Example sentences of "[noun] met [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus alerted , a sub-committee of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association met on the following morning and resolved that the danger could only be met by " a central organization of owners for the purpose of protecting their interests against the unreasonable demands and actions of trade unions or combinations affecting such interests " . |
| 2 | Alex giggled deep down in his stomach and his arms and legs met like a soft anemone over her hand in an attempt to come to terms with it . |
| 3 | They changed to a strategy-management mode in which each of the business heads met with the entire executive board once a year to define strategic objectives and once a year to establish a budget . |
| 4 | A slight sudden puff of breeze lifted a thickly leafed branch in front of her and she saw two figures , framed by the foliage at the instant their lips met in a long , smooth , seductive and very mutual kiss . |
| 5 | She unfastened her own belt , and as her arms wound about his neck their lips met in a long kiss . |
| 6 | Among the throngs of passing students I was thinking fondly of Jordi when someone who was obviously an American passed by , and our eyes met for a split second . |
| 7 | Their eyes met for a split second , bleak green against ice-blue , and in that fleeting moment she wanted to tell him the truth , she wanted to explain , repaint the picture that had been mistakenly built up . |
| 8 | STEVE : ‘ Our eyes met across a crowded ice skating rink when I was 18 . |
| 9 | Their eyes met in a long , arching stare . |
| 10 | Following the elections the main pro-military parties met with the leading members of the junta to attempt to form a workable coalition . |
| 11 | But his first probes to local schools met with an enthusiastic response . |
| 12 | The increased use of lower courts met with the general approval of officials . |
| 13 | Continuing disturbances in Algiers and other cities met with a further military crackdown on June 30-July 2 . |
| 14 | As the two hellraisers met for the first time for the benefit of the world 's press , they exchanged jokes . |
| 15 | The five CODESA working groups met for the first time on Jan. 20 in Johannesburg . |
| 16 | All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time . |
| 17 | His creditors met on the 28th and they read a letter from their debtor telling them the law was an enemy he could not conquer . |
| 18 | The National Administrative Council met on the following weekend to discuss the situation which had arisen . |
| 19 | This will have Vikings , and a long boat , and visitors met by a floating Nordic goddess . |
| 20 | Like most innovations potatoes met with a certain resistance from the public both in Britain and on the continent of Europe . |
| 21 | This Committee met on a regular basis , made rules and regulations administered charitable funds financed by a tax levied on imports , paid the expenses and salary of a chaplain , physician and surgeon , awarded pensions , buried paupers , assisted shipwrecked mariners and paid the passages of destitute persons stranded in Madeira . |
| 22 | As a result , the Committee met on the 3rd tee in December and finally decided to raise it a foot all over and to put up a viewing platform on the right hand side . |
| 23 | Early in 1914 , the Board felt it advisable to appoint a House Committee to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the Institution , and the committee met for the first time on 28th April with Mr. W. T. Lansberry in the chair . |
| 24 | The Committee met for the first time in Edinburgh in October 1979 . |
| 25 | The committee met for the first time on August 12 , to define its aims and draw up a policy programme for the future . |
| 26 | That same evening , but after Simon Cormack had fallen asleep and Sam Somerville lay in Quinn 's arms while the tape-recorder breathed into the wall socket , five time-zones further west the White House committee met in the late evening . |
| 27 | SOC was formed when a dozen outdoor enthusiasts met in a back room of the Oak Tree pub in Richmond . |
| 28 | In the I 9605 , the curriculum development tide carried all before it ; programmed learners and audio-visual enthusiasts met in the general activity of rethinking methods and redesigning curricula . |
| 29 | It is important to note here that although an analysis of individual texts follows , the point of this approach is to provide an overall picture of a pupil 's literary diet across a range of texts met in the lower years of the secondary school . |
| 30 | The haste , perhaps , and the diffidence both , were encouraged by his wife , who did not like him to talk of Trade , considering it to be vulgar , and yet she was pleased to note that this casual reference to wealth met with a satisfactory , if silent , response . |