Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [art] national [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As Sherman saw the teacher stop and point in the other direction , he dropped to a quadrupedal stance , put down the National Geographic , stopped vocalizing completely , lost his pilo-erection , and appeared completely dejected .
2 This set up a national Poor Law Commission to superintend the system , and formed the parishes into groups known as poor law unions .
3 The first part of the act set up a National Industrial Recovery Administration ( NIRA ) .
4 The 1944 Education Act set up a national educational system which was locally administered .
5 A majority of the 1916 conference called for action to end the war , immediately provoking Hyndman and his supporters , including Jack Jones ( soon to become Labour MP for Silvertown ) and Thorne to depart and set up the National Socialist Party ( NSP ) .
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