Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contingency originally had provision for some four thousand pounds for waste disposal . |
| 2 | The challenger comfortably held New York . |
| 3 | Alarmed by the doctor 's message , the Prince immediately took passage on the George Washington and sailed for England . |
| 4 | The Prince politely shook hands with six Peggottys , two Betsy Trotwoods , eight Mr Pecksniffs , seven Mr Fezziwigs , eight Mrs Fezziwigs , two Doras , a couple of Little Dorrits , two Miss Flites , a villainous gentleman who announced he was the convict Magwitch , and numerous other Lionisers too nervous to announce their identities . |
| 5 | The change even shocked Fiona . |
| 6 | In fact , the skirmish never took place because the enemy crossed the river further upstream and took their objective ‘ by the back-door ’ . |
| 7 | YESTERDAY The Scotsman wrongly described Edinburgh plumber Lawrence Allison as the winner of a competition to find the plumber of the year . |
| 8 | No less culpable was Artemesia 's father , ’ The trial only took place because Artemesia 's father , Aratsio , considered the rape a violation of one of his household objects which was now devalued.This was the only reason Tassi was taken to court , this and the fact that he stole some of Aratsio 's paintings . ’ |
| 9 | The trial only revealed Godoy 's political and moral isolation and convinced Napoleon that these ‘ dirty intrigues ’ made either faction an impossibly unreliable ally . |
| 10 | The auditor also criticised prices which he said had been too low in the past and meant a marked increase last year , which could have a bad effect on demand . |
| 11 | The only councillor to speak — and vote — against the extension of licensing rules , Gary Coutts , said the board already had powers to restrict the operation of licensed premises where there was trouble . |
| 12 | In deciding to impose the restrictions set out in paragraph 4 above , the board also gave weight to the fact that according to Norwich Union 's letter to the Chief Executive of 18 October 1990 , that company had no contractual power to suspend the Winchester Group pending the conclusion of the investigation in the absence of Lautro intervening under rule 7.3 . |
| 13 | ( iv ) If the creditor is aware , or ought to have been aware , that the surety has been subjected to undue influence by the debtor , it would be unlikely to be sufficient if the creditor merely took steps to ensure that the surety understood the nature of the liability he or she was accepting . |
| 14 | The blow almost severed Lefevre 's head from his body . |
| 15 | The brewery later formed part of the inheritance of Richard 's three sons , one of them , John , ultimately buying out the other two . |
| 16 | Although the PS generally backed Mitterrand 's prosecution of the war , two notable exceptions were the former Foreign Minister ( PS ) , Claude Cheysson , and the Defence Minister , Jean-Pierre Chevènement who resigned on Jan. 29 [ ibid ; see also p. 38299 ] . |
| 17 | The vet also explained Luke had to get some weight off and instructed me to change his diet of cooked chicken and switch to a dried food called Eukanuba . |
| 18 | The Chairman then thanked Hilda Lodge , who , although retiring as Vice-Chairman , was continuing to serve as Chairman of the Publicity Committee and introduced Joan Daniels the new Vice-Chairman ; she then went on to thank Kay Maskell and Jean Parmiter the retiring Chairmen of the Finance and Training Sub-Committees . |
| 19 | The taxpayer also provided facilities in Hong Kong for the duplication of any sub-licensed film . |
| 20 | The process of disillusionment with the Führer also took place only gradually , and was subject to temporary reversals when the war situation momentarily seemed brighter and to stubborn remarks of wholly irrational but unshakeable belief even when the odds were hopeless . |
| 21 | The decision also followed appeals for a postponement from many within the 12-party Unity Assembly , Haiti 's opposition coalition , who were concerned that neither the safety of voters nor the fairness of the poll could be guaranteed because of the prevailing climate of violence and lawlessness within the country . |
| 22 | The woodland also provided oak , hawthorn and hornbeam for building , fuel and the wooden implements found in the adjacent cemetery . |
| 23 | The gang then bribed border officials in Mexico before driving the vehicles to South America , where a steady stream of clients were waiting for delivery . |
| 24 | A highlight of the evening was the presentation of a cheque for £25,000 from the Master of the Merchant Venturers to support the Campaign for Resource , although those in the know nearly had heart failure when the Master could not be found in the crowded room as the time for the presentation approached . |
| 25 | The Pest Control industry suffered as the recession really took hold and at the British Pest Control Association there was a great wailing and a gnashing of teeth . |
| 26 | The massacre really took place on Saint Peter 's Field , but a sharp writer on the radical Manchester Observer linked the outrage to the battle of Waterloo , coming up with the headline ‘ Peterloo ’ . |
| 27 | In its ruling , however , the IWT also drew attention to the issue of energy use per se : " ( Environmental ) procedures and the generation of ever more information on impacts do not help avoid the essential issue that industrialized countries should reduce their wasteful energy consumption , rather than enlarging the capacity to create energy " . |
| 28 | The university reportedly picked McKusick as one of its evaluators . |
| 29 | I was critical of the plans of the Burma Educational Service and government advisers to absorb Judson into the one system , and I hoped that through Judson Western members of staff might be able to continue to serve students when the process of Burmanising the University inevitably took place . |
| 30 | The building once had gables , destroyed in the 19C . |