work out the details of its own role ; formulate rules that met the legislation 's requirements for quality , balance and so on , some of which — about imported American programmes , say — would affect the companies ' finances ; and ensure both that there was proper competition for the franchises , yet that the operation did not collapse through mismanagement or financial miscalculation . |
| 4 | EACO-Route 's project manager , Rob Lane , claimed that the road met the government 's ( controversial ) cost-benefit criteria , and added that its construction could provide 60,000 jobs and attract 100,000 people into new towns and villages in East Anglia and the north-east , improving prospects of economically-depressed areas such as Hull and Teeside . |
| 5 | Four bishops representing the Catholic Church and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches yesterday met the university 's Vice-Chancellor , Walter Kamba , to urge that the campus be reopened and to learn the fate of the estimated 40 students arrested following the protests . |
| 6 | ‘ I hope not , ’ Sophie said involuntarily , then flushed as she met the others ' surprised looks . |
| 7 | Expressions as blank as the bricks in a wall met the stranger 's question . |
| 8 | He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade . |
| 9 | The defendant met the vendor 's valuer and agreed the valuation of the goodwill on what the plaintiff alleged was the wrong basis . |
| 10 | ALLIANCE leader Dr John Aderdice today met the Republic 's Opposition leaders in an attempt to breathe new life into the talks stalemate . |
| 11 | On the way they met the sultan 's harem who informed him that Murad II was on his way back to Edirne . |
| 12 | The allegations came as Spurs chairman Sugar met the club 's chief executive Terry Venables in court in the latest round of their battle for control of the club . |
| 13 | The allegations came as Spurs chairman Sugar met the club 's chief executive Terry Venables in court in the latest round of their battle for control of the club . |
| 14 | GIANT-killing basketball stars the Middlesbrough Mohawks walked tall when they met the town 's mayor . |
| 15 | I met the Colonel 's wife while I was waiting for Martinho outside church one sunny afternoon . |
| 16 | Beneath a vaulted whitewashed ceiling and surrounded by strange blocks and squares which artists said were ‘ pictures , ’ the playwright , Vaclav Havel , met the world 's press . |
| 17 | Then I laughed at the first of Danny Kelly 's many amusing jokes , met The World 's Greatest Rock Photographer , realised there was no NME clique , and knew I 'd found my spiritual home . |
| 18 | She met the youth 's eyes . |
| 19 | Stage 2 : The companies which met the client 's criteria would be listed and reviewed with the client before the shortlist in Stage 3 was compiled . |
| 20 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE 's new acting manager and senior coach , Eddie Barlow , last night met the county 's former skipper David Graveney , due to lead the rebel tour of South Africa , and told him he feared the tour fixtures might not be completed . |
| 21 | Araminta swung round on him , and Theda looked past her , distress and reproach in her face as she met the lawyer 's eyes . |
| 22 | He met the island 's emissaries under the huge saman tree where the old woman had lived in her treehouse , for Kit had established his command from this forest clearing ; he sensed he was usurping the mana of the great tree , and it invigorated him . |
| 23 | Matilda started to go with them , but as she passed Miss Honey she paused and her twinkling eyes met the teacher 's eyes and Miss Honey ran forward and gave the tiny child a great big hug and a kiss . |
| 24 | lacked the Kremlin 's expertise with death . |
| 25 | Other boys poured over Biggles and Enid Blyton : I devoured The Fisherman 's Vade Mecum . |
| 26 | They oversaw the reeves of the forest parishes , who branded the commoners ' cattle , the number depending on the size of the commoners ' holdings . |
| 27 | The poster , based on a fifteenth century drawing of three naked women , depicted the play 's triumvirate of witches meeting again at every conceivable juncture . |
| 28 | He dabbed at his eyes , blew his nose , then emptied the percolator 's contents into the jug . |
| 29 | As an afterthought , Ellwood emptied the priest 's pockets , then scrambled back on to the rock and pushed Carey 's belongings in between the boulders along with his own clothing . |
| 30 | She unlocked the driver 's door , hugged him and quickly climbed inside . |