Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1990 , the EPA was devising fine particulate ( PM 10 ) equivalents to replace the TSP increments and was introducing PSD increments for oxides of nitrogen . |
| 2 | In the autumn of 1929 Humphrys was appointed high commissioner ( from 1932 first British ambassador ) to the British mandated state of Iraq , where he stayed for six years . |
| 3 | In 1927 Pillai was appointed assistant collector of customs in Madras and two years later became deputy director of commercial Intelligence in Calcutta . |
| 4 | But while the experts complained about the way ‘ soft soap ’ was sterilising British brains , only to then argue that on the other hand Neighbours was ‘ allowing more public expressions of family emotions ’ , Kylie was taking full advantage of the situation . |
| 5 | Dobson came on because Waddle was tormenting poor Alan Wright on a day that looked to belong to Wednesday when John Harkes let rip . |
| 6 | Gorbachev was re-elected general secretary on July 10 by secret ballot . |
| 7 | By a quarter to five Kathleen was having serious doubts about her sanity . |
| 8 | Pakistan was to receive Japanese aid worth an estimated 55,000 million yen ( about US$445 million ) for five projects during the fiscal year 1992-93 . |
| 9 | In Cabinet changes which took effect on Feb. 25 Carmelo Lauria Lesseur was appointed Interior Minister , Arminda Quintana Justice Minister , Rafael Guevara acting Minister of Energy and Mines , and Celestino Armas Secretary of the Presidency . |
| 10 | Tony Visconti tells the story of how he testified against Angie in the struggle for custody of Zowie , and how David was frequenting transvestite clubs of Berlin while making an album with Iggy Pop and Brian Eno . |
| 11 | In the 1680s , when Colbert de Croissy was preaching honourable behaviour to his son , the theft or attempted theft of despatches was still a commonplace of diplomacy . |
| 12 | In England Almroth Wright was expressing similar views . |
| 13 | By 1954 , when many British saloons had no suspension to speak of , Citroen was offering hydropneumatic suspension on the 15CV . |
| 14 | Relations had deteriorated in 1989 following accusations that Uganda was supporting Kenyan dissidents [ see p. 36918 ] . |
| 15 | Today , McRae was chasing lost time and ended up driving into a ditch , but will still be the first British driver home . |
| 16 | At the launch , Fillpina Primary Health Care Worker Susan Cueva described how her baby , Chisan was given free Nestle baby milk in a Baguio City hospital against her wishes . |
| 17 | The tragedy of Oedipus Rex was given archetypal significance by Freud when he claimed it encapsulated the universal unconscious wish of young boys to dispense with their fathers in order to establish an exclusive claim upon their mothers . |
| 18 | Mrs Currie was appointed junior health minister just three years after entering the Commons for Bedford South in 1983 . |
| 19 | You could see Dunwoody was conserving Royal Cedar 's energy , however , and asking for an effort approaching the second last he rose fractionally in front and was well on top at the line , having 2 ½ lengths to spare over the gallant Durham Edition who was trying to give 18lb . |
| 20 | Dusty Springfield was wearing new shoes , with very high heels , and was terrified that she 'd slip , so just before she was due to go on , one of the team was dispatched to look for some scissors to scratch the soles with . |
| 21 | On May 18 1988 , Computergram Number 931 reported that IBM was seeking retroactive royalties from any company that had cloned the Personal Computer * * * the Open Software Foundation was revealed with seven sponsors * * * |
| 22 | Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Swalwell was granted conditional bail . |
| 23 | Reynolds was elected Prime Minister by 84 votes to 78 in the Dáil on Feb. 11 and immediately announced a new Cabinet , replacing eight of Haughey 's 14 ministers . |
| 24 | Cards and flowers had already come to the stage door , and Bernie was making mocking remarks at every opportunity . |
| 25 | Successive kings had no reason to grumble , cathedral chapters were happy to elect , and the Church of England was given good leaders — William Temple of York and George Bell of Chichester among them . |
| 26 | Shortly afterwards Stieger resigned and Eric Gordon England was appointed Managing Director , a man firmly convinced that the era of civil aviation had finally begun in earnest . |
| 27 | Mr I J Stephen was appointed Assistant Area Director and Welfare Officer for the North Eastern Area , and Mr G M Halloran was appointed Assistant Area Director and Welfare Officer for Scotland . |
| 28 | With the advent of the Portuguese , Brazil was declared Roman Catholic and according to the practice of the age , Jesuit priests accompanied the occupation of the country , seeking to baptise the indigenous Indian communities into the Catholic faith . |
| 29 | Ramesses II of Egypt ( Moses ' contemporary ) used this same hollow rectangular formation in his Syrian campaign , so it looks as if Moses was making good use of his earlier Egyptian military training . |
| 30 | A RADICAL 12-year plan to provide a better service for pedestrians , cyclists and users of public transport in Central Scotland was given final approval yesterday . |