Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , his letter was crucial and marked a real turning point . |
| 2 | As a result , the Plowden Report found favour at No. 10 and achieved a speedy and lasting impact on the machinery of Cabinet government . |
| 3 | The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , denied assault but was found guilty and given a conditional discharge . |
| 4 | ‘ The Rise and Rise of Laura Ashley ’ was screened on 14 December 1976 and marked an important turning point for the company . |
| 5 | You 'll see that the pressure is must be quite enormous and produced a raised section there . |
| 6 | He not only informed on fellow-members of the Communist Party in 1934–6 and requested a public session in which to do so ‘ because secrecy serves the Communist cause ’ ; he took a display advertisement in the New York Times to justify himself . |
| 7 | During the last 13 years we have cut , simplified or abolished a whole range of direct taxes . |
| 8 | Converted in his early teens ( about 1843–1844 ) , he entered the Ministry in 1855 and exercised an appreciated pastoral ministry in many parts of Ireland . |
| 9 | Whereas Augustus had had the poet Virgil to sing his praises , Constantine had the ecclesiastical politician and historian Eusebius as the man who sat immediately to the right of his throne during the sessions of the Council of Nicaea in 325 and exercised a decisive influence on the creed and discipline of the Universal , or Catholic , Church . |
| 10 | Boots which have been factory-treated and given a waterproof finish should not normally be given a wax treatment when new , but should be treated with ordinary shoe polish . |
| 11 | They were large , costly , rather unreliable and required a dedicated data processing team to support them . |
| 12 | Of course quality of care has always been of professional concern in the NHS , but it was firmly placed on managerial agendas by the Griffiths management reforms in 1983 and given a substantial boost by WFP . |
| 13 | Andrew Warren , Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy , said that : " The fall is largely due to nuclear energy being ring-fenced and given a guaranteed market while coal declines . |
| 14 | Queen Margaret declared the sound was sweet and despatched a small purse of silver in token of her thanks . |