Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an association that made him an appropriate keeper at Loseley of Montague 's imprisoned son-in-law Henry Wriothesley , second Earl of Southampton [ q.v. ] in 1570 . |
| 2 | It was that experience , allied to his next job as arts minister , that made him an obvious choice to become Major 's first Heritage Secretary . |
| 3 | Capitalist economic relations were established in the countryside through the ‘ enclosures ’ , where land became the private property of landowners and the rural work-force was stripped of the land-use rights that gave them an independent source of subsistence . |
| 4 | It was proving to be an ideal choice of holiday with a programme of free activities that gave us an easy opportunity to make friends with the guests form other nations who gave the Club such a cosmopolitan atmosphere . |
| 5 | London Scottish sevens coach and former scrum-half Andy Cushing has been helping PORTUGAL in training and , without any doubt , in spite of a temperamental outburst from Pedro Neiva that earned him an early shower and a one-match suspension , it showed . |
| 6 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 7 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 8 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 9 | Over 100 members attended last year and found it an enjoyable and informative day . |
| 10 | However , some remnants of the latter ( the Citizen Army and Sinn Fein Volunteers ) seized Dublin in 1916 and proclaimed it an Irish republic . |
| 11 | He helped Willie into the back and threw him an old rug to cover himself with for he still looked terribly pale . |
| 12 | Now and again , he could be militant : when Lady Astor gave a speech in which she suggested that ex-servicemen should wear arm bands to warn people that they might have venereal disease , my father shouted her down and called her an ex-chorus girl . |
| 13 | The over-running and Anglicising of the Highlands after Culloden , when even the traditional form of dress was banned , would soon lead to assimilation , and even though ‘ the inhabitants of mountains form distinct races , and are careful to preserve their genealogies ’ , Johnson concludes without emotion that ‘ while their rocks seclude them from the rest of mankind , and kept them an unaltered and distinctive race … they are now losing their distinction , and hastening to mingle with the general community . ’ |
| 14 | She looked across the courtroom , saw her mother , and gave her an unhappy smile . |
| 15 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 16 | Afterwards she went back to Emma and gave her an expurgated version . |
| 17 | He showed concern for her and gave her an old , baggy sweater of his to put over the other garments . |
| 18 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 19 | He paused and gave her an intense look that revealed a little of how it had been for him . |
| 20 | Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink . |
| 21 | She named him Albert , and gave him an insatiable appetite for ropes . |
| 22 | Finally , on the sixth lap , Mass got around Brundle at the end of the long pits straight , and gave him an old-fashioned chop as he turned into Moises Solona Corner . |
| 23 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |
| 24 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 25 | The light westerly breeze strengthened as we travelled north and we hoisted a large mainsail , borrowed from our 32-foot cutter which set well on Viking 's stubby mast and gave us an extra knot . |
| 26 | But her character became embroiled in one of the show 's least likely relationships — which kept viewers hooked and earned her an extended contract . |
| 27 | I decided that she had never really liked Richard and wrote her an angry letter attacking a Labour politician I knew she particularly admired , saying he did not care for Socialist principles and was no more than a cunning man who would do anything for power . |
| 28 | Katja Müller blinked back her tears and shot him an angry glance . |
| 29 | ‘ I get what I want , ’ he nodded , and shot her an unsmiling glance . |
| 30 | but found me an old yapp album , |