Example sentences of "[num] [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Youngsters from 14–17 got an exclusive insight into the repertoire of a military band as players demonstrated everything from trumpet fanfares to dance music . |
| 2 | The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 restated the criminal offence of ‘ watching or besetting ’ but excluded from that activity ‘ attending at or near the house or place where a person resides , or works , or carries on business , or happens to be … in order merely to obtain or communicate information ’ . |
| 3 | After a fine spring , the summer of 1980 became a big disappointment and the weather reached something of a soggy climax for the fifth Test at Headingley . |
| 4 | Lady Arran , who in 1980 became the first person to top 100 mph in an offshore power boat , set the world speed record for an electric boat at just over 50 mph . |
| 5 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) , which in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution , was superseded by a National Assembly elected in December 1989 , when the CND assumed the role of an economic and social council . |
| 6 | An elected National Development Council ( CND ) in 1986 drafted a national charter to serve as the basis for a new Constitution which was adopted by referendum in September 1989 . |
| 7 | He was educated at private schools in Kew and Maida Vale , and in 1866 entered the Royal College of Chemistry , presided over by Dr Edward Frankland . |
| 8 | A change of government in 1948 found the new administration equally committed to health reform . |
| 9 | Marko in real life succeeded his father as ruler of Prilep , but after 1385 became a Turkish vassal , served in the Turkish army during the battle of Kosovo , and was probably killed fighting for the Turks at Rovine in 1395 . |
| 10 | Lethal Weapon 2 got a U certificate in France , but the British censor would n't even pass it for over-18s without some of the violence being cut . |
| 11 | The UWP , in power since 1982 , won nine of the 17 parliamentary seats in the general election of April 6 , 1987 ; fresh elections on April 30 produced the same result , and the subsequent defection of an SLP member increased the UWP 's majority to three seats [ see pp. 35187-8 ] . |
| 12 | It was Matilda , the only offspring of this marriage , who in 1181–2 became the unwitting cause of what the chronicler of the Limousin , Geoffrey de Vigeois , called " a great calamity for our country " . |
| 13 | The USSR Supreme Soviet on June 12 passed a long-awaited law on the press and mass media , featuring detailed guarantees of press freedom and the rules for journalistic practice , and the abolition of censorship . |
| 14 | Thus the Paris Summit in 1972 produced a clear statement that a high priority should be given to correcting regional imbalances which would otherwise interfere with the realisation of economic and monetary union . |
| 15 | The national surveys of disability conducted by OPCS in 1985 revealed a higher prevalence of disability among women aged 75 and over than men in the same age group . |
| 16 | Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov on Feb. 12 made the astonishing announcement that January 's sudden withdrawal of Rbs50 and Rbs100 banknotes had been prompted by the discovery of a Western plot to flood the Soviet economy with billions of roubles to create artificial hyper-inflation . |
| 17 | United States President Bush on Dec. 12 announced a temporary waiver until mid-1991 of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment restricting US trade with the Soviet Union [ see also p. 37921 ] . |
| 18 | The government condemned the attacks as the work of the enemies of democracy and on Dec. 12 announced the indefinite postponement of legislative elections , due on Jan. 9 , 1992 , " as a gesture of goodwill " . |
| 19 | The UN Conference on Disarmament on June 22 tabled a complete draft text for a treaty banning the production , stockpiling and use of chemical weapons as well as ordering the destruction of all existing stocks . |
| 20 | ‘ The new pattern introductions for Autumn 1993 created a great deal of excitement at the show , especially Hopscotch , Aquabatic , and Hyde Park in the new fine china collection , ’ said Tom . |
| 21 | Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis , who faced dissent over his austerity policies and his moderate stance on the Macedonia issue , on Dec. 2 dismissed the entire Cabinet . |
| 22 | Paragraph 12 pronounced the key requirement : the Government 's duty was , it said , to advocate a policy which would provide the best possible foundation for a further reduction in inflation , already reduced in the previous year from 17 per cent to around 8 per cent ; an increase in jobs and output ; and an improved standard of living . |
| 23 | The Middle East International of Feb. 22 described the anti-war movement as " relatively inactive " , although Marseille dockers from the communist CGT trade union refused on Feb. 13 to load arms , ammunition and equipment for the Gulf . |
| 24 | On his death-bed , George V visited a royal curse upon the town with his famous final utterance ‘ Bugger Bognor ! ’ , from which the place has never quite recovered . |
| 25 | A BOY of 12 crashed a stolen car yesterday — then left a pal trapped in the wreck as he fled . |
| 26 | Having proved the possibility of making good paper from such materials , Koops set up a company , the Straw Paper Manufactory , raised over £70,000 by issue of shares , and in 1801 erected a paper-making mill at Millbank in Westminster . |
| 27 | Queen Victoria and George V presided a dozen times over the formation of minority or coalition governments . |
| 28 | We were living in a spectacular era : Mussolini made war on hapless Ethiopia ; after the death of King George V came the brief reign of Edward VIII , his abdication and marriage to Mrs Wallis Simpson ; then the happier reign of King George VI . |
| 29 | The proven complicity of Miura , the Japanese envoy , in the brutal murder of the Korean queen in October 1895 drove the Korean king , fearful for his safety , to seek asylum in the Russian legation . |
| 30 | The dominant force in British 750 bike racing in 1993 added the Super Cup series to his British Superbike Championship with two runaway wins on the 2.6 mile Grand Prix track . |