Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Born in 1927 , Denis Serjeant qualified as an architect the hard way , by taking external examinations whilst articled to an Oxford architect . |
| 2 | Plans mooted some months ago by Wimpey Asphalt to infill Ratho Quarry during their expansion operations led to an outcry by local residents and Edinburgh climbers . |
| 3 | God knows what they would make of Georgina when Victoria passed on an estimate of her age . |
| 4 | In contrast , βγ t led to an increase in the activity of extracts from pMT2-PLC- β2- transfected cells , which was 20-fold at 3μM βγ t . |
| 5 | Then Harriet fell … toppling slowly sideways , losing reins and stirrup , flinging out her hands , her hat falling off , the snood loosening so that a lock of flaming auburn hair fluttered like an oriflamme above her collapsing body . |
| 6 | Years later , Acheson agreed in an interview that the French had blackmailed the US in Vietnam . |
| 7 | Compared with ranitidine , the addition of cisapride led to an increase of contraction amplitude during the upright period ( from 28.0 ( 14–54 ) mm Hg to 32.5 ( 13–56 ) mm Hg , p<0.05 ) , and the postprandial periods after breakfast ( from 27.0 ( 14–56 ) mm Hg to 33.5 ( 12–72 ) mm Hg , p<0.05 ) and lunch ( from 27.9 ( 15–44 ) mm Hg to 35.5 ( 19–46 ) mm Hg , p<0.05 ) . |
| 8 | In our study , the combination of ranitidine and cisapride led to an increase of propagation velocity as calculated from the propagation of the pressure wave over the four sensors located 20 , 15 , 10 , and 5 cm above the lower oesophageal sphincter ( Table III ) . |
| 9 | Visits to Fitzwilliam 's other residence at Wentworth Woodhouse led to an interest in geology , particularly the carboniferous plant fossils found in coalmines in Yorkshire and Derbyshire . |
| 10 | Fears of violence both before and after the election led to an appeal by Chiluba on Oct. 18 to the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) to send peacekeeping forces to Zambia . |
| 11 | Ex p Osman held that the sending of a telex amounted to an appropriation . |
| 12 | The latter finding arose from an observation by Brown and his colleagues ( 1966 ) that patients discharged to live alone or in a hostel often fared rather better than those who went to live with a spouse or parent . |
| 13 | King lived in an age when growth rates changed only slowly so that his greatest concern was the possible end of the world ! |
| 14 | Vogel trained as an architect and was a resident artist at the Polish Royal Court . |
| 15 | Francine Brody trained as an actress at RADA and at Pittsburgh University . |
| 16 | The secretary-general of the PS , Jorge Sampaio , became mayor of Lisbon ( the capital ) , where the PS entered into an alliance with the Communists and the Greens ; the PS won absolute control in Oporto . |
| 17 | International pressure on Aoun continued to grow with the arrival on March 5 of a Vatican mediator , Mgr Alberto Sozzi , and on March 9 Aoun announced in an interview with the daily newspaper An Nahar that he was willing to hold talks with the LF to end the fighting and to discuss without preconditions the accord reached by the Lebanese Parliament in Taif , Saudi Arabia on Oct. 22 , 1989 [ see p 36986 ] . |
| 18 | For as ecological awareness spread among the affluent , the national guilt over the genocide of indi-genous peoples led to an exultation of the Noble Savage , a worship of Nature , and consequently a misanthropy , in the form of deploring the existence of fellow humans . |
| 19 | On 16 March 1992 Wright applied for an extension of time in which to renew his application for leave to appeal against conviction and the application was listed to be heard on the same day as Christou 's appeal . |
| 20 | RELATIONS off the park between Rangers and their European Championship League rivals , Marseille , have deteriorated amid reports from Ibrox that the French side reneged on an agreement over tickets for the tie on 7 April that will decide which club goes forward to the European Cup final . |
| 21 | The question for the House was whether the swapping of the labels amounted to an appropriation . |
| 22 | Fears that privatization would trigger job losses led to an agreement on Oct. 15 between the government and labour leaders representing the All Pakistan State Enterprises Workers ' Action Committee ( APSEWAC ) . |
| 23 | However , it is clear that , in deciding what the words used in an exclusion clause mean , the court can and will take account of the other provisions of the contract ; the clause must be interpreted in its context . |
| 24 | His expression for once had lost that unyielding look , and uncertainty flickered for an instant in the glance he bestowed on her . |
| 25 | The assistant behind the counter acknowledged them with a curt nod and his eyes flickered towards an area of the shop hidden from the entrance . |
| 26 | The reply came from an under-secretary who said that the present funding was considered adequate and the commercial undertaking would be ill-advised . |
| 27 | It was recognised by the defendants that when the employment of an agent came to an end it was likely that there would be in existence a number of policies which would have been effected during the period of the plaintiff 's employment in respect of which commission would normally be paid in future years if the employment had continued . |
| 28 | Her words seemed like an accusation . |
| 29 | Reaumur went to live in Paris at the beginning of the 18th century and his initial contact with the academie came through an interest in mathematics . |
| 30 | The League felt that it was important , especially as United are chasing the championship , that the First Division programme came to an end on schedule so they moved the Rumbelows Cup replay . |