Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A year or so later his professional technique scored another success . |
| 2 | Only a last-ditch struggle saved that fragment . |
| 3 | US Cellular Corp saw third quarter net losses of $6m up from losses of $4.4m last time , on turnover up 66.5% at $42.2m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $1.7m down from losses of $26.2m last time , after $14.9m gains from the sale of cellular interests this time and $10.3m tax charges last time , on turnover that rose by 72.2% to $109.7m . |
| 4 | Britain 's most destructive storm swept southern England in November 1703 . |
| 5 | The introduction of a pressure transducer to determine the temporal variations of weight in the water column above a specific level permitted electrical recorders to be used . |
| 6 | Political proscription drove more Tories into the arms of the Pretender ( amongst them leading figures such as Bolingbroke , Ormonde and Sir William Wyndham ) as their only hope of political salvation . |
| 7 | In this context , Bryan Gould 's decision to challenge John Smith for the Labour leadership , as our political correspondent wrote last week , is welcome — not because he will win , but because it forces a debate to take place . |
| 8 | Though America 's economic hegemony ended 20 years ago , the consequences of this were little appreciated within America , for the country 's military and geopolitical power went unchallenged until 1989–91 , when its old enemy threw in the towel . |
| 9 | European interests were secondary to national objectives , except where European political unity carried more clout in the international political scene . |
| 10 | Ackroyd 's strange experience began one day as he looked out from his lonely signal box . |
| 11 | The columnar lined segment comprised 3–19 cm ( mean 6 cm ) of the oesophagus above the tumour . |
| 12 | No grouping of the patients according to symptoms or the presence or absence of neurological deficit showed any difference in incidence of transient UOS relaxations . |
| 13 | The European Parliament gained certain rights of amendment . |
| 14 | From the downhill direction came infrequent vehicles with business in their tiny settlement . |
| 15 | The nine cairns stand on the northern rim of the broad ridge named Nine Standards Rigg and command an uninterrupted and comprehensive view of many miles of the valley of the Eden . |
| 16 | Perkin-Elmer Corp saw second quarter net profits up 8.5% at $17.8m , after $3.3m gains from the sale of a joint venture , on sales down 89.4% at $243.6m ; mid-term net rose 19.3% to $30.3m , on turnover up 11.5% at $476.3m . |
| 17 | Wishful thinking made political partisans more optimistic about their own party 's prospects and more inclined to forecast their opponents ' defeat . |
| 18 | Both periodontal disease and poor oral hygiene showed stronger associations with total mortality than with coronary heart disease . |
| 19 | A retrospective study showed that amiodarone was associated with a better prognosis in patients with documented ventricular tachycardia on electrocardiographic monitoring . |
| 20 | The Imperial Dry Dock measured 167.6 metres by 21.3 metres with 7.7 metres at ordinary Spring Tides over the sill . |
| 21 | Her soft , polite greeting brought both men to their feet , with impeccable breeding . |
| 22 | Men in the rural setting had longer periods of unemployment , but fewer symptoms of depression , suggesting that the broad social context played a role in adaptation ( Gore , 1978 , p. 159 ) . |
| 23 | The export-led economic boom generated numerous problems , made worse by an inadequate infrastructure . |
| 24 | Joyride victim … a stolen car crushed blind pensioner against a wall . |
| 25 | Ostensibly objective textual scholarship adopted editorial policies which for many years worked to ensure the above assumptions could be confirmed . |
| 26 | Certainly that was Donat 's experience , writing from the set of Perfect Strangers ( 1945 ) : ‘ No script to go on — just a mass of blarney from A. K. Our first complete script arrived five days ago — we have been filming for sixteen weeks ! |
| 27 | This combination of giant enterprises and regional concentration fostered working-class militancy . |
| 28 | One European study estimated Allied losses as 139 killed in action , while those of the Iraqis were assessed as up to 100,000 . |
| 29 | Christmas came and went , but there was no merriment for the Oaks of Sleightholmedale , where Jonadab 's brother clung doggedly to life , although the rasping of his breath and his persistent cough brought sleepless nights for all in the house . |
| 30 | As the country 's political isolation reached unprecedented levels , the authorities appeared to have deepened its isolation by sealing the borders with the Soviet Union and Bulgaria , in addition to the earlier closure of the frontiers with Yugoslavia and Hungary . |