Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er when it come to a vote to try and get anything passed or changed the wee branches were solid voting for the national agreement . |
| 2 | And all the rime you knew that you would never take the risk of getting shot which this involved or have the necessary patience to carry it out . |
| 3 | He also found that moulding the right shape was more important than pecking up loose stuff , and that they would mould in a bean bag as well as in straw . |
| 4 | We found that using a Western model across cultures has potential . |
| 5 | In his study of Portuguese and English versions of Brazilian academic abstracts , Johns ( 1991 : 6 ) found that abandoning the thematic organization of the source language , in this case Portuguese , ‘ often gives a perfectly acceptable English text ’ . |
| 6 | Composers such as the late Luigi Nono , with the most exemplary of avant-garde pedigrees and a long-standing commitment to the Italian Communist Party , found that to package a political content in his music demanded more explicit dramatic support than contemporary thinking allowed . |
| 7 | WWF found that finding a cuddly plant equivalent of the panda was difficult , so instead it focused on the value of plants to mankind , particularly medicinal plants . |
| 8 | The Samaritan stopped , helped and rescued the unfortunate traveller . |
| 9 | Most of the illustrations were drawn by Lancake ( forty-eight of the first hundred ) , J. S. Miller both drew and engraved a considerable number , while Mynde and Jeffreys appear most frequently amongst engravers . |
| 10 | She stirred as they entered and gave a creaking groan as she began to waken . |
| 11 | Right : Philip designed and made the circular dining table using smoky blue glass |
| 12 | Together they designed and supervised a large number of contracts , including the Wye Valley Railway , the Guernsey Tramway , the Cardiff and Penarth Tramway , the East Worcestershire Waterworks , and Totland Bay pier , as well as acting as engineers to the West Bromwich sanitary commissioners . |
| 13 | In 1826 he was appointed resident engineer to the London docks where , over the next nine years , he designed and executed the Eastern dock , with the associated warehousing , entrance locks , bridges , and other works . |
| 14 | They designed and built a new tractor mower and turned their former customers into competitors . |
| 15 | The son of King George III , as Prince Regent , was renowned as a connoisseur of elegant living and of art treasures , also architecture and was the patron of the architect , John Nash , who designed and built the famous Regent Street crescent in London 's West End , and other developments around Regents Park , also the equally famous Brighton Pavilion . |
| 16 | I caught and examined a good sample of these . |
| 17 | As her subjects prepared for action , she encountered and noted the physical hardships that prevailed , notably the intense cold . |
| 18 | As her subjects prepared for action , she encountered and noted the physical hardships that prevailed , notably the intense cold . |
| 19 | Charles winced and foresaw a painful visit to the field cashier in Lille . |
| 20 | She felt constrained to sit and light-headed when she rose and crossed the long boards to fold back the shutters and open the windows wide . |
| 21 | Corbett rose and gulped the cool night air . |
| 22 | Queen Elizabeth then rose and made a wonderful speech in reply , and proposed the toast of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . |
| 23 | After other speeches condemning Ian Paisley , Terence O'Neill rose and delivered a long statement in which he made it clear that he regarded the defeat of Ian Paisley as a central part of his reforming Unionism . |
| 24 | Then he rose and swore a solemn oath to keep faith , to be true to his lord . |
| 25 | En route we fried and ate the well tenderised cod — this was filmed with plenty of zizzle track — and I drank to the loss of another illusion in the Scotch that will never be seen in Saudi Arabia . |
| 26 | Apparently carrion , it moved and stretched a lean back leg , which turned out to be Stripey 's . |
| 27 | It is a happy custom of this House that , on this occasion , the Leader of the Opposition congratulates those hon. Members who moved and seconded the Loyal Address . |
| 28 | Here they built and established a walled city . |
| 29 | Glen Coe Still on conservation issues , it came as a pleasant surprise to many when the news leaked that the Countryside Commission for Scotland , who built and own the controversial visitors centre on National Trust for Scotland ground in Glen Coe , had recommended that the centre be moved . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , Ven ! ’ she sighed , and adored him when he bent and placed a tender kiss on her forehead . |