Example sentences of "[vb past] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The sentence should have read it : ‘ It proved possible to maintain a limited number of local foster placements which would not have met the central standards of a specialist fostering team , but which met the temporary needs of certain local children more appropriately . ’ |
| 2 | I met the key officials from the Department of the Environment earlier this week and who told me that the Government is preparing to circulate a consultation paper on the National Sustainability Plan in mid June . |
| 3 | Wexford looked up and met the shifty eyes . |
| 4 | But once over the bridge they met the first vehicles of a German column and the Commando force were scattered . |
| 5 | I met the two brothers , Ernie and Sidney , last night . ’ |
| 6 | We pulled over and met the two drivers . |
| 7 | Jeremy Vole met the two hedgehogs as they joined the crowd . |
| 8 | The most awkward joints were where the glazing bars met the curved members , any-way , after cutting about fifty joints in all , rebates for glass , slots for fielded panels , mouldings on corners and moulded glazing fillets the time had come for a complete dry assembly of the members . |
| 9 | The country 's six largest construction companies , which together spend between $14 million and $16 million a year on earthquake research , met the extra costs of including base isolation in the structures . |
| 10 | Leonora gripped a rail with white-knuckled hands when the boat bucked as it met the wilder waters of the sound . |
| 11 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 12 | President Blaise Compaore met the general secretaries of 42 political groupings on Jan. 7 for discussions preliminary to convening of a National Reconciliation Forum . |
| 13 | Michael Fallon ( Con ) and Peter Bergg ( Lib Dem ) yesterday met the young men who will be arguing their policies at the school hustings . |
| 14 | He said he was with a US Army unit that met the Soviet soldiers who had captured the German fuhrer 's bunker in April 1945 . |
| 15 | Rostov met the accusing eyes squarely , then he shrugged . |
| 16 | Rising from his kneeling position , Chuck met the anxious eyes of the others grouped around him . |
| 17 | Mixed development met the sociological dictates of urbanity and community ; it met the planning critics of inter-war sprawl ; and it met architectural requirements of variety in materials ( concrete , brick , wood , pebbles and strong colours ) . |
| 18 | They both looked round , and met the startled eyes of Mrs Pigdon , the landlady . |
| 19 | Johnson treats the same Thursday afternoon as follows : ‘ We was travelling , when he met the weird sisters on his way . |
| 20 | Of the half million tests carried out for regulatory purposes in the year up to June 30 , 1989 , we are pleased to report that 998 out of 1,000 met the strict specifications of the European Community Directive . |
| 21 | When the latter were realigned or made anew they often met the earlier roads at a sharp angle on the parish boundaries . |
| 22 | Mr Hamilton met the three widows — Mrs Lennox , Mrs Elizabeth Weeks and Mrs Lyn Hicks — at the MoD in January when he indicated a compromise could be reached . |
| 23 | Immediately proceeding to Renfrew , McGuinness once again met the same officers involved in the previous transfer . |
| 24 | To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food when he last met the National Farmers Union to discuss the MacSharry proposals for the reform of the common agricultural policy . |
| 25 | There were n't any wolf-whistles but the sudden silence that greeted her appearance in the archway brought a rueful tilt to her lips as she gently raised her eyebrows until her eyes met the disconcerted ones of the team manager . |
| 26 | To control the damage , the Minister of State in the President 's Office , John Tembo , met the seven bishops . |
| 27 | This could be answered by scanning the whole file record by record , examining each to see whether it met the specified requirements . |
| 28 | In 1821 Marshall began lengthy visits to London , where he met the leading Utilitarians , supported their causes , and became a member of the council of the new university there . |
| 29 | Then his startled gaze met the glowing eyes above the white patch of the handkerchief the man was holding at his mouth . |
| 30 | Patients were classified into three groups : ( a ) ‘ probable ’ Alzheimer 's disease if they met the clinical criteria and had a Hachinski score less than 5 ; ( b ) ‘ broad ’ Alzheimer 's disease defined after reclassification of all presenile patients by discriminant analysis ( this group included all probable Alzheimer 's disease ) ; and ( c ) multi-infarct dementia — a definite history of at least one cerebrovascular accident and a Hachinski score greater than 6 . |