Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his two-volume Mexico of the Twentieth Century ( 1907 ) Martin moved on to examine British investment and influence in that country . |
| 2 | A CAP designed only to promote efficient farming would abolish itself forthwith . |
| 3 | Regarding the environment , there are impractical proposals emanating via Brussels , designed merely to placate noisy pressure groups . |
| 4 | He then rose rapidly to become chief conductor at La Scala , Milan , and later became musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra and , for the past three years , of the Vienna State Opera . |
| 5 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 6 | No further information seemed to be forthcoming and Rose still had tight hold of the ring . |
| 7 | FERRANTI moved yesterday to take full management control of its International Signal and Control subsidiary where a £215m fraud has been discovered . |
| 8 | So , getting down to specifics , the two species mentioned both make excellent aquarium subjects , the only cause for concern being whether they have been maintained in brackish water or already acclimatised to freshwater if you wish to maintain them in this environment . |
| 9 | Important as was the consciousness of self-government , the fueros would not have been defended with such obstinacy had they not conferred substantial economic advantages , designed originally to favour poor frontier provinces . |
| 10 | It ca n't have been the script , which tried unconvincingly to suggest multiple reconciliation under the spell of the Castello Brown ( the castle 's real-life name , believe me or not ) and then petered out , as if the adaptor had given up and left the cast to improvise . |
| 11 | The style which he created strongly influenced English art for the remainder of the twelfth century , and found echoes on the Continent . |
| 12 | This is consistent with the results we reported earlier showing good performance on the causal task ( see Table 3.1 ) . |
| 13 | We stopped again to buy olive oil and garlic , for Lili said that although she had vowed not to interfere she was going to cook dinner and , while my mother would complain , she would be grateful in the end . |
| 14 | Indomethacin in the dose used significantly reduced eicosanoid formation in the pancreas ex vivo . |
| 15 | Scottish kings were rarely powerful enough , or could muster an army large and united enough to keep permanent guard along the frontier against major English invasions . |
| 16 | At his farewell the Social Club lounge was packed with colleagues wishing to give a good send-off , his three daughters also came along to lend moral support . |
| 17 | The parliamentary façade of Bismarck 's Prussia , the french democracy which had crushed the Revolution of 1848 and did the same to the Paris Commune in 1871 , and even Britain 's constitutional monarchy seemed merely to disguise flagrant injustice . |
| 18 | Like Renner , he saw the system as driving towards increased international economic integration which ought to create an internationally united working class , yet seemed only to strengthen national separatism . |
| 19 | This was the case with Marjorie , who 'd just accepted voluntary retirement after 20 years in her office . |
| 20 | They 'd just walked full circle past the famous Tivoli lake with the much photographed and traditionally Danish Old Ferry Inn jutting out into its depths , and through the sunken garden , back to the bubble fountain , when the lights were switched on . |
| 21 | ‘ I felt I 'd already done Prime Suspect , ’ says Lynda , although she did supply the plot outline . |
| 22 | FURTHER to your article TECs slammed over funding red tape ( Caterer , 22–28 August ) , I thought you might be interested to hear the other side of the coin . |
| 23 | She 'd always preferred French cricket , although she 'd naturally never told Stephen that . |
| 24 | She 'd always had good food and warm clothes and a comfortable house to live in . |
| 25 | It was matched , operationally , by General Erskine 's conviction that the Chinese border could be made impregnable and the coastline sealed off to prevent external aid reaching the Vietminh ; although it was admitted this could not be done with existing forces on the border . |
| 26 | Instead of playing a leading role in the new monetary union , we shall be semi-detached from it — robbed of our full chance to shape its institutions , suffering economically because of the uncertainty , and condemned always to follow monetary union , never to lead it . |
| 27 | If he turned and looked at her , she might have to give a straight reply , but to his narrow back , which could have been the back of a much younger man , she began to tease , in the way that she had learned so many of her new friends liked , when they made similar inquiries too , like the painter who 'd lain on her bed and asked her earnestly if she 'd ever experienced simultaneous orgasm , or the musician who 'd volunteered he 'd show her a ‘ perversion ’ he was sure nobody would have demonstrated to her before , and began nuzzling between her legs . |
| 28 | One important principle must be observed : important parts should be composed first , and the supporting part or parts added later to create satisfactory harmony . |
| 29 | but talking estimating the next one is that the one that we 'd originally called Talking Print Buying that I 'd got |
| 30 | Commanders who undervalued or ignored Ultra get short shrift . |