Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adj] [is] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not until Edward VI 's brief reign that the Protestant Reformation was brought to England . |
| 2 | True , by the time that Edward III 's long reign ended , only Bordeaux , Bayonne , and a coastal strip in that region could be controlled effectively by the English administration . |
| 3 | Edward III 's ecclesiastical patronage in the first twenty-five years of his reign was more than treble that of Edward I ( in thirty-five years ) and double Edward II 's ( in twenty-five years ) : the comparative figures , revealed by the researches of Dr Saunders , are 919 ( Edward I ) , 1419 ( Edward II ) and 3182 ( 1327–52 ) . |
| 4 | Apart from the victory at Halidon Hill , which in retrospect was of great military significance but which gave Edward only a temporary and illusory supremacy , the war did little to enhance Edward III 's military reputation . |
| 5 | As a result of Napoleon III 's grave error of judgement , the affair of the Holy places became so inflamed that it set the powers on a collision course which led to the Crimean War . |
| 6 | From 1859 onwards there was a decline in Anglo-French relations brought about largely by Napoleon III 's Italian policy , which , after much manoeuvring , resulted in a war between the Italian Kingdom of Piedmont and the Austrian Empire . |
| 7 | There is no doubt that Napoleon III 's Italian policy , which seemed the prelude to a new era of French expansion , had alarmed the other European powers . |
| 8 | The other physician in attendance was Larrey , son of Napoleon I 's great surgeon-general , who in 1864 was to diagnose with accuracy the cause of Napoleon III 's declining health — a kidney stone . |
| 9 | David Speedy 's eighth goal of the season he 's top scorer here he got a couple in the last home game against Notts County and that was as Ron perfectly described it a real predator in action there . |
| 10 | The session — which featured detailed contributions from Blackwell Retail 's academic development manager Roger Bowen , and Pitman Publishing 's sales and marketing director Rod Bristow — examined the recent changes in the British education system and suggested ways in which they could be exploited to generate more sales . |
| 11 | Edward IV 's financial legacy was not as healthy as is usually assumed and the administration seems to have found itself juggling income and expenditure with more than usual anxiety . |
| 12 | Edward IV 's financial legacy was not as healthy as is usually assumed and the administration seems to have found itself juggling income and expenditure with more than usual anxiety . |
| 13 | This was a major achievement , and can be considered the outstanding success of Edward IV 's regional policy . |
| 14 | This was a major achievement , and can be considered the outstanding success of Edward IV 's regional policy . |
| 15 | The lordship had been settled on him in Edward IV 's final parliament , together with other manors of the duchy of Exeter , as part of a distribution of the duchy lands among the queen 's family . |
| 16 | The lordship had been settled on him in Edward IV 's final parliament , together with other manors of the duchy of Exeter , as part of a distribution of the duchy lands among the queen 's family . |
| 17 | Yet , in spite of the aggressive spirit found among many of the nobility on both sides of the Channel , and of Richard II 's personal participation in an expedition in 1385 against the Scots , at that moment in receipt of French assistance , the idea of peace was now increasingly in the air . |
| 18 | He was very active in the events of 1297–9 , serving as marshal of Edward I 's ill-fated army in Flanders ( 1297 ) and with Odo de Grandson and Aymer de Valence in the consequent peace negotiations with the French . |
| 19 | The heraldic poem on the Siege of Caerlaverock ( 1300 ) spoke of Edward I 's leopard-like ferocity to his enemies : |
| 20 | At the auction sale mentioned above , a tally stick belonging to Sir Thomas Phillipps and recording the delivery of horses and wagons of hay at Carlisle for Edward I 's Scottish campaign of 1306 , along with five relevant documents , fetched £2,400 against a pre-sale estimate of £400-£600 . |
| 21 | Thus , at no time in the future should any Scot be summoned to court or parliament outside Scotland — a direct reminder of Edward I 's particular offence . |
| 22 | Of the extensive Bonaparte family only Napoleon I 's remaining brother , King Jerome , and his family ( the Prince Napoleon and the Princess Mathilde ) , were given the status of Imperial Princes ( Princes français ) , with a separate civil list and the right to sit in the Senate . |
| 23 | The other physician in attendance was Larrey , son of Napoleon I 's great surgeon-general , who in 1864 was to diagnose with accuracy the cause of Napoleon III 's declining health — a kidney stone . |
| 24 | But he knew nothing about Gregory VII 's comprehensive decree of 1078 against lay investiture . |
| 25 | William III 's one ambition was to topple Louis XIV of France and when James II went to Ireland to establish a following there , William decided to take up arms against him . |
| 26 | It is to Alan Rough 's eternal credit that he developed a sense of humour which carried him through experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous . |
| 27 | BARRY WEHMILLER International 's particular manufacturing niche of specialist packaging equipment may not be the most easily understood business but it is a profitable one . |
| 28 | Efforts by Alexander I 's reforming minister , Speransky , to make promotion dependent upon examinations were frustrated by opposition from officials . |
| 29 | Instead , the Scotland stand-off 's tragic misfortune figured in the jeering and taunting to which the wives and girl friends of the players , and of others in the SRU party , were subjected . |
| 30 | February 14 is Gold Heart Day ! |