Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the tsars slowly transformed Ukraine from ally into colony , later generations of Ukrainians came to agree with their national poet 's assessment of him as ‘ the unwise son ’ . |
| 2 | The clash they made on the stones below jarred Harry from head to heels , and for a moment shook the intensity of his concentration . |
| 3 | At seven a.m. the following morning , contemplating newspaper headlines which screamed ‘ The Filth and the Fury ’ , and with the clamour of shareholders ringing in his ears , Leslie Hill personally telephoned Branson at home with a simple request , ‘ Can we talk ? ’ |
| 4 | ’ Schisgal obviously had Dustin in mind when he wrote this . |
| 5 | The courtyard design of Linlithgow was completed under his inspiration ; it was this architectural gem of a palace which so impressed Mary of Guise , whose admiration was by no means merely wifely tact . |
| 6 | I just asked Potter for leave . |
| 7 | After a second operation in January 1945 he nevertheless visited Washington in connection with the Far Eastern war and , although dying , he wrote a scientific paper for the sixtieth-birthday tribute to Niels Bohr . |
| 8 | In the light of the fresh revelations Roh ordered a full investigation of the issue , and on Jan. 21 the South Korean government formally petitioned Japan for compensation . |
| 9 | In spite of all the worrying about it the next stage with Edward still took Sally by surprise when it actually happened . |
| 10 | George 's glib lies always took Libby by surprise , while she was still thinking . |
| 11 | The prosecution claims Allitt deliberately injected Kayley with air . |
| 12 | The march might be a girdle of lawless palatines , only elusively within reach of the King 's justice , but the shadow of royal displeasure was at least a curb there ; but Gwynedd , though it formerly owned Henry as suzerain , was a free principality , and could harbour runaways and make short work of captured felons with impunity . |
| 13 | The Skinner seminar , as far as I can remember , you 've got ta bear in mind I I mean it must be eight nine years ago I probably read Skinner in earnest , yeah ? |
| 14 | The sequence of events following Mozart 's hurried departure from Paris on 26 September 1778 nearly drove Leopold to distraction . |
| 15 | This fact would be useful for Essay A as Moltke was responsible for the military brilliance of the Prussians in the period and with Room for the restructuring of the army , which crisis also brought Bismarck to power on 23rd September 1862 . |
| 16 | Hiss denied the charges and unsuccessfully sued Chambers for libel ; then he in his turn was tried for perjury and sentenced in January 1950 to five years in prison . |
| 17 | When the marriage of Henry and Constance was solemnised on 27th January 1186 , the ceremony was carried out by the Patriarch of Aquileia , who also crowned Henry as King of Italy . |
| 18 | I now asked McIllvanney in astonishment |
| 19 | I often watched Michael at work in his shaping room . |
| 20 | ‘ The first time I really took Jo on board was before I 'd ever met her . |
| 21 | It might have come in handy frozen , as a weapon in case Pointy-Beard and Shifty-Eyes turned up again , but then I now had Doogie on side . |
| 22 | The Rhineland potters who now supplied Britain with samian , but on a much reduced scale , appear to have had a limited figure repertoire . |
| 23 | He was the nephew of King Idriss , who was deposed by the military coup of 1969 which eventually brought Kadhafi to power . |
| 24 | + In January 1958 , Dulles talked with him again , in Teheran , and immediately cabled Eisenhower in exasperation , saying that the Shah " considers himself a military genius " , and his ministers were unable to cope with Iran 's pressing economic problems " in the face of the Shah military obsessions " . |
| 25 | She was uncertain in some places , still finding her way , upstaged by him whenever they were on together , but the rippling golden voice never faltered , and in the Varasdin duet with Freddi she took flight again , gave the whole scene a sense of gaiety and even kept Freddi on key for once . |
| 26 | Smart 's financial intervention six years ago saved Hartlepool from liquidation , but this summer the tide turned . |
| 27 | By 1747 , however , the first Duke of Montrose was dead and his successor was much less actively involved in politics , while the Jacobite rising of 1745–6 effectively removed Stirling of Craigbarnet from the field . |
| 28 | Many Americans would prefer to think that Lee Iacocca singlehandedly saved Chrysler from bankruptcy than to accept the real story : a large team of people with diverse backgrounds and interests joined together to rescue the ailing company . |
| 29 | There was a strong crusading tradition in the Geneville family , extending back to the mid-twelfth century : Geoffrey and his brother William duly accompanied Edward on crusade in 1270 , but returned before him . |
| 30 | Behind her in the procession to the dining-room was Grace Langley on the arm of a languid young man with a monocle , several couples of strangers , and then Rose Langley in pink , giggling , and a young man like a ferret . |