Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sure enough , a light came on in the middle floor of the wing . |
| 32 | Rocky came on in the 60th minute but could not affect the game . |
| 33 | Later , as a result of other movements in the rocks , fissures opened up in the slowly solidifying granite . |
| 34 | The DUP says that Republican violence paid off in the disarming of the RUC , the disbanding of the B Specials , the banning of Orange , Black and Apprentice Boys ' parades resulting in the imprisonment of Loyalists , the overthrow of Ulster 's parliament , the plan for talks with Dublin to change the status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom , the abolishing of the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in the new Assembly and Executive , the making of such oaths illegal for appointment to government boards , the removal of the Governor , the obliteration of ‘ On Her Majesty 's Service ’ from official paid envelopes , the attempt to destroy democracy by power-sharing which was a blow at the secrecy of the ballot box and an insult to British citizenship and standards , the proposal to set up machinery for the transfer of Northern Ireland 's powers to a body or bodies in or with the Irish Republic , and the continued existence of areas in Northern Ireland where the Queen 's writ did not effectually run . |
| 35 | Several other sets of doors were dotted around the floor and , far off to the left , a black maw opened up in the wall , with so little light coming from it that Benny was certain the tunnel beyond turned several times before reaching the outside world . |
| 36 | Swathes opened up in the crowds on either side as they saw the brickbats coming . |
| 37 | These two distinct systems will feed upon each other through an ongoing confrontation acted out in the Middle East . |
| 38 | The bargaining was affected both by the new opportunities opened up in the 1970s and by the growing risks attendant on the 1980s . |
| 39 | To discover the electron is rather different from discovering the kangaroo , because it is a theoretical entity inferred from certain abstruse experiments ; and Thomson 's apparently crucial experiment turned out in the twentieth century not to be so . |
| 40 | Despite his background , Henry switched codes and his talent shone through in the white SACU , which was fighting right wing politicians in a move towards multi-racial cricket . |
| 41 | Julie fell dead beneath a tree , its lower branches hacked off in the frenzied attack . |
| 42 | A hard square of orange light sprang on in the darkness . |
| 43 | Marie hung about in the middle of the road , looking in . |
| 44 | Against a background of rising tension between Aoun 's forces and those under the command of Gen. Lahud , as well as Samir Geaga 's Lebanese Forces ( LF ) militia , military confrontation broke out in the Christian enclave of East Beirut in late January 1990 [ see pp. 37264-65 ] . |
| 45 | In the morning , I slept through the pigeons , but around 8.30 a loud banging started down in the nave like they might have been building a scaffold or something . |
| 46 | The figure curled up in the chair by the fire , stirred and yawned toothlessly . |
| 47 | Communal violence broke out in the Gujarat city of Ahmedabad on April 4 after an incident in which a Moslem was stabbed to death . |
| 48 | And now , as they got back into the car , both men sat in silence as they watched the light switched on in the front bedroom — and then the curtains being drawn across . |
| 49 | That is the private opportunity cost of the funds tied up in the project . |
| 50 | More seriously , Edward 's scheme to create a monopoly in the export of wool broke down in the early months of 1338 . |
| 51 | Then , just before the club 's debut v. Cromley Royal Artillery ( 1931 ) Ltd , fighting broke out in the dressing room and the Mitchley contingent in the crowd were surprised to discover the team was five players short and called Whaddon Athletic . |
| 52 | It seemed in keeping with their mood when bitter fighting broke out in the Ardennes , and hopes of peace were dashed again . |
| 53 | The police were called in as fighting broke out in the crowd between the rival sets of supporters . |
| 54 | The friendship broke off in the 1880s . |
| 55 | A civilian judge investigating the case died on Nov. 19 when her car blew up in the capital , Santiago . |
| 56 | The light went on in the hall and the door opened . |
| 57 | A light went on in the house opposite . |
| 58 | When the light went out in the last room , Bridget began to get up . |
| 59 | Wayne Biggins went down in the box . |
| 60 | The Superintendent leant back in the chair in the diocesan office conference room , Tallboy sitting opposite . |