Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A small number of late-nineteenth-century thinkers did begin to warn against the dangers of pollution and environmental exhaustion , but they were as yet in a minority . |
| 2 | Dr Sharp , part of the ear nose and throat team writing in the British Medical Journal , reported that the hearing of some patients did improve a little after wax removal , but there was n't a dramatic change . |
| 3 | Although definitions of ‘ poverty ’ and adequate nutrition were ( and are ) debatable , the accumulation of these findings did make an impression and convinced more people of the need for family allowances , particularly when viewed against the background of a declining population at home and the pro-natalist policies of our competitors abroad . |
| 4 | Clearly the phasing out of the serf-owners ' authority and of traditional dues did provide an immediate improvement in peasant conditions , and the opportunity to buy land increased peasant security . |
| 5 | But a number of older women did find ways of earning , especially after they were widowed : as a midwife , nursing , or doing ‘ a little bit of needlework to keep herself going ’ , or baking cakes for sale . |
| 6 | Moreover , despite the conservatism in design , the capital cost per MW of generating stations did decline in real terms , by more than a quarter in the period affected by the BEA 's decisions in its first five years , a decline almost as rapid as that achieved later . |
| 7 | But assume for a moment that an influx of American CDs did push down prices . |
| 8 | Although the Duke of Monmouth and a number of other exiles did lead a rebellion in the west country in 1685 , the rebels were unable to gain the support of any men of substance , and the ease with which the rebellion was crushed provides further testimony to the strength of the government 's position at this time . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the dynamic of four sessions did have a remarkable effect not unassisted by the fact that when Cardinal Montini became Paul VI , this meant that one of the most thoughtful and determined of the moderately progressive conservatives was now pope . |
| 10 | Initiates into these clubs did undertake to join in deeds most foule to Christian Man . |
| 11 | At the ensuing parliament in April 1254 clerical proctors armed with plenary powers did attend and offered a grant but on a condition which the king found unacceptable : that he should remedy their grievances . |
| 12 | 258 it had been held that a request for money in such circumstances did constitute an offence under the Larceny Act 1916 , s.29(1) ( i ) . |
| 13 | This blunted the edge of their potential impact , though the steady rise in factor prices to nearer market levels in later years did help propel the BEA into more adventurous policies to achieve capital economies and improved fuel efficiencies . |
| 14 | Three goals from Rangers in 5 minutes did change everything though . |
| 15 | Over the next few days considerable numbers of Croats in smaller groups did manage to cross over into Austria at various points along the frontier . |
| 16 | However , in general teachers did seem to be pleased with the outcome and many expressed approval at the improved pupil-teacher ratio for the coming year . |
| 17 | Foreman 's opponent in 1974 , Muhammad Ali , is the other important articulator of protest , and his dominance over other heavyweights for a period of fourteen years was so complete that he was impossible to suppress , even though his enforced incapacitation for four years did seem to dull his sharpness in criticizing white racism . |
| 18 | In Kong Cheuk Kwan v R , Lord Roskill referred to a risk of causing damage but on the facts that was a relevant risk because a collision between two hydrofoils did create such a risk . |