Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Whigs repealed the Occasional Conformity and Schism Acts after the Han-overian Succession , they took their time in doing so , and the party became bitterly divided on the issue . |
| 2 | However , through the 1950s and early 1960s it became widely accepted by biologists . |
| 3 | During the 1950s and early 1960s , retirement at the statutory pensionable age of 60 for men and 65 for women became widely established across occupations and social classes , although least at the highest status-levels . |
| 4 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
| 5 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 6 | It became widely known through the book written against the Jews by Apollonius Molon , one of Cicero 's teachers . |
| 7 | One forgotten hero of the Victorian era was Capt. Hedley Vicars of the 97th Regiment , a gallant and devout officer , whose tireless work for the welfare , both spiritual and physical , of the men under his command became widely known after the publication in 1856 of Catharine Marsh 's biography of him . |
| 8 | Capt Forgrave 's citation said he ‘ became widely respected by all sides as a courageous , totally honest and highly capable officer . ’ |
| 9 | In this action Leftwich was well ahead of his time , as Norwegian ice later became widely used for refrigeration during the nineteenth century . |
| 10 | Early this century jute sacks became widely used for home distribution although the export of cement still continued in battels and later in steel drums . |
| 11 | Over many years Meccano became widely used by designers to demonstrate ideas useful in mechanical research . |
| 12 | He had always thought the MP for Arden read little save for the Motor Traders ' Gazette . |
| 13 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 14 | However , interactionism became predominantly associated with ‘ labelling theory ’ which , as we saw , tended to revert to the status of another ( and suspect ) positivist-type causal theory . |
| 15 | You got badly lost in the dinner party scene . ’ |
| 16 | Most LEAs reported that they had a curriculum policy or were developing one ; they consulted widely including with governing bodies ; they now recognised the importance of ‘ breadth ’ and ‘ balance ’ , and the need for relevance of the school curriculum to the world outside . |
| 17 | The ceasefire mediated by Kazakhstan on Aug. 28 between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabkah [ see p. 39059 ] produced little respite in the fighting . |
| 18 | It became clear talking with women that many men find it difficult to offer comfort . |
| 19 | The Royal Society had its early beginnings in informal meetings and discussion groups , and became properly institutionalized in the 1660s , shortly before receiving Charters from Charles II . |
| 20 | But once again the money ran out before sufficient audiences could be attracted to the new policies of temperance and self-improvement , and in 1884 it was the millionaire textile manufacturer and Liberal MP , Samuel Morley [ q.v. ] , who came to the rescue of Emma and her theatre with interim funding , which led eventually to support from the charity commissioners and other private sponsorship with which , in 1891 , Emma Cons was able to buy the freehold of the theatre and dedicate it to musical and other entertainments of an uplifting or educational nature . |
| 21 | True , Shearer got little change from the skirmish with Neil Ruddock , his pal from Southampton days . |
| 22 | Unfortunately the outbreak of the War restricted their entry into service , and the new sun saloons which were delivered between August and October , got little use in their first season . |
| 23 | After a short pause to watch us , she passed on surrounded by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset and other local dignitaries . |
| 24 | This took place mainly in sediments of the marginal platforms which became subaerially exposed during low stands in sea-level . |
| 25 | I became intimately acquainted with some of those I met , and the lives and habits of many others naturally came under observation . |
| 26 | What motivated them , whom did they represent , were they altruistic democrats or ambitious élitists ? for Soviet historians the revolutionaries of Alexander 's reign were the authentic , if Utopian , spokesmen of the peasantry , and their Bolshevik heirs became effectively fused with the proletariat . |
| 27 | The Northern state became wholly dominated by protestant loyalists and became extremely coercive in its dealings with the substantial catholic — nationalist remnant within its borders . |
| 28 | The plenum , in the event , made little influence upon the continuing discussion , and by the early 1990s it was clear that only a reconsideration of the very bases of Soviet statehood would be likely to satisfy the aspirations of the various republics and nationalities . |
| 29 | In local government elections , to which much importance was attached , the Labour Party made little advance after the victories of 1934 , actually losing seats in 1936 . |
| 30 | But I said there was a lot lower than you got only passes in your grade . |