Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Four groups proposed the following pattern , remarkably , at identical points in the narrative : The reasons put forward in support of this pattern were interesting . |
| 32 | ‘ I 'm not sure I do , ’ she murmured as her fingers traced the sensuous mouth . |
| 33 | His fingers traced the warm smoothness of her thighs and belly , then found the hot wetness at the core of her . |
| 34 | Some Guardians pursued the new policy more vigorously than others . |
| 35 | So these early groups used the newly-acquired strength of their stems to grow very tall and become trees . |
| 36 | In a random sample of women in Camberwell , the researchers found the following relationships between provoking agents and depression , first among a sample of women who were vulnerable and secondly among a sample of women who were not . |
| 37 | The wire surfaces cooled the burning gas as it came into contact with them to a temperature below the ignition point of the gas outside the cage . |
| 38 | All courts had their stretches of boredom , even that of the Second Empire , in spite of its reputation for brilliance and verve , though habitués of other royal palaces found the French Court infinitely preferable to those of other European sovereigns . |
| 39 | In his opening speech party chairman Aleksandur Lilov declared that factional splits posed the greatest threat to the party 's future . |
| 40 | 1.3. a Although only 58 institutions provided the full questionnaire , they taught between them a large number of courses . |
| 41 | The Financial Times described the French attitude thus : ‘ independence [ of the central bank ] is a regrettable but unavoidable price to be paid to the Germans and the taboos of the Bundesbank ’ . |
| 42 | A leading article in The Times found the general approach tentative , but did not offer any criticism on those grounds . |
| 43 | Thereafter they were obliged to register as payers of fur-tribute ( for which the Russians used the Tatar term yasak ) . |
| 44 | These activities reinforced the general fear that apathy might cause the poll to be unduly low which it was thought would be a greater handicap to SDLP than to other parties . |
| 45 | Whereas in the 19th century each political faction prided itself on having its own newspaper , the steady decline in titles narrowed the available range and , inevitably , displaced political considerations as proprietorial and editorial attention turned to questions of commercial survival . |
| 46 | We owe to the same Caesar the information that the Druids used the Greek alphabet ( 6.14 ) . |
| 47 | Two riders approached the small cottage of Mrs Barnes , the local midwife . |
| 48 | The reported number of cases underestimated the actual frequency of the crime , but it bore a reasonably constant relationship to the real frequency . |
| 49 | To counter claims in tort the courts erected the unholy trinity of defences of common employment , volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 50 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 51 | 100 years ago a legion of artists and craftsmen made the same journey . |
| 52 | The marchers avoided the Lower Ormeau on their way back home in the afternoon . |
| 53 | In presidential and legislative elections held in May 1989 [ see pp. 36651-52 ] Menem defeated Eduardo César Angeloz of the UCR , and the Peronists became the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies , although they still lacked an absolute majority . |
| 54 | Liverpool SC and Renegades shared the first leg spoils at 6–6 , and it was all square again in the second leg , which means it now goes to a three frame play-off at a date to be decided by the committee . |
| 55 | Chemistry and physics books revealed the same patterns . |
| 56 | It is remarkable that the Palestinian Jews transmitted the new strength of their faith to those Jews who had not taken part in the Maccabean revolution and who might well have reacted unfavourably to it . |
| 57 | Opposition parties boycotted the first day of the budget session of the Lok Sabha on Feb. 21 , and two state governors were replaced earlier in the month , in connection with the decision to impose president 's rule in Tamil Nadu in late January [ see p. 37964 ] . |
| 58 | The Maronite Christian parties boycotted the third round , as they had the previous two rounds . |
| 59 | The final straw came when two prospective clients became the latest victims of crime . |
| 60 | Her eyes scanned the first page quickly , taking in the expected account of how Ellen had looked after Oreste as her own , but when she came to the reasons why he had not been handed over to Gigia , Wilson slowed down and even repeated the words to herself . |