Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two of the boys from amongst these pioneers went on to study Mathematics at Cambridge , with great success , to Daniels ' pride : J. G. Adshead of Caius College , who eventually became Professor of Mathematics at Dalhousie University , Nova Scotia , and W. L. Edge of Trinity College , who held a similar post in the University of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | As they came up to the warren bank he suddenly caught sight of Fiver . |
| 3 | In 1924 Mussolini survived a personal crisis when he was accused of colluding in the murder of Giacomo Matteotti , an opposition leader , and finally became head of state in 1925 when the Fascists banned all other parties . |
| 4 | After lengthy backbench Opposition speeches had stretched out discussions , a government whip just after 11pm moved closure of debate , which Mr Bob Cryer ( Lab . |
| 5 | ‘ Donkeys , Janet , ’ Gwendolen trilled again , but the will to fight had left her , and she easily ceded place of honour to Samuel . |
| 6 | I have dealt at length with these tedious and superficially unimportant details because they are the only area of activity in Anselm 's years as archbishop in which a clear , persistent , and deeply felt course of action — such as can properly be described as a ‘ policy ’ — can be detected ; and if we are to understand his mind , we must understand the importance which he attached to this issue . |
| 7 | The Swedes ' 3-1 victory over Albania yesterday left Robson mildly disappointed but England still had control of Group Two , he said . |
| 8 | We only ever had cream of mushroom . |
| 9 | Apart from relief of intestinal obstruction he also experienced relief of dysphagia that supported the hypothesis that oesophagitis had developed secondary to vomiting in the presence of large bowel obstruction . |
| 10 | Later , he also became Minister of Defence of the republic ( renamed Russian Federation in January 1992 ) . |
| 11 | The MMM leader , Prem Nababsingh , replaced the dismissed Sir Satcam Boolell as Deputy Prime Minister and also became Minister of Health ; the other MMM appointees were : Jean-Claude de l'Estrac — Foreign Affairs ( briefly held by Agriculture Minister Madun Dulloo — ibid . ) ; |
| 12 | They also got hold of nose tackle Bill Mass from Kansas City — not exactly a reject , but he went . |
| 13 | It also recommended expansion of nursery provision , the ending of corporal punishment in primary schools , and greater attention to the needs of slow learners , handicapped children and the children of immigrants . |
| 14 | His guardian uncles intended him for an academic career , and his brother Christopher , presumably of similar intelligence and attainment , later became Master of Trinity . |
| 15 | Russia also took control of gold and diamonds on its territory [ for Kazakhstan 's control of gold reserves see p. 38538 ] . |
| 16 | This period also saw expansion of motor-car ownership which led to both the provision of more and better roads and other traffic-related expenditure . |
| 17 | Weber also saw ownership of wealth as an important criterion for distinguishing classes . |
| 18 | The inspectors also said teaching of religion in non-church primary schools was generally poor , and ‘ usually lacked rigour , clear purpose and explicit religious content . ’ |
| 19 | The new offence becomes the occasion for another and now legitimized act of retribution . |
| 20 | Local networks often took advantage of kinship ties . |
| 21 | Jewelled with moisture , it now had pride of place in my fridge . |
| 22 | In 1982 the Honduran government effectively took control of COLPROSUMAH by giving official recognition to a small splinter group . |
| 23 | He simply made fun of Piggy 's looks and his ‘ ass-mar ’ . |
| 24 | To that extent the results reflect the basis upon which ASWs made decisions , which frequently involved diversion of GP referrals from compulsory admission . |
| 25 | A surgeon who immediately welcomed news of chloroform could reasonably claim always to have been aware of the pain although he had disciplined himself not to heed it . |
| 26 | The interest rate subsidy sometimes involved deferral of repayment for 15 years . |
| 27 | These phenomena included ‘ the unexampled diffusion of wealth ’ ; ‘ uniformity of prices ’ ; ‘ an ‘ independence ’ of manners ’ ; ‘ the ‘ realistic ’ tendency in art and behaviour ’ ; ‘ the unprecedented growth of population ’ ; ‘ the astounding cheapness of most necessaries ’ ; ‘ the universal and sometimes frenzied spirit of competition ’ ; the ending of feudalism and the introduction of freedom . |
| 28 | The 13-year-old pupil at Alsop High School then grabbed hold of Jade and pulled her to the side of the boat even though he is not a strong swimmer himself . |
| 29 | However , while I was in hospital , I had seen a boy I vaguely knew die of leukemia in the bed opposite me . |
| 30 | It took some time to locate the bottle — normally as healthy as a young animal , Rory rarely had need of medication . |