Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paceman Karl Peers , recovered from injury , bagged 3–33 and Darren Peters picked up 2–28 to steer the Hall to a home tie , probably against Styal , in the zone final on Sunday week . |
| 2 | In particular , this will show whether greater proximity has broken down some of the barriers which have traditionally existed between the two groups or , as some theorists have suggested , has led to a re-definition of their differences . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , Next has plucked up one of Sun 's men , hiring Bob Lawton , an Interactive Systems Corp legacy , away from Solaris-on-Intel product marketing to be its NextStep 80486 program manager , a newly created position . |
| 4 | On the road , the Christian driver has pointed out those inscriptions on the walls of the Dog River . |
| 5 | Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over . |
| 6 | It could never have been designed but for a revolution that has shaken up one of the world 's oldest industries |
| 7 | Asif and Trevor Penney , the newly-qualified Zimbabwean , will be competing for a middle-order place , though the first chance is likely to go to Paul Smith if he has shaken off last year 's injury troubles . |
| 8 | The ability of ion exchange resin to remove calcium and magnesium ions is finite ; that is to say , when it has given up all its sodium ions it can no longer soften the water . |
| 9 | In return , Sequoia has given up any ambitions it may have had in the telecommunications marketplace , but will sell the thing in competition with HP elsewhere . |
| 10 | and this is compounded by the fact that the executive branch has given up any attempt to control the military-industrial complex . |
| 11 | Teresa Moylan ( Mrs Clements ) has given up full time work because of her children . |
| 12 | Michael , 45 , who quit boozing because it threatened to wreck his life , has given up another ‘ vice ’ — being too generous . |
| 13 | He has grunched up hundreds of humans and literally millions of Minpins . |
| 14 | This is the man who has conjured up fresh doubts about the validity of the so-called Dianagate tapes . |
| 15 | This is the man who has conjured up fresh doubts about the validity of the so-called Dianagate tapes . |
| 16 | In effect , country has picked up all the old paraphernalia of the pop world : slick videos , stage shows , merchandising , fanzines and so on . |
| 17 | Some 75 per cent of Perkins ' UK production is shipped overseas , and the company has picked up four Queen 's Awards for export over the past few years . |
| 18 | As expected ( UX No 422 ) , the Open Software Foundation has picked up new widget technology from Lotus Development Corp , IBM Corp and Digital Equipment Corp to enhance its Motif graphical user interface . |
| 19 | Japan 's ASCII Corporation has picked up Japanese and Korean distribution rights to Santa Clara , California-based Nimbus Technology Inc 's new Mbus board for would-be superscalar Sparc cloners ( UX No 383 ) and other products : ASCII , the lead investor in Chips & Technologies Inc back in 1987 , is also considering taking a minority stake in the start-up though that part of the equation has yet to be nailed down . |
| 20 | The much-praised new ski area at Aonach Mor near Fort William which opened last season has picked up two more awards in the close season , including one for architecture . |
| 21 | Oxfordshire County Council has picked up two of this year 's Oxford Preservation Trust Environmental Awards ; the accolades are n't given lightly , and Moira Haines from the Preservation Trust says the County Council 's Awards are well deserved . |
| 22 | She has picked up some driving tricks from the SAS . |
| 23 | From his wording , it would appear he has picked up these rumours secondhand from somewhere . |
| 24 | AUSTRALIAN he-man Mel Gibson , best known for ‘ Mad Max ’ and ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ , has picked up kinder notices for his ‘ Hamlet ’ than perhaps he or anyone else expected . |
| 25 | So far the survey has picked up 20 galaxies ; it should eventually find several thousand . |
| 26 | Since then he has picked up 20 disqualifications and has served 12 jail sentences . |
| 27 | FOUR months after the traumas of 3-4 June , Hong Kong has picked up most of the pieces . |
| 28 | The 20-year-old , who has picked up three Premier League bookings already this season , also sprang to the defence of the game 's most notorious tough guy Vinny Jones . |
| 29 | And perhaps er what has come out that perhaps is not reflected either in my initial statement or in the summary is this point about maximizing the benefits of the relief roads er through complementary measures within the urban area . |
| 30 | Maggie 's has come out alright , she got it . |