Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was , he says , the first decent school that he was ever in , a cheerful , disciplined place where manners mattered and clothing did n't . |
| 2 | Now , ’ he waved a fork at me , ‘ if the guy was spending more money than Bonanza expected and Bonanza did n't seem to mind what 's the obvious thing ? ’ |
| 3 | Classification encompassed the methods of Ray , Tournefort and Linnaeus , titles used by botanic writers and bibliographic details were included and mention made of the country of origin . |
| 4 | It is true that history records frequent occasions when this has been forgotten and prejudice has shown itself in religious , racial and class distinctions . |
| 5 | I DID NOT STAY to see the Eid — the Eid Al Iftr , that great feast of the breaking of the fast , the days of celebration when everyone dresses in new clothes as though the sackcloth of fasting has lifted and life has renewed itself once again . |
| 6 | A confidential UN report , made public by The Guardian on Sept. 28 , warned that Iraqi Kurds faced a winter of " unbearable hardness " unless the economic blockade of northern Iraq ( including an embargo on fuel supplies ) imposed by Saddam in October 1991 [ see pp. 38548 ; 38598 ; 38743 ; 38789 ] was lifted and co-operation resumed with international aid agencies . |
| 7 | Previously , large drums would have to be lifted and paint poured into the much smaller spray jug — rather cumbersome . |
| 8 | On subsequent decay to the resting state , photons are emitted and luminescence occurs . |
| 9 | An extended example of local conservation techniques being neglected or even discouraged and government initiated ones being encouraged ( and later on forced upon the local population ) is given by Berry and Townshend ( 1973 ) . |
| 10 | For this reason office duties are disliked and paperwork despised as ‘ dirtywork ’ ( Hughes , 1971:343 ff. ) which diverts time and energy from ‘ real ’ pollution control work , making one accountable for matters which have little to do with law enforcement . |
| 11 | Demonstrators invaded the pitch , but they were repelled and play continued . |
| 12 | After 10 min , a preheated mixture of heparin and the four NTPs was added and transcription allowed to proceed for 10 min at the same temperature . |
| 13 | After 10 min , a preheated mixture of heparin and the four NTPs was added and transcription allowed to proceed for 10 min at the same temperature . |
| 14 | After 10 min , a preheated mixture of heparin and the four NTPs was added and transcription allowed to proceed for 10 min at the same temperature . |
| 15 | Throughout the 1970s the share of employment , value added and output taken by firms with less than 100 workers has grown in an unexpectedly resilient fashion . |
| 16 | Debased , adulterated and cheapened products in which profit has been added and nutrition removed are not , the experts claim , bad in themselves . |
| 17 | Water is then added and mixing continued until the agglomeration is of a wet , yet stiff , consistency . |
| 18 | From the COOLER the liquid passes into the FERMENTING VESSEL where yeast is added and fermentation takes place . |
| 19 | The mixture is then transferred to a fermenting vat where yeast is added and fermentation converts the sugar into alcohol . |
| 20 | It is perhaps less well known that a number of them became ‘ lost ’ as building stone was re-used and land ploughed over . |
| 21 | The lounge has an adjoining bar for guests to enjoy conversation in a relaxing atmosphere , and in a separate room a game of snooker can be enjoyed and TV viewed . |
| 22 | Not all parents were interviewed and self reported details on radiation exposure could be biased , so emphasis is given here to results obtained from industrial records . |
| 23 | Windows are double glazed and draught proofed throughout . |
| 24 | With your back straight , bottom muscles clenched and foot flexed , slowly lift your leg up behind you , ease it higher to the count of 16 , then repeat on the other leg . |
| 25 | The backgrounds of my tanks consist of tufa rock and corals which have been sawn , drilled and silicone sealed onto the glass walls and back of the tank , allowing for uplifts and so on . |
| 26 | Later in the afternoon the embankment at El Geiger was overwhelmed and water surrounded the Ismaili mosque . |
| 27 | The payment of seamen 's wages only when the owner had been paid for the freight carried , on the ancient maxim that " freights are the mother of wages " , was discontinued and payment required on the basis of service , whether freight was carried or not . |
| 28 | There are a lot of issues still to be resolved and government faces some difficult decisions in coming to a conclusion . ’ |
| 29 | Management was strengthened , operating costs were contained and production performed well in both cashmere processing and woolcombing . |
| 30 | Costs are contained and efficiency encouraged since , unlike fee-for-service systems , there is no incentive on the part of the HMO to ‘ oversupply ’ services . |