Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gist of it was summed up in the formula cuius regio , eius religio which meant that each king or prince had the right to choose the religion of his subjects . |
| 2 | Cassell & Co published the book . |
| 3 | Its auditor , Arthur Andersen & Co informed the company that it is withdrawing its audit reports dated August 19 on the company 's financial statements included in the 10K , Sequoia added . |
| 4 | The old order changeth , and how — back at the end of the 1970s , Ted Dexter and Honeywell Information Systems Ltd got together to propose to the British Broadcasting Corporation that television coverage of cricket could be enhanced with a little judicious computer intervention and the age of computer-aided sports broadcasting was born : for a decade and more a Level 6 minicomputer or successor followed the cameras and trundled around the cricket grounds of England and Wales in the back of a truck as Honeywell and successor company Bull HN Information Systems Ltd maintained the tradition — but with the first one-day match of the current series against Australia at Old Trafford yesterday , what was the legend at the bottom of the caption but ‘ Intel processing ’ . |
| 5 | There was a time when a racing driver 's wife or girlfriend clicked the stopwatch in between making the tea . |
| 6 | The recipient could also give evidence that she recognised the voice or tape recorded the offender . |
| 7 | Harpers & Queen met the maestro in his own home , a chic but highly individual apartment in the smart seizième district of Paris . |
| 8 | At the end of the match Comte Ghislain de Vogüé of Moët et Chandon , who had come over from France especially for the match and the luncheon that preceded it ; and Viscountess Marchwood , wife of the managing director of Moët et Chandon UK , presented the Moët et Chandon prizes , and Miss Liz Kershaw the publisher of Harpers & Queen presented the Harpers & Queen trophy . |
| 9 | If more than one officer or warden witnessed the incident it might save argument in court if a corroborative statement was made by the other witness . |
| 10 | Dwelling in a favourite cosy spot by hearth or oven , the killmoulis would wail if sickness or misfortune threatened the family . |
| 11 | On a pragmatic level , the pressure for self-government or franchise complicated the aristocracy 's game of preserving their own lordship while subverting that of their rivals . |
| 12 | Great-grandfather or great-great-grandfather bought the house , and the head of the shipping line has always lived there , even when most of the neighbourhood became a slum . |
| 13 | They are often rounded , but some have a flat top , which was often placed so that the sharpest edge or point indicated the direction of the ley . |
| 14 | Eventually some pressure or need caused the migration of one or more into already occupied territory . |
| 15 | Customs & Excise introduced the changes , which will be back-dated to 1 July , after it found hotels had been treating the supply of packed lunches to guests as zero-rated ( Caterer , 27 June–3 July ) . |
| 16 | There were times when the writers ' arrogance or pomposity had the opposite of the intended effect of taking the often hapless victim down a peg or three . |
| 17 | About 1798 Rundell arranged to purchase the old-established jewellery business of John Duval , Sons & Co. ; by this means Rundell & Bridge became the crown jewellers . |
| 18 | The result of this Meditatio was that the monk or nun experienced the truths of faith in an entirely new way . |
| 19 | The future of the Lawrence Challenge Trophy , awarded to the scorer of the season 's fastest century , was assured when the company which has taken over Walter Lawrence & Co. returned the trophy to the Lawrence family . |
| 20 | The thought or feeling tipped the balance , made the difference . |
| 21 | Cable & Wireless said the transaction was only at a preliminary stage but the talks were taking place on the basis of Hong Kong Telecom 's average price last month . |
| 22 | It must be proved that the defendant 's act or omission caused the death of the victim within a year and a day . |
| 23 | Frost or sunshine wrapped the pools in cellophane ; |
| 24 | Now he saw himself step into the picture , and something he was doing or saying made the men and women before him jump from their seats , even Lionel . |
| 25 | In order to alleviate bottlenecks in the supply of skilled labour at that time , each enterprise or factory assumed the responsibility for training recruits for the emerging mass-production industries . |
| 26 | All these things Victoria did with a sense of duty so deeply buried in her psyche that no trace of condescension or obsequiousness marred the performance . |
| 27 | By deprivation I mean that the parents or school recognized the child 's achievements , but only grudgingly , for example , ‘ You have done quite well ’ or ‘ You 've passed this exam , but you have still more to pass ’ . |
| 28 | It was like a barometer whose health or malaise reflected the state of society as a whole . |
| 29 | In the majority of cases , parents or partner persuaded the user to seek help in the form of treatment and/or counselling . |
| 30 | the court or appeal denied the recovery on the grounds that an action could only be brought where the pain and suffering was ‘ reasonably prolonged . ’ |