Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hungarian People 's Party , the Generation 's Party , the National Alliance , comprising four parties , and the Association of Political Prisoners also took part . |
| 2 | Eight months ago coloured Erica Adams blamed de Klerk when she broke off her engagement to his son Willem . |
| 3 | Three of eight subjects also had HAPCs during fasting . |
| 4 | Another leading Forum activist said that last night 's talks , in which the Communists were lead by the politburo member , Mr Vasil Mohorita , and in which the small political parties also took part , could produce a quick agreement . |
| 5 | Indeed , some pacifists even drew comfort from the idea that modern weapons had become so destructive that no one was likely to contemplate actually using them ; others were reassured by the apparent improvement in Anglo-German relations after the upheavals of the Balkan Wars of 1912 . |
| 6 | Montenegro trebled its area at Turkey 's expense by the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878 , but the treaty was never ratified , and the Congress of Berlin a few months later forced Montenegro to surrender some of its gains . |
| 7 | The mines inspectorate have admitted to Public Eye , the roof bolting method next to old workings underground made Bilsthorpe a different case from normal , but they stress the system was carefully examined before it was allowed . |
| 8 | 1 ) Why do the different string manufacturers make slightly different gauges within gauged sets and what effect will changing to a brand which is differently matched have on a properly set up neck : eg. changing from 010 014 020 028 040 050 to 010 013 017 030 042 052 ? |
| 9 | These two old chaps both knew Claudia . |
| 10 | The historic deepening process of the Community was foreseen from the outset , which is why those who commended it to the country 20 or 30 years ago took care to see that it was not misunderstood . |
| 11 | A pioneer in this department is Ed Kienholz , who some years ago became Ed and Nancy Kienholz and not just on the marriage certificate . |
| 12 | And a strike in nickel mines in Canada a few years ago affected Britain seriously because they were by far the country 's biggest supplier . |
| 13 | Between 1019 and 1023 , Champagne fell into the hands of Eudes II , the count of Blois and Chartres , who had a few years earlier annexed Sancerre . |
| 14 | A few years earlier Aung San might possibly have taken to the jungle , bandit or resistance fighter according to one 's viewpoint , known only within a few miles of his own home . |
| 15 | Some stations also had immigrants ' or colonization agents , some of whom were expected to speak a variety of languages . |
| 16 | His words of a few days ago came unbidden into her mind . |
| 17 | And then the questions which had arisen so few days ago arose unbidden , and this time , instead of forcing them away , he forced himself to face them — and the principal question of course was , just who was his father ? |
| 18 | ‘ He is sick and I can understand that , ’ said Keegan , who only a few weeks ago described Quinn as ‘ the best finisher in football ’ . |
| 19 | If Godard 's post-1968 films deliberately gave primacy to sounds over images , his earlier , less didactic films were themselves critiques of an image-centred politics , and in particular of the very political use of images in advertising . |
| 20 | However , in 1988 over 300 bureaux still lacked schemes . |
| 21 | The prettier cottages here faced south , and were divided from the green by a stream which necessitated a little stone bridge to every garden gate . |
| 22 | The Second Crusade was a less spectacular affair , failing because of many factors : the North German princes decided to direct their crusade against the pagan , Slavonic-speaking Wends ; the French forces nearly attacked Constantinople as a result of severe relations between East and West ; the native crusader barons were more determined to sustain their alliances with Moslem rulers in the Middle East than to help the next wave of crusaders ( who might themselves claim lands ) . |
| 23 | The British tourists also made Egypt peculiarly their own . |
| 24 | The Broken Tooths readily accepted Gorbad as their leader , as is the fashion of Orcs who know when they are beaten and who would much sooner be on the winning side . |
| 25 | Some women actually accepted Pope 's view , albeit with sorrow . |
| 26 | Scholars differ to some extent over the precise reasons why British ministers finally gave way . |
| 27 | In the aftermath of a sensational trial , the popular papers sometimes unearthed persons not directly involved in the case to continue the titillation . |
| 28 | But the Travelling Workshops Experiment report went on to say that : ‘ … although the new approach was welcomed , few librarians actually took advantage of the opportunity to evaluate their user-education programmes by using the evaluation materials provided by the TWE as part of each package ’ . |
| 29 | Most of the time sensible princes deliberately took steps to avoid so chancy a business . |
| 30 | The Chief Constable said it was clear hard-liners now held sway within the republican movement . |