Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 2 | John Stuart Mill 's definition of the limits of law to curtail individual freedom laid down a simple principle : ‘ that the sole end for which mankind are warranted , individually or collectively , in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number , is self-protection . |
| 3 | The entrance to the Casa Sciorto led off a narrow side-street , its huge carved door embellished with massive brass door-knockers in the shape of diving dolphins . |
| 4 | The bus driver drew out a Saturday-night special and shot the travelling salesman . |
| 5 | It now seems clear that evolution in a hominid direction occurred over a widespread area . |
| 6 | The wind whipped down the narrow side-streets and alleys , whistling in the wide estuaries . |
| 7 | Instonians have former international and vice-captain Keith Crossan back in the side after a successful visit to Donegal 's Sheephaven Bay where the local junior club laid out the red carpet in spectacular fashion for an international select side . |
| 8 | The industry built up a new audience not by giving a social elite privileges but rather by suggesting that anyone who had paid their admission price would be given value for money and in particular would be given films that had been made with care and attention . |
| 9 | Indeed , " the main theme " of the book is the argument that the triangular pattern of cooperation between government and the two sides of industry built up a new form of harmony which lasted until the mid-sixties and led to the trade unions and employers ' associations being elevated to a new sort of status so that they became " governing institutions " sharing some of the political power and attributes of the state itself . |
| 10 | But as he took his three lifelong friends for a drive , the car veered over a dual carriageway and hit a bus head-on . |
| 11 | Mr Gordon Greig of the Mail turned up a fresh page in his notebook , and Mr Chris Moncrieff of the Press Association , who could sleep standing up , opened a parrot-like eye . |
| 12 | On three occasions a diligent search turned up a small droplet on the ground , and under the microscope it turned out to be a sperm mass . |
| 13 | Further research turned up a small shipping business , but it was modest indeed beside the kind of wealth claimed by Kleinworts . |
| 14 | Outside , the snow blotted out the last irregularities in the flowerbed , making it one with the lawn . |
| 15 | The darker ‘ skunk-stripe ’ of walnut in the back of the neck covered up the rear installation of the truss rod . |
| 16 | Here and there the open doors of furnaces glowed a dangerous red , and in the far corner of the building what looked like a stream of molten lava trickled down a curved channel from roof to floor . |
| 17 | Besides — ’ his mouth took on a sardonic curve ‘ — what price would you put on your credibility — a woman who liaises with a married man , makes dates with him behind his wife 's back ? |
| 18 | His mouth took on a sardonic twist . |
| 19 | Llanelli ....... 27 Leicester ....... 8 GOING for the gap took on a painful new meaning for Steve Bowling when he helped Llanelli claw their way back to win this entertaining game . |
| 20 | Several times the steering wheel took on a wild life of its own as we crashed into an unnoticed pot-hole , and the windscreen wipers stuttered against the rain of dust and small stones that hurtled against the car in handfuls : it was if we were under fire . |
| 21 | The blue patch of sky had long since disappeared and as the light faded the snow took on a fluorescent glow . |
| 22 | Brian McEniff 's side took on a full strength Roscommon in a challenge match at the week-end and won by six points . |
| 23 | The light took on a green tinge and a drunk |
| 24 | Ronni detached her gaze from his in an effort to hold on to at least some of her displeasure and paused to glance curiously about her as the car sped along a dusty highway through a bright summer vista of parched scrubby fields . |
| 25 | The old Gymnasium could then become additional space for Art , while Geography took over the old Library . |
| 26 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 27 | The light grew over a white , silent world of vague hummocks and hollows , and the stars faded . |
| 28 | The resulting report , Engineering our Future brought about a minor revolution in the profession . |
| 29 | The wool gave off a friendly smell of the dogs who had been lying on it . |
| 30 | Come testing time , though , it was a different story altogether as Farr-Jones 's side put on an awesome second-half display in the rain and mud at Newlands . |