Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ She lay on her bed for hours leading righteous riots of millhands against languid tophatted fops or hardfaced bowlerhatted men of iron and steel . |
| 2 | She read and read and read while her aunt mended the socks of her husband and brothers or sewed innumerable buttons on their shirts . |
| 3 | Instead a person could be held to commit an offence if he used words or published written matter which were threatening abusive or insulting in situations where , ‘ having regard to all the circumstances , hatred is likely to be stirred up against any racial group in Britain . ’ |
| 4 | Others made comments about the listed methods or provided more details . |
| 5 | They asked : were there really no girls in youth cultures and street gangs or had sociological accounts made them invisible ? |
| 6 | We sang songs and ate foam-tasting cinnamon pastries at gaudy roadstops , in places shaped like bugs with high modern bridges above the road . |
| 7 | They said the South Africans were ready ‘ to do business ’ with many of Darlington 's exporters and said further meetings to discuss trade links were planned . |
| 8 | I was told I needed to provide nesting material , but the material I purchased from my local pet shop was so fine that it became wrapped abound the parent 's legs and caused severe cuts . |
| 9 | In your name we spoke God 's message , by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles ! ’ |
| 10 | Bangor ref Barr booked five players and made a number of decisions during the game that infuriated the home fans and caused puzzled looks in the press box . |
| 11 | 1991 was a fascinating year for tennis fans and produced many moments that will live in the memory for many years to come . |
| 12 | The advert , turned down by Italian newspapers , raised eyebrows among readers and triggered angry commentaries on French radio . |
| 13 | The Wage Councils were set up to establish legally enforceable minimum wages for employees and associated trades and prevented unfair competition . |
| 14 | The National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) on Nov. 25 cancelled the results of gubernatorial primary elections held on Oct. 19 and the subsequent November run-offs in nine states , disqualified 12 candidates and ordered new elections in the affected states to be held on Dec. 3 . |
| 15 | Craig had fielded twice as many candidates and won fewer seats ; a result which was probably a combination of public reaction to Vanguard 's lack of clear policy and a lack of enthusiasm for some of the Vanguard candidates . |
| 16 | ( An attempt to hold elections in November 1987 was called off when voters were massacred by Duvalierist gangs ; the subsequent poll , held in January 1988 , was dominated by Duvalierist candidates and involved considerable fraud and intimidation and only a fraction of the electorate participated — see p. 35697-98 ; 25698-99 . ) |
| 17 | Gryglewski et al ( 1978 ) incorporated collagen strips into extracorporeal circuits in animals and showed that prostacyclin brought about disaggregation of platelet aggregates formed on the collagen strips . |
| 18 | St Ives shouted , ‘ Can you hear me , mother ? ’ , and everyone laughed , and then Meredith pulled the hood of his duffle coat over his eyes and lay full length in the centre aisle and moaned . |
| 19 | Then she dried her eyes and offered more tea . |
| 20 | He was tough , though , and at last he opened his eyes and demanded some ale to wet his throat . |
| 21 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 22 | She rolled her eyes and took another swig of gin . |
| 23 | She looked into his eyes and saw terrible pain and inconsolable grief . |
| 24 | I took a deep breath , pulled the cabby cap down over my eyes and knocked seven bells out of the Cornish pixie . |
| 25 | Crossed his eyes and exploded Old Buck 's head in some quarrel over a high yaller lady , then hit the trail in Buck 's G-Mek convertible . ’ |
| 26 | Alkyl isoethionates are found in hand soaps and sulphated fatty ethers and amides are sometimes included in small proportions as foam boosters . |
| 27 | ( Dixon 1984 : 38–9 ) As a consequence of this incident ( and no doubt others like it ) , the Australian Institute for Aboriginal Studies has laid down ethical guidelines and imposed strict conditions upon research grant applicants , including linguists . |
| 28 | Specialist concerns about use and misuse of the procedure could be allayed if gynaecologists themselves formulated appropriate guidelines and provided thorough training in the technique of vabra curettage . |
| 29 | Graham Sutherland 's wartime drawings and paintings , including views of bomb-damaged Swansea and London , and also of welsh tin mines , Derbyshire limestone quarries and devastated French caves , form a major contribution to modern British art . |
| 30 | Chairman Cecil Robinson said that in its first 12 months the group collected furniture from 949 separate addresses and delivered 666 items around the town . |