Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shrewd military gentlemen were always aware of political realities , and upon entry some already had promotion in mind . |
| 2 | 6 October : The Princess Royal today visited Avon , and was received on arrival by Her Majesty 's Lord-Lieutenant for Avon ( Sir John Wills Bt ) . |
| 3 | Is n't your creature 's brain stolen from a corpse that once had life and thought ? ’ |
| 4 | Early in the encounter , Herridge and other spectators said they saw Swansea 's flanker Ian Davies kick Richard Langhorn and the Quins ' No. 8 later had stitches inserted in a head wound . |
| 5 | Clause 7 thereof gave power to the first defendant , inter alia , to ‘ determine the remuneration of the receiver . ’ |
| 6 | Behind him , the path runs down into a fold of land that once had allotments . |
| 7 | Rose clung to Dieter 's hand and refused to budge ; there followed a heated altercation between Dora and Dieter until Jack intervened and managed , using a quiet diplomacy that further increased Melissa 's respect for him , to persuade them both to withdraw . |
| 8 | Section 5 also assisted Lady Falkender when she was discussing security at Buckingham Palace and the proclivities of Commander Trestrail , the Queen 's personal bodyguard , at the time of Michael Fagan 's entry into the Queen 's bedroom in 1982 . |