Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [noun prp] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow continued to fall as the Quattro clawed its way eastward towards whatever it was that they were seeking , whatever terrible things were waiting at journey 's end . |
| 2 | Turkey 's state-owned Posts , Telegraphs & Telephone Administration is inviting rebids for the contract to set up a Groupe Speciale Mobile digital cellular system : bids had already been received to set up the system on a revenue-sharing basis , but the tender was withdrawn after the PTT decided to set up the system on a concession basis instead . |
| 3 | The garden was designed for the Stroud based Meningitus Trust . |
| 4 | Forgive as the Lord forgave you . |
| 5 | we did have a winner at the weekend … young chap by the name of Nigel Mansell driving for the Oxfordshire based Williams team went and won the South African Grand Prix |
| 6 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 7 | The diplomatic clearance that Mick and Paddy needed as soldiers to pass through the Sahara had not yet been obtained . |
| 8 | As it happened , the entire episode was resolved after The Smiths decided to repoen communications with the label and a somewhat confused Easterhouse were invited back on to the Scottish tour . |
| 9 | The crisis erupted after the Gagauzes attempted to reinforce their August unilateral secession declaration by calling constituent elections for Oct. 28 to a " Republic of Gagauzia " Supreme Soviet . |
| 10 | The main objective of our visit was to climb Mount Kenya , Africa 's second highest mountain , but walking in the Leroghis formed an important part of our preparation . |
| 11 | This is perhaps just as well , since White 's informative 1985 survey of interlending in the UK found that the percentage of UK requests satisfied within a period of seven days ( from all sources ) had declined from 50% in 1977 to 32% in 1985 . |
| 12 | Some say in the States got things moving first , others credit in Durham . |
| 13 | Reintroduction of the Law on entry to and exit from the USSR had been delayed for almost 18 months in committee since its first reading . |
| 14 | Late in 1991 they were completed and returned to Rochester and around the same time the Merlin 266 engine that had been rebuilt in the USA came home and was fitted to the airframe . |
| 15 | IN pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS now paid by the Purchaser to the Vendor ( the receipt of which sum the Vendor hereby acknowledges ) the Vendor as beneficial owner hereby conveys unto the Purchaser ALL THAT Garage known as Number 47 West Street aforesaid in the County of Gloucester all which said property is more particularly described in the annexed plan and outlined in red TO HOLD the same unto the Purchaser in fee simple together with the benefit of but subject also to a restrictive covenant contained in a Conveyance dated the Twenty-fifth day of May One thousand nine hundred and thirty-four made between the Stroud Brewery Company Limited of the one part and William Thomson deceased of the other part but otherwise free from incumbrances . |
| 16 | Now what happened , and it was a good procedure because what happened was that if anyone say on a Friday had found himself in a difficult situation , we would then discuss it on the Monday afternoon , er bearing in mind that he had taken it to the foreman and had got no response from the foreman , we could discuss it on a Monday afternoon , the convenor and the secretary would deal with it the following day , and in all probability , without having recourse to take it any further , reply to the man that the matter had been resolved and , and to his liking . |
| 17 | Many of those who fled across the Danube became graničari ( frontiersmen ) in the military frontier zone set up by the Habsburgs ; others manned fortresses in Dalmatia , combining defence against the Turks in the interior with piracy in the Adriatic . |
| 18 | They were dominated by the Cliveden set — the Astors , friends of Herr Ribbentrop , the Nazi envoy to Britain . |
| 19 | Another contradiction of the twisted wing theory is the air-filled steerable soft kite , as originated by the Flexifoil mentioned earlier . |
| 20 | Overall , compared with the 1992 general election results , support for the DC dropped by 4.8 per cent , for the Socialists by 3.6 per cent and for the PDS by 1.9 per cent , while the Northern League increased its share of the vote by 3.4 per cent , La Rete by 2.7 per cent and the MSI by 1.7 per cent . |
| 21 | Support for the CDA fell from 33.0 per cent and 35.3 per cent in the two earlier elections to 32.6 per cent . |
| 22 | Support for the DLP had declined since its 1986 victory under the late Errol Barrow , and the forthcoming vote was seen as a key test of confidence in the leadership of Sandiford , Barrow 's successor , whose stewardship of the DLP had been marked by factional fighting . |
| 23 | An opinion poll published a few days before the changes had indicated that support for the PCP had fallen to 19 per cent among the electorate , the party 's worst opinion survey result . |
| 24 | Although in many areas votes were cast for individual candidates rather than the party which fielded them , analysis of the results showed that support for the AP had shifted markedly from urban to rural areas where government development plans and projects had made an impact . |
| 25 | The decision came as the EEC dithered again this week over whether to impose an import ban on seal products . |
| 26 | The revelation came as the IRA admitted responsibility for the Tyneside blasts . |
| 27 | Inevitably , writing for the Cornhill gave him a first experience of the restrictions imposed on authors by the readers of quality magazines , but for the time being he was happy to compromise in the interests of his career . |
| 28 | This quote came after The Smiths had played that unfashionable London graveyard for provincial bands , The Rock Garden . |
| 29 | The Irish People 's Liberation Organisation decision came after the IRA shot one of its Belfast leaders and wounded up to 20 other members . |
| 30 | Initial bans were imposed after the Braer ran aground off Shetland in January and spilt its cargo of light crude oil [ see ED 67 ] . |