Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , during its mad dash his plunging horse had burst through some bushes and disturbed a she-bear with her cubs , but had gone on before the bear could react . |
| 2 | This Act , however , allowed the establishment of forest reserves and marked a change in attitude to the nation 's forests which had hitherto been considered as inexhaustible . |
| 3 | I went up the shops and changed a pound . |
| 4 | Until 31 October 1980 , the House of Commons took the view that any reference to Hansard in court proceedings would constitute a breach of its privileges and required a petition for leave to use Hansard to be presented in each case . |
| 5 | He put the flask on her lap to free both his hands for the cleaning , and before she knew it , she had raised the bottle to her lips and taken a sip . |
| 6 | To Busacher 's astonishment Madge Grimsilk rose to her feet and placed a hand on Willi 's shoulder . |
| 7 | Philippa remembered Buerk 's advice on severe allergic reactions and called an ambulance . |
| 8 | Normally , she would have been up for several hours and written a couple of thousand words . |
| 9 | A similar incident occurred with me in 1983 between Australia and Argentina from even further out from the goal-line , and on that occasion I felt Australia would definitely have scored a try but for a deliberate knock-on by the defenders and awarded a penalty try . |
| 10 | Once we were there we were geared up with riding hats and given a horse . |
| 11 | Mr relied on the same table to produce a figure of twenty point two five pounds on a life expectancy of fifty five years and accepted a reduction to twenty for the whole life multiplier . |
| 12 | The development of the system spanned more than twenty years and achieved a degree of success in terms of its defined objectives . |
| 13 | Judge Harold Hewitt sentenced Randhawa , 21 , of Heron Drive , Darlington , to 15 months imprisonment suspended for two years and attached a supervision order . |
| 14 | The ‘ motivation ’ for the session we watched was a backcloth of a ski slope ; the children were divided into 2 teams and given a skier each to race down the slope . |
| 15 | Vincent was sent to near-by Wasmes and given a salary of fifty Belgian francs a month . |
| 16 | These sections were then placed in sterile 1.5 ml Eppendorf containers and allocated a code number by the histopathology department at Middlesex Hospital . |
| 17 | Drago applied his fingers to some of the strings and adjusted a turnkey on the end of one of the tusks . |
| 18 | The Travellers ' Rest was built in 1926 , had 21 rooms and required a lot of renovation and decorating work . |
| 19 | And they both er wave to the crowds , both sets of players and taken a round of applause as the two captains are out there , and there are plenty of cameras , including video cameras er almost obstructing my view and er I hope that gentleman is er going to take up a rather better position from my point of view because we want to see the er performances of the two teams . |
| 20 | He seized her hands in his , and mindful of her enthusiastic response to his advances a few weeks ago , took her in her arms and planted a kiss on her cheek . |
| 21 | The first releases occurred in mid-July when the government commuted all death sentences and proclaimed an amnesty for all political and some criminal prisoners . |
| 22 | Mm Oh I 've put in for one to pay the erm interest on the mortgage , which I have to do and that 's all being seen to because I 've had another letter saying can you tell me what this second loan were for and I 've put down yes , it was for windows and sent a bit of paper er , you know , that we 've paid four thousand seven hundred and something , five thousand , nine hundred and something we 've paid for them windows and I 've spent that |
| 23 | They returned to the Grand Hotel , ascended together to Harvey 's room on the second floor , drew the curtains and placed a bedside lamp on the floor . |
| 24 | The charity has also staged hour game watches and constructed a bird hide . |
| 25 | David had moved from The King Bees to The Manish Boys and released a single , ‘ I Pity The Fool ’ , and having supported Gerry and the Pacemakers , The Kinks and Gene Pitney on tour , joined up with a group called The Lower Third , consisting of Graham Rivens , Phil Lancaster and Denis Taylor . |
| 26 | She flung back the bedclothes and released a breath of pent-up fury , shaking her head in disbelief at that man 's ill-temper , at his supreme superiority . |