Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1987 AMV invested in McBain Noel-Johnson , a design and advertising agency which Baulk helped found 20 years ago . |
| 2 | In June 1940 the land of Louis XIV and Napoleon had experienced swift defeat at the hands of Germany . |
| 3 | But the DoH had made huge efforts to provide training for home helps through the training support grant and NVQs . |
| 4 | Agatha giggled as if Corbett had posed some riddle . |
| 5 | As they approached , Corbett realised the fortifications of Earlston were a square tower of pleasing proportions within a stockade or peel which Corbett had seen many times on his journeys into Scotland . |
| 6 | Corbett had dreaded this question , always knowing it would be asked . |
| 7 | Wishart stared at Corbett and laughed as if Corbett had told some pleasantry . |
| 8 | Preliminary assessments suggested that Kuwait had suffered catastrophic damage to its infrastructure during the Gulf conflict . |
| 9 | Since the outbreak of the Gulf war in 1980 , he stated , Kuwait had stolen vast amounts of oil from the southern section of the Rumalla oilfield . |
| 10 | An unfortunate allusion , thought McAllister nastily , who knew her Bible , and that the cock crowed after betrayal , and from what Matey had said this woman specialised in betrayal . |
| 11 | In September 1991 President Mitterrand had announced that production would be reduced from 120 to 30 missiles . |
| 12 | She had wanted to stay with her brother , but he had called her a child , he had referred to Tallis as the woman whom he loved , and Morthen had taken both statements to her young heart . |
| 13 | ‘ Well done ! ’ called Rose after Dora had sunk six putts in a row . |
| 14 | Investigator Ken Randall found Gooda Walker had made unorthodox use of ‘ time and distance ’ insurance policies , which led to a possible £10 million overstatement of profits for 1988 on one syndicate , 290 . |
| 15 | Three farms in Powys had bought extra acres to accommodate sons now on the farm . |
| 16 | The outcome of the vote had been determined partly by reports that Pakistan had sought ballistic missile technology from China . |
| 17 | Bernice had seen such items in the Cultural Histories Museum on Adorno . |
| 18 | The Doctor waited until Bernice had abandoned all hope of recalling her long-forgotten theoretical mathematics . |
| 19 | Marie had watched many hospital dramas on television . |
| 20 | Flaherty and MacKnobb had produced thin gold and silver and emerald paint with which they had coloured the fine charcoal designs and the end result was really rather good . |
| 21 | She was taking a gamble , already Hari had spent precious time and materials making footwear that might never be bought and paid for . |
| 22 | Within the hour , Hari had measured several pairs of feet and had enough orders to keep her busy for several weeks . |
| 23 | I was furious , and said the guy had certainly not caddied for Cotton when he won , and that in his later years Cotton had had several caddies . |
| 24 | Hill had accused Supreme Court aspirant Judge Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment years earlier , and feminists were outraged when the court rebuffed her claims . |
| 25 | The prophet Ezekiel had given this oracle from God , looking ahead to the age of fulfilment : |
| 26 | Yeltsin and Gorbachev had held separate meetings with military commanders on Dec. 11 , apparently in an attempt to ensure armed forces support for the new Commonwealth . |
| 27 | President Gorbachev had released Ukrainian Defence Minister , Gen. Konstantin Morozov , from his duties in the Soviet Army on Oct. 1 . |
| 28 | Having secured backing on Nov. 17 from the USSR Supreme Soviet for the changes in outline , Gorbachev had submitted detailed proposals to that body and secured its endorsement on Dec. 4 by 281 votes to 17 after a brief debate . |
| 29 | David had made great friends with them because they would come into his apartment at night and he would sing them songs and things . |
| 30 | I wondered if David had got this evening to catch a bottle of wine |