Example sentences of "[coord] was [vb pp] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the parent of the opposite sex was unconsciously seductive with this adult when a young child , and if the excitement of the love of and for this parent was felt to be too dangerous , or was disapproved of by the parent of the same sex , passion and excitement within marriage may continue to be forbidden by an inner imperative . |
| 2 | At all of them he was turned away empty-handed and was cursed at as a beggar by the proud townspeople of Semer Water . |
| 3 | This statement was subsequently applied in Reg. v. Oliva [ 1965 ] 1 W.L.R. 1028 , 1036–1037 , and was relied on by Mr. Newman in the course of his submissions on behalf of the applicant as applicable by analogy in the present case . |
| 4 | Ven was leaving his room at just the same time , and , ‘ Hello , ’ she offered in a friendly , bright way , and was stabbed at by fingers of conscience all the way down in the lift . |
| 5 | He used to be in the board meeting with us , and was referred to as the ‘ sleeping partner ’ by the directors ! ’ |
| 6 | That has aroused a great deal of fear and was referred to in a recent Health and Safety Executive report . |
| 7 | I ventured to express exactly the opposite opinion and was stared at as if I were a hawker of ladies ’ underwear who had accidentally strayed into a monastery . ’ |
| 8 | He made his speech — or rather sought to make it — against a barrage of noise and calls to resign from the Opposition and was listened to in stony silence by the Government benches . |
| 9 | At 31 March 1991 , Harland Simon held 50% of the equity share capital of Perfect Information but did not treat this as an associated undertaking because the investment was held for the short term and was disposed of in August 1991 . |
| 10 | Craig 's is an untypically simple case inasmuch as his surplus arose as early as the second count and was disposed of in the third . |
| 11 | David Hartridge had become a fully-fledged pilot and was looked upon as a hero . |
| 12 | In the communal gardens I did not generally like drawing alone ; children and young teenage boys away from adult supervision , like young people everywhere , would sometimes taunt me or become rude , whereas one time , I sat against a house wall and was looked after by a family . |
| 13 | The ceremony took place on Saturday 13 June 1953 at 2.30 pm and was presided over by the Reverend Colin Roberts , President of the Conference . |
| 14 | The meeting was held at Halling Institute and was presided over by T.H. Baker Esq. , C.C. and supported by Messrs. M.B. Parrington , T. Hollands , A.F. Bowker etc . |
| 15 | The 19th session of the first Cambodian National Assembly was held in Phnom Penh on Aug. 3-9 and was presided over by Chea Sim , the Assembly 's President . |
| 16 | It was built in the 13th century on older foundations , as a shared church , serving both a convent of nuns and the local parish , and was added to over the next five centuries . |
| 17 | Such a plan was vital because , up to now , the Community budget had been small and was paid for by national contributions . |
| 18 | Grachev was sick , but was sent for from hospital . |
| 19 | It was a common-sense answer to a direct question — but was seized upon as a black and white declaration of Linfield 's policy on mixed-religion teams . |
| 20 | Eaton had no station master but was looked after by Mrs Bason , a station mistress of character who , if there were no waiting passengers , would signal the train through at walking pace . |