Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She beat a retreat when she realised that she was going to get nothing further out of him . |
| 2 | Apparently , a Polish scientist analysed a meteorite and gave its composition , which including undetermined material added up to 100 000 . |
| 3 | I only went once to visit the Greens and then I was collecting money for the Missionary Fund to which most people contributed a copper or two , with young Mrs Thwaites from the neighbouring farm to us , High Birk Hatt . |
| 4 | Ross , who scored with a penalty against spirited Otago in what was a very subdued Canadian effort , also contributed a penalty and the conversion to one of two tries at close quarters by no.8 Ian Gordon against North Auckland in Whangarei . |
| 5 | ‘ Investigating Europe ’ provided a structure and a challenge for those undertaking projects as part of the programme . |
| 6 | For example , when PTT Telecom of the Netherlands modernised their network , we provided a software and systems integration package that forecasted network needs and updated databases . |
| 7 | Above : Finningley 's show was dominated by the Russian Knights Su-27 Flanker team , who provided a four-ship and singleton routine . |
| 8 | Such sums may have been trivial in comparison with the financial resources at the disposal of the larger American combines , but they provided a base that could have been built on . |
| 9 | The secondment provided a change and the chance to move on . |
| 10 | This survey found that of a sample of ‘ large industrial companies ' , 8% provided a balance sheet and 2% provided a source and application of funds statement . |
| 11 | John Ramsay provided a room and also supplied regularly " The North British Daily Mail . " |
| 12 | Most estates were assessed in numbers of hides ( roughly 70,000 – 80,000 in all ) , units used in the allocation of public burdens which might be military , as in 1008 , when every 300 hides provided a ship and every eight a helmet and byrnie ( mail-coat ) for the navy , or financial , with each hide taxed at a particular rate . |
| 13 | Wings Jeff Hurford and Scott MacKinnon each had a second-half try as Rugby Canada came storming back from 15–0 to 15–13 with outside-half Rob Ross , who provided a penalty and a conversion , just unable to land one more penalty for a long-awaited victory . |
| 14 | And , finally , they provided a charter and sense of function for petit-bourgeois professionals within the educational sphere , both at school and university levels . |
| 15 | He restored the crypt and the basilica , constructed a new elevated high altar , for which he provided a baldacchino and furnishings , and renewed the roof . |
| 16 | This provided a confidence that came from getting on with the job . ’ |
| 17 | Essentially these latter groups of parishes provided a nucleus and recruitment to the fyrd , the local militia responsible for the defence of the kingdom . |
| 18 | The new premises provided a library and reading room , a model room and a stack room for storage . |
| 19 | Thus magic was a crutch to which men turned when their technical expertise failed them , myth provided a justification or ‘ charter ’ for existing social and political activities , and ritual offered comfort in time of distress and despair . |
| 20 | These provided a forum and focus for public criticism of officialdom . |
| 21 | The UAB provided a model that enabled central government to take over the functions of the poor law agencies . |
| 22 | They then provided a design and fitting-out service . |
| 23 | Feminism for women like me grew out of our dissatisfaction with our social lot and coincided with the first books that provided a context and a theoretical explanation for what we felt . |
| 24 | From the first moment we met you wove a spell that has bound me to you more securely than chains could ever do . ’ |
| 25 | In colours that were crude she wove a strand that said , I am sorry . |
| 26 | The European Communities ( EC ) suspended a trade and co-operation agreement which had only been initialled on June 8 , and withdrew an invitation to Romania to attend a meeting of the G-24 nations in Paris in July . |
| 27 | I looked to see if he cast a shadow but the sun was in the wrong direction . |
| 28 | My problem , therefore , would perhaps appear to lie with my speakers , but the G-K cost a fortune so I would be surprised if it were at fault . |
| 29 | It cost a lot and looked lovely , and the BBC has commissioned a sequel . |
| 30 | Thus it was that in 1983 , accepting a quota of 1.2 million against Iran 's 2.4 , Iraq entered a caveat that its figure should be revised upwards if and when the Syrian line reopened . |