Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 2 | That made a pleasant change . |
| 3 | He could see in her face that he 'd surprised her , but that made no damned difference to Gary at all . |
| 4 | That made the Irish Sea the most radioactive stretch of water in the world . |
| 5 | Each time he was about to embark on a new affair , he bought Jessica an expensive present — as if that made the whole thing right . |
| 6 | Youngsters from 14–17 got an exclusive insight into the repertoire of a military band as players demonstrated everything from trumpet fanfares to dance music . |
| 7 | The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 restated the criminal offence of ‘ watching or besetting ’ but excluded from that activity ‘ attending at or near the house or place where a person resides , or works , or carries on business , or happens to be … in order merely to obtain or communicate information ’ . |
| 8 | THE THREE party leaders faced their most hostile audience of the election campaign last night when they each endured a 20-minute television grilling from 500 voters . |
| 9 | Each owned a weird splotch of colour in a white and silver frame , painted and framed by a local artist . |
| 10 | That got a rapturous round of applause too . |
| 11 | That got the biggest cheer of the night . |
| 12 | Any trimming should be done in mid-spring , very lightly so as not to cut into growth older than that produced the previous year . |
| 13 | The unfortunate Capel Junior made a terrible hash of things and belted the ball yards over the bar . |
| 14 | After a fine spring , the summer of 1980 became a big disappointment and the weather reached something of a soggy climax for the fifth Test at Headingley . |
| 15 | Lady Arran , who in 1980 became the first person to top 100 mph in an offshore power boat , set the world speed record for an electric boat at just over 50 mph . |
| 16 | Each produced a significant shift in course and within a short space of time wrought a substantial transformation in the direction of national policy and popular attitudes . |
| 17 | Each produced the three components , but did not get a successful overall result . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't you think all those people in 19th-century black playing old-fashioned music are irrelevant ? ’ one trend-setter asked a dedicated 17-year-old who was pouring her soul into a French horn . |
| 19 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) , which in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution , was superseded by a National Assembly elected in December 1989 , when the CND assumed the role of an economic and social council . |
| 20 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution which was adopted by referendum in September 1989 . |
| 21 | That became a public-relations disaster when anti-American mullahs grabbed power there . |
| 22 | That became a famous story , where they almost cancelled the record because they thought the Manson Family were after them or something ! |
| 23 | Norman Cruickshank , Cleghorn , Lanark , chairman of the society , told members and guests at the annual general meeting in Carlisle last week that that demonstrated the continuing confidence of members in the long-term future of the breed — and the success of the carcase breed in meeting the demand from butchers for quality carcases and the demand from consumers for lean , tender and succulent beef . |
| 24 | He looked at the other screens : each provided a different perspective of the same scene . |
| 25 | He was educated at private schools in Kew and Maida Vale , and in 1866 entered the Royal College of Chemistry , presided over by Dr Edward Frankland . |
| 26 | That drew a fiery glare from her and more resonant chuckles from the golden man , until — flushed and annoyed as well as uneasy — I got the floater away from there . |
| 27 | That drew an angry reaction from Watertight , which had invested more than £200,000 in preparation work . |
| 28 | That created a little space and I just hit the ball . |
| 29 | That created a private right in Mrs. Keyte . |
| 30 | A change of government in 1948 found the new administration equally committed to health reform . |