Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb past] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She had lived in Durban since February and obtained a residents ' permit two months ago . |
2 | It came to the rescue of Rolls-Royce and of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders and negotiated an incomes policy with the unions . |
3 | The European Parliament called for an independent inquiry and proposed an arms embargo on Indonesia . |
4 | Wu , caught by surprise , went partly on to her back and conceded a waza-ari ( seven points ) . |
5 | The John family were tenants for two generations around the turn of this century and ran a hauliers business from the farm , where they stabled thirty or more shire horses . |
6 | Secondly , Mr Bates has bought 27 p.c. of the property company and demanded a shareholders ' meeting to replace Cabra chairman John Duggan and co-director Andrew MacKay ( currently attempting to remain Tory MP for East Berkshire ) with Chelsea representatives . |