Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | That drew an angry reaction from Watertight , which had invested more than £200,000 in preparation work . |
| 3 | When we say and we 've often said it , well we could do with this , we could do with that like we used to say , we wanted the swimming pool well that cost an awful lot of money ! |
| 4 | So that cost an awful lot of money because he was on a grant of course and he , he spent er about a year as a trainee teacher and we thought that was great because he was , he was dealing with , with er |
| 5 | Students of the College called themselves veterinary surgeons , and in time this became an accepted designation . |
| 6 | This became an emergent feature of British ( and other European ) inclusive tour companies in the late 1960s as the expansion of charter non-scheduled activity gained momentum . |
| 7 | At the negotiations , the English made an important concession in saying that the claim to the French crown might be traded for a sovereign Normandy . |
| 8 | This produced an immediate reaction . |
| 9 | This produced an answering smile from her husband . |
| 10 | This produced an implanted need , on occasion , to seek comfort and safety from some source , subconsciously endowed with power to provide . |
| 11 | This provided an overall response rate of 58 per cent . |
| 12 | This provided an important background to our deliberations in Copenhagen . |
| 13 | Opening the prosecution case , John Burke QC said both Caddocks and Scott were involved in the road haulage business as had been Chorley and this provided an ideal cover for importing drugs from Belgium . |
| 14 | This proposed an enlarged Article 19 which concerns ‘ specific measures to assist agricultural holdings in environmentally sensitive farming areas ’ and is an attempt to provide a clear basis for supporting whatever type of farming is necessary to conserve designated areas ‘ to protect the countryside , including traditional landscapes , and wildlife . ’ |
| 15 | This contradicted an earlier statement by former United States President Jimmy Carter , who headed a team of international observers monitoring the election process , that the emergency would be lifted on Sept. 30 . |
| 16 | All democratic societies , Sir Kenneth said , must strike a balance between order and freedom , and in ‘ multi-ethnic societies , ’ this posed an acute dilemma . |
| 17 | This created an awkward situation , since Waismann was expounding some of Wittgenstein 's earlier ideas while Wittgenstein himself was developing later ideas in his own classes . |
| 18 | ‘ This created an animated cheerfulness , now lost and almost forgotton ; but , shall the introduction of engines for the abridgement of manual labour , tend to the production of individual misery ? |
| 19 | This created an unprecedented degree of unity across the sectarian divide . |
| 20 | Our community has three artists working from these workshops and this seemed an ideal opportunity to show their work . |
| 21 | I like working in a team , and this seemed an interesting career . |
| 22 | The British played an important part in triggering off a European response to American signals that large-scale aid would be forthcoming only if the Europeans themselves demonstrated an ability to co-operate and to produce a programme for recovery which satisfied American criteria . |
| 23 | This caused an angry confrontation and Minton apologised for his deceit . |
| 24 | While , with hindsight , this caused an un-sustainable level of borrowing and contributed to the collapse of the residential property market , the increased competition has placed the consumer in an all-powerful position when choosing a mortgage and how to repay it . |
| 25 | So Britain was split down the middle and if one includes the tribes of Wales , which were battered into submission , the possibility is that less than half played an active role in the Revolt . |
| 26 | This confirmed an earlier decision : as a general principle , we would not try to collect only those trees that seemed at first sight to be superior . |
| 27 | This allowed an individual citizen to request that case be referred to the Constitutional Council if he or she felt that fundamental rights were being undermined . |
| 28 | This constituted an apparent retreat from earlier calls by the Palestinian negotiating team for a total freeze on settlement building . |
| 29 | This constituted an important source of financial support . |
| 30 | This imposed an extra constraint on the larger vessels . |