Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] was [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was afraid she was becoming corrupted . |
| 2 | This one was lying low in a heathery jungle . |
| 3 | But this one was to come true almost immediately , without my even lifting a finger . |
| 4 | In 1972 he was appointed assistant Private Secretary to The Queen ; in 1982 he was given a knighthood , and on the retirement of Lord Moore of Wolvercote in 1986 , he was appointed Private Secretary to The Queen , and Keeper of The Queen 's Archives . |
| 5 | In 1972 he was appointed chief executive ( second permanent secretary ) to set up the Property Services Agency at the Department of the Environment and held that position until his appointment as chairman of the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations in 1974 , which he held until 1978 . |
| 6 | In 1972 he was appointed Honorary President of the Danish Cricket Association and later was most happy and proud to accept the MCC 's invitation to become an Honorary Life Member . |
| 7 | In 1983/4 it was deemed important to redirect resources to inner-city areas , following the race riots ( for example the weight given to the ethnic indicator in the assessment of educational needs for special remedial provision was doubled ) . |
| 8 | When Harry , without complications or much assistance , arrived that same evening , she remembered ever afterwards thinking quite clearly how much easier it was to bear physical than mental pain . |
| 9 | He was director in Shillong , Simla , and Calcutta ; then in 1933 he was appointed surveyor-general and held this position until his retirement in 1937 . |
| 10 | In January 1884 he became senior mathematics master at Blairlodge School , Stirlingshire ; in January 1885 he was appointed mathematical master ( later head of mathematics ) at King Edward 's High School , Birmingham , where he remained until his retirement in March 1920 . |
| 11 | At a meeting of North and South Korean Red Cross officials on June 12 it was agreed that exchange visits of dispersed family members would be held on Aug. 25-28 . |
| 12 | In 1985 he was appointed divisional controller of Guinness Brewing Worldwide ; in 1987 group controller of Guinness PLC ; and also in 1987 director of business development of United Distillers . |
| 13 | In 1985 he was made Head Gardener of Killerton , an arboretum famous for its rare trees and shrubs . |
| 14 | By 1834 he was using all his remedies in a potentised form , giving the appropriate potency and the minimum dose ( i.e. quantity ) of his medicines to patients by means of the smallest sugar granules available . |
| 15 | At a hearing on Jan. 30 it was announced that retrial on the outstanding charges would begin on March 9 . |
| 16 | During 1696 he was appointed one of the commissioners to receive subscriptions for a land bank , but the subscription failed ; and in 1697 he was made one of the trustees for circulating exchequer bills . |
| 17 | In 1472 he was given joint command of an armed force sent to sea to resist the king 's enemies . |
| 18 | " I shall write only that which was written last year and the year before that , " said the Annamese with a sarcastic smile . |
| 19 | Probably rather less than immediately appears , for , although symptoms of thrush may seem to be related to a recent sexual act , it may be that the trauma of vigorous sexual intercourse has brought to the surface that which was lying dormant . |
| 20 | That 's right which was run two days a week for over for three and a half weeks . |
| 21 | I got to know Rosemary before Basil ; she was my Art Adviser in my earliest days of teaching and how fortunate I was to have such encouragement , support and stimulation . |
| 22 | I had n't realized how much I was missing female friendship . |
| 23 | She regarded Beuno , thinking how fortunate she was to discover one of her own kind in this improbable environment . |
| 24 | In 1894 she was appointed assistant commissioner to the royal commission on secondary education under James ( later Viscount ) Bryce [ q.v. ] to investigate girls ' education in Devon . |
| 25 | Following Iraq 's defeat in February 1991 there was intensified diplomatic activity by the EC , UN and United States on the Cyprus problem . |
| 26 | Despite his resignation , the Civil Aviation Authority decided to prosecute and in May 1991 he was found guilty by a jury and fined Pounds 2,000 plus £1,600 costs . |
| 27 | The term of service was reduced by his successors and in 1762 it was made voluntary , but the great bulk of the officer corps continued to be staffed by hereditary noblemen . |
| 28 | The Prime Minister , Ingvar Carlsson , who was asked on Feb. 19 to form a new government , on Feb. 23 announced details of a more moderate economic package acceptable to most parties , and on Feb. 26 he was reappointed Prime Minister at the head of a new Social Democratic government . |
| 29 | By late 1874 it was producing various types of coloured printing papers , as well as newsprint , on a 54-inch machine . |
| 30 | Caesar will never know how fortunate he was to survive this episode ; Mr Richards could well have attempted to administer him a Mars bar instead . |