Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover it is true that in one or two specific minor ways the express tried positively to limit serfdom — by ordering in 1781 that war prisoners were in future to become free men if they were converted to Orthodoxy ; and by reducing the possibilities which had hitherto existed of enserfment by marriage . |
| 2 | The fact that she was free did n't alter Fen 's situation . |
| 3 | But exclusion of the mystical did not advance knowledge very far . |
| 4 | Whatever was supposed to be wrong had never hindered Rosenthal 's career , and it seemed the real reason for Udinese 's calling off the transfer — they signed Argentinian striker Abel Balbo instead — was the level of anti-semitism in the town . |
| 5 | The Japanese began actively to develop Formosa after the appointment of General Kodama Gentaró0 ( 1852–1906 ) as governor in 1898 . |
| 6 | Along a short passage , the visitor came to the locked theatre door ( the same door whose creaking had sometimes disturbed Coleman in his introductory lectures , when old students who had come to pay their respects , arrived after he had begun ) . |
| 7 | Although they had quarrelled so bitterly Mrs Gotobed had still loved Mr Evans , deep down in her heart , and the message she had asked Carrie to give him would show him this plain , . |
| 8 | Citing the cases of Indonesia , Malaysia and Thailand , the report noted that the adoption of labour-intensive development and the provision of social services for the poor had actually reduced poverty in these countries . |
| 9 | Sadly , the Irish went home bearing bruises and a rather unfortunate playing record . |
| 10 | In England , women in general did not acquire access to relatively safe abortions until 1967 and then only on a limited basis . |
| 11 | London Transport was inconsistent in applying the class title ‘ E/l ’ to these cars and in general did not apply class letters to cars acquired from the smaller undertakings . |
| 12 | In contrast , the Sinhalese did not separate crime from either the social setting within which the action had taken place or from the social setting of the court itself . |
| 13 | Not entirely sure if she was being teased or not , because so far as she knew the Irish did indeed take leprechauns very seriously , she gave a weak smile . |
| 14 | Now Digital had effectively made Ayr its main European manufacturing unit . |
| 15 | The Scottish Conservatives in general had also attracted criticism for their refusal to discuss devolution , giving rise to fears that a constitutional crisis might overtake the country if the Conservatives were defeated in the next general election . |
| 16 | Lesser Impressionist works as usual did not attract buyers |
| 17 | Three of Koresh 's followers who left the isolated compound since the stand-off began yesterday denied conspiracy to kill federal officers . |
| 18 | Gaithersburg , Maryland-based Penril DataCommunications Network Inc bought privately held Datability Inc of Carlstadt , New Jersey for about 1m new Penril shares , and assumption of some Datability debts . |
| 19 | Some uses were not new : Charles 's father Louis the Pious had also minted coins on a large scale and very probably paid cash ( as well as bullion ) for allies and for imported luxuries . |