Example sentences of "[num] and [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serbia was occupied in 1439 and became a Turkish province , but Murad 's siege of Belgrade in 1440 was repulsed by the Hungarians . |
| 2 | Edward Heath disbanded the government and parliament of Northern Ireland in March 1972 and created a new post of secretary of state for Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | She had lain on her bed at her farmhouse home on January 2 and put a double-barrelled shotgun to her head . |
| 4 | Richardson scored 53 and shared a second wicket partnership of 141 with man-of-the-match Lara , who hit 14 boundaries and made his runs from 132 deliveries before being run out . |
| 5 | , in Chambers Street , was founded as a technical institute in 1821 and became a fully- fledged university in 1966 . |
| 6 | Joined the Group in 1985 and played a major role in developing the Group 's gas turbine division . |
| 7 | He was a King 's scholar at Eton College ( 1866–71 ) and went on to King 's College , Cambridge , where he was a Browne 's medallist ( Greek epigrams ) in 1874 and gained a first in the classical tripos in 1875 . |
| 8 | Muldoon had retired from politics in 1991 and became a popular talk-show host with an Auckland radio station . |
| 9 | Mr Athulathmudali had defected from the ruling United National Party in 1991 and led a powerful opposition group , the Democratic United National Front . |
| 10 | Arthurton denied the Australian attack for seven hours 45 minutes in his seventh test , hitting 16 fours and one six and overshadowed a fine bowling performance by paceman Bruce Reid , who took five for 112 . |
| 11 | JAMES SERVICE ( 1823–1899 ) emigrated to Melbourne in the 1840s and formed a large commercial firm ; he entered state politics and rose to be Premier of Victoria from 1883 to 1885 . |
| 12 | It was sold again in 1963 and became a well-known , principally grounded , sight around Miami . |
| 13 | The agreement , however , passed the House of Commons by 473 votes to 47 and received a similar endorsement in the Irish Dáil . |
| 14 | They raided his home on January 7 and seized a nine-page list detailing 272 titles called Editman 's Horror List . |
| 15 | Today ( a wet Monday ) he was up as usual at 6.30 and had a few cornflakes and a pint of coffee . |
| 16 | After a two-year tour of the Continent , he returned to England in 1799 and started a veterinary practice at 17 Giltspur Street , mainly among brewery horses and those of a similar type . |
| 17 | Ted was signed for the Palace by Manager Jack Tresadern from Preston in the summer of 1934 and had a magnificent first season , only prevented from making full appearances by an injury sustained in our Christmas Day fixture at Torquay . |
| 18 | Uli played for the ‘ Boks against the Cavaliers in 1986 and scored a remarkable try in the Third Test . |
| 19 | As a result , The Lost Houses of Wales was published in 1986 and caused a massive stir with extensive press coverage . |
| 20 | The scheme has been running since 1986 and won a similar CIMA award in 1988 . |
| 21 | I went for a couple of terms in 1986 and gained a different perspective on drawing which helped me look more deeply at my subject and see light and shade differently . |
| 22 | I went for a couple of terms in 1986 and gained a different perspective on drawing which helped me look more deeply at my subject and see light and shade differently . |
| 23 | Armstrong was born in 1893 and had a classical education at Oxford before reaching art school just before the outbreak of the First World War . |
| 24 | He graduated in 1940 and spent a short time at Pennsylvania State University before returning to UCLA to do his PhD . |
| 25 | Joined the Group in 1975 and played a major role in developing the Group 's significant offshore engineering activities . |
| 26 | Robin transferred by invitation into the main club at 21 and earned a worthy reputation as a fine golfer ( best gross 69 ) . |
| 27 | Richard Andrews Mould was born at Whitchurch , north Shropshire , in 1807 and became a successful wine and sherry merchant with extensive vaults in the Exchange Chambers , Liverpool . |
| 28 | To these ends the Duke of Northumberland financed a publishing house , the Boswell Publishing Company , in 1921 and established a weekly newspaper , The Patriot , in 1922 . |
| 29 | He left the Army in 1946 and became a Lay Pastor first in Norfolk and then in Yorkshire . |
| 30 | He was referred in 1984 and had a full clinical remission with elemental diet and began single food reintroductions . |