Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stoke made the breakthrough in the 51st minute , when Paul Ware scored from a 20-yard free kick after being fouled by Cooper . |
| 2 | The NME led the way in this shift of attitudes . |
| 3 | Ian led the pack in fine style , well supported by second rower Warren Aspinall until he retired with a damaged shoulder . |
| 4 | Gary Blissett squandered the penalty in the 24th minute — Eric Nixon saving well — but he made amends by heading Brentford in front on the half-hour . |
| 5 | In December 1970 Victoria led the world in making the wearing of seat belts , where fitted , compulsory . |
| 6 | Yet , according to The Times ( 7 February 1984 ) , ‘ The first most Cabinet ministers knew was when Sir Geoffrey Howe announced the decision in the Commons on January 25 . ’ |
| 7 | If they were not told the embarrassing source of these words — and perhaps even if they were — most Asians would give a vigorous nod of approval to the sentiments expressed by Neville Chamberlain when Germany annexed the Sudetenland in 1938 : ‘ How horrible , fantastic , incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing . ’ |
| 8 | When Beatrice visited the canteen in October 1914 she found a good deal of atmosphere , although there was no beer or wine . |
| 9 | The parking plots on either side of St Giles ' were now virtually empty and Morse drew the Jaguar in outside St John 's . |
| 10 | This appears to be the sense in which Plato used the idea in the Timaeus . |
| 11 | The Redcoats ruled the roost in the world of the British holiday for many years , providing an apprenticeship for Roy Hudd , and a host of other showbiz dreamers . |
| 12 | Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth in the first manned satellite , Stalin 's body was unceremoniously removed from the Moscow Mausoleum , counter revolutionaries attempted to overthrow the Castro regime in Cuba and Scotland were drubbed 9–3 at Wembley . |
| 13 | ‘ BPX led the change in the North Sea and we continue to benchmark against the competition which is now hard on our heels . |
| 14 | In the 1970s the United States led the world in setting up standards of risk assessment , and establishing suitable levels of containment for laboratory buildings and equipment . |
| 15 | Stendhal immortalized the city in La Chartreuse de Parme , describing the beautiful women who walked in the streets as Madonnas who had just emerged from the paintings of Correggio and Parmigianino . |
| 16 | Contrary to his expectations , David found the atmosphere in New York stimulating and exciting . |
| 17 | Alice undertook most of this ; but Bert visited the branch in South London to make sure everyone would be inspired to come . |
| 18 | Sir Richard described the proposal in the Broadcasting Bill as ‘ state control of a commercial channel — surely the antithesis of everything this government is opposed to ’ . |
| 19 | Wright found the condition in 1% of new patients in general medical clinics and in 5% of new patients attending gastroenterology clinics . |
| 20 | Long after the United States entered the war in 1917 , the Lafayette Squadron continued to fly under French colours . |
| 21 | Mr Vasarhelyi fled the country in 1956 at the time of the Hungarian Revolution . |
| 22 | A neighbour smelled burning and dialled 999 — but Heidi stopped the fire-crew in their tracks . |
| 23 | Pahdra Singh mounted the pavement in his Bentley this morning and pinned me to the window of the Wimpy Bar . |
| 24 | Pakistan doctored the ball in the Texaco Trophy at Lord 's , but the authorities admit nothing . |
| 25 | The girls and Branwell were learning to play the piano , and Branwell played the music in church . |
| 26 | Arafat adjourned the meeting in Tunis yesterday after two officials of the 18-member ruling body stormed out , PLO officials said . |
| 27 | Spee , knowing he was doomed , ordered his light cruisers to escape southward while his flagship , Scharnhorst , and Gneisenau delayed the enemy in hopeless contest . |
| 28 | As at all his power stations , Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown . |
| 29 | in Mathematics , Andrew Walker joined the Company in August . |
| 30 | Tohou opened the scoring in the 11th minute when she beat goalkeeper Jo Thompson and after Mary Nevill had levelled with a penalty stroke within a minute , Tohou made the game safe with her second goal two minutes from time . |