Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She fought through the days with relentless activity , aiming to get thoroughly tired , so that she could sleep . |
| 32 | Those who fought through the months to make it a much leaner , quicker body exercising true peer group pressure will be a touch disappointed . |
| 33 | Those who fought through the months to make it a much leaner , quicker body exercising true peer group pressure will be a touch disappointed . |
| 34 | In the same year , Percy Shelley and Edward Williams drowned when the Don Juan sank in the Bay of Spezia , and Clairmont cared for the widows in the first few weeks . |
| 35 | ‘ I ca n't think how I ever cared for the things . |
| 36 | She said in a small voice , ‘ She told me that you only cared for the vines . |
| 37 | But nobody cared for the stones he told And he sat all alone of a night Until one day a traveller came in from the cold A sorry and miserable sight . |
| 38 | Operation ‘ Winch ’ was launched on 3 April when two Skuas led off the Hurricanes in two flights of six each . |
| 39 | FIVE people were killed and 33 injured when a packed train skidded off the rails and spun into trees yesterday . |
| 40 | When the taxi driver spotted the police he asked about the goods but was told to keep driving . |
| 41 | ‘ You asked about the circumstances of Maurice 's death . ’ |
| 42 | The remainder of Tramway No. 11 was inspected on 7 July and the Colonel asked about the gradients on the approaches to Pitlake Bridge . |
| 43 | They also asked about the children 's behaviour . |
| 44 | Other questions asked about the tools that would have been used to shape them and the reasons for these shapes . |
| 45 | He says she asked about the stresses of final exams , and they said they had n't got a job to go to anyway . |
| 46 | Yes , he asked about the schools in the parish as well , and about the situation in and . |
| 47 | The right hon. Gentleman asked about the regions of the Community . |
| 48 | ‘ You asked about the dirks , ’ said Jim . |
| 49 | The German asked about the atrocities on invasion day — these were known abroad . |
| 50 | And of course , now they when we originally moved in here we asked about the rates and they said oh they co they would n't raise it because it was an unfinished project |
| 51 | The Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North also asked about the arrangements for the sale of the NBC and its assets in Southampton . |
| 52 | Environmental pressure groups , such as the Sierra Club , have used this right on several occasions to press the EPA to take action : for example , environmental groups argued through the courts that Congress intended the EPA regularly to issue air quality standards for pollutants that were judged to be widespread and hazardous to public health . |
| 53 | In the final confrontation between Willard and Kurtz , the latter contends that the Viet Cong are more successful because they are more ruthless , citing an incident ( also unsupported by evidence ) where the Viet Cong lopped off the arms of children who had been inoculated by the Americans . |
| 54 | He grazed through the streets as if he were some sort of god , head and shoulders above everyone . |
| 55 | Given the sensitive functions of the librarium which doubled as the communications centre , naturally entry to that chamber was restricted . |
| 56 | The warm breeze whispered through the chimes hanging from the balcony ceiling . |
| 57 | He put on his glasses and read through the instructions several times before putting a pile of coins on top of the box and dialling . |
| 58 | I lived for the cliches , I awaited them . |
| 59 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 60 | Lacuna lunged for the communications desk . |