Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [adv] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm we 've we 've actually developed social housing really rather as it 's been an opportunity we 've grabbed it and we 've done it , you know , some of it 's been very very good an and nobody 's knocking that but I think it is time that we took stock and actually had a a proper policy and a proper strategy on sa on social housing . |
| 2 | Now he is confined to 125cc racing and this restriction was never more evident than at Carrowdore when he won the 125cc class which was the first race on the card and then spent the rest of the day on the sidelines talking to anyone who might listen to him — myself included . |
| 3 | In Madeira he first worked in a bakery and then developed a business with William Wilkinson in which they undertook the letting and management of quintas ( complete with china , linen and furniture ) on behalf of their Madeiran and foreign owners . |
| 4 | In these circumstances it seemed to Napoleon III that the Entente needed a boost and so came the first essay in Court diplomacy , the state visit to England in 1855 at the request of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . |
| 5 | Zen flashed his identification with contemptuous brevity and then allowed a little time for the mechanic 's fear to be fruitful and multiply . |
| 6 | While she was deciding whether to support the Denver Broncos or the Pittsburgh Pederasts ( whatever ) , I sneaked into the bedroom and nearly had a heart attack to find a three-foot Paddington Bear propped up on the pillow . |
| 7 | Fulcher lunged at Mr Leonard who pushed him into a bedroom and then took the knife from him . |
| 8 | Best known is the marsh dog of the Swiss Lake people , which was capable of speed and also had a strong powerful jaw . |
| 9 | The two wings of authority had accepted defeat and then joined the workforce at the windows . |
| 10 | Sir David Scott Cairns OC , our counsel , thereupon rose from his seat and mildly brandished the licence to say that it was all permitted . |
| 11 | He wrote with a particular audience in mind and therefore emphasised the points of interest most suited to that audience . |
| 12 | The assassin played upon his guilt and fear and probably lured the hapless man to his grisly death in that lonely place . ’ |
| 13 | A high percentage of the homosexuals who are found to be positive , practise fellatio and , in particular , allowed ejaculation to take place in the mouth and then swallowed the semen . |
| 14 | In the afternoon all of us worked on the roof and also took the seat out of Partition E to make a start on the B end . |
| 15 | The A Company team , led by Second Lieutenant Philip Alexander , came in a minute slower but scored maximum points with their shooting and just clinched the title . |
| 16 | By 1970 , however , comprehensive television coverage in colour from Mexico finally neutralised prejudice and truly internationalised the game . |
| 17 | After returning from the walk , we ate tea and then played a variety of logical games . |
| 18 | Arthur Ramsey gave Michael a book by a scientist ( Romanes ) who was once an atheist and later became a believer . |
| 19 | Check for colour arrangement , select the fabric and then lay the nylon panels over the plan using the bias and ensuring that the ripstop squares are symmetrical on each half of the kite . |
| 20 | Ken Mentle , who often made up club rules as he went along , declared that his was the casting vote and promptly blocked the appointment , incredibly naming himself as manager . |
| 21 | He nurtures the ethnic vote and yesterday gave the lunch address at the local Greek Cypriot Club . |
| 22 | Egerton Wake became the party 's national agent and vigorously pursued the policy of giving direction to the rest of the movement , through the organization of regional and local conferences . |
| 23 | gained credit via APL for up to 50% of the areas of study and successfully completed the assessment schedules for the other 50% of the areas of study |
| 24 | Ewan 's new company , Accolade Business Systems , of Govan , Glasgow , are among the exemplars of employment practice and yesterday received an award for their efforts in the field of hiring disabled people . |
| 25 | Having regard to the true construction of section 9 of the Act , the House concluded that the refusal of the council to make a refund was not in accordance with the statutory intention and so affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 593 allowing the taxpayers ' claim for judicial review of the decision . |
| 26 | The first , I believe , is a case where the Court guessed , but guessed incorrectly , at the parliamentary intention and so construed the Act in a way which accomplished a most desirable social purpose but which nevertheless contradicted the clear and unequivocal terms in which it was expressed . |
| 27 | It was painted a drab olive grey to look like a German staff car and even had the monthly enemy air recognition panel painted on the bonnet . |
| 28 | Jaq had likewise divested himself of his Trader 's gaudy gear and now wore the black , ornamented , hooded habit of his Ordo . |
| 29 | He entered Chichester Theological College and later became a curate in Lincolnshire . |
| 30 | He would reach up catch the chain on the left hand side with his hook — a quick pull — a plop and on came the light — and the poor chap had to circle the city again in the morning and pull down the right hand side to extinguish them . |