Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this year the course was back to full length and the closure of Peppard helped swell the membership , especially of the Artisans . |
| 2 | On this occasion , in fact , a reply of sorts did occur to me as I stood up there on the ladder ; a reply to the effect that those of our profession , although we did not see a great deal of the country in the sense of touring the countryside and visiting picturesque sites , did actually see more of England than most , placed as we were in houses where the greatest ladies and gentlemen of the land gathered . |
| 3 | But whatever the theory , outside the ground , isolated outbreaks of violence did happen yesterday , which the police could n't predict or prevent . |
| 4 | It was also decided that the burning of rubbish did constitute a ‘ process ’ within the meaning of s.1(5) of that Act , despite the argument that there was insufficient continuity of activity in the burning of rubbish to constitute a ‘ process ’ , . |
| 5 | It is of course true that the coming of Jesus did bring a fire upon the earth , a fire of judgment ; men judged themselves by their response to him . |
| 6 | The economic situation and the persistence of unemployment did help but the most obvious factor pushing Labour forward was the General Strike , which occurred between 3–12 May 1926 . |
| 7 | But the change of context did attenuate latent inhibition . |
| 8 | In 1937 the number of births and level of fertility did rise . |
| 9 | But the low level of unionization did influence the form of industrial struggle . |
| 10 | It is impossible to dodge the question of marriage : as has already been noted , the majority of women did marry , and if they lived in Edinburgh , they almost invariably gave up paid work on marriage . |
| 11 | While the majority of samurai did live as retainers in castle towns , there were some marginal cases who continued to reside in the countryside , often cultivating the land . |
| 12 | However , the majority of studies did show increased adhesiveness in diabetic subjects with ( Valdorf-Hansen , 1967 ; Badawi et al , 1970 ; Hellem , 1971 ) and without ( Shaw et al , 1967 ; Hellem , 1971 ) vascular disease . |
| 13 | The vast majority of Parishes did mark the 6th December as Care Sunday . |
| 14 | In the less fertile north and central regions , where peasant trade and crafts developed most rapidly , a measure of differentiation did develop as successful petty peasant entrepreneurs hired their fellows . |
| 15 | The act of love did happen — and only once , and only just — immediately before I took up my new post at Schloss Hartheim , near Linz , in the province of Austria . |
| 16 | However , subsequent remarks suggested that this type of analysis did take place , but not in any formalized fashion . |
| 17 | When these various bodies were created , the question of control did arise , most acutely in the case of the nationalized industries . |
| 18 | One focus of discontent did raise the issue onto a more general level when it was argued that it was the southern origins of the planning officials which.were responsible for their unsympathetic approach to Orkney 's housing preferences . |
| 19 | Instead it is argued that the unusual social profile of lawbreakers did reflect social reality . |
| 20 | KING Hussein of Jordan DID have cancer , it was confirmed last night . |
| 21 | The recession in the Gulf of Mexico did hit our US based business however , and with increased competition in the North Sea our overall profitability was reduced . |
| 22 | But Brockweir school in the Forest of Dean did close , because of lack of support , although some parents are now petitioning the county council to sell it to them so it can re-open . |
| 23 | He added , however , that a handful of men did commence training a year ago for the new station and have moved home . |
| 24 | Lunch time drinkers in Hereford say if a pint of cider did hit the two fifty mark , they 'd simply stop drinking it . |
| 25 | Clearly , changes in the content of newspapers did take place but that is in itself not surprising . |
| 26 | The Grand Old Duke of York did lead his men ; Dick Whittington was a 15th century Lord Mayor of London ; Ring-A-Ring-O'-Roses is said to relate to an outbreak of plague in London in the 17th century ; and Bluebeard is based on a psychopathic French murderer of the 15th century . |
| 27 | I mean the Marxism was the motivation just as it was for the Chinese but er I do n't think the Russian revolution remained Marxist revolution for very long But the achievement of revolution did make it possible for the success of revolution to be seen by the Chinese because it had already been achieved . |
| 28 | But the people of Jericho did see them coming and shut the gate , crying , ‘ Hippy convoy ! ’ |
| 29 | We saw too that however mistaken its basic assumptions might seem , this pattern of thought did make sense . |
| 30 | Although John felt that we were pulling a rather large practical joke his sense of humour did prove to be a lot better than most we had encountered recently . |