Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Havel dismissed Ivan Gasparovic as Federal Prosecutor on March 2 on the grounds that he lacked the authority to carry out his job . |
| 2 | The relevant statute empowered the minister to set up such a committee but in this case he refused to do so on the ground that the complaint was unsuitable for investigation because it raised wide issues ; that if the committee upheld the complaint he would be expected to make an order to give effect to the committee 's recommendations ; and that the complaint should be dealt with by the Board rather than by the committee of investigation . |
| 3 | His voice pierced the mist swirling round her brain . |
| 4 | He passed the day skulking around cafes , and when Georges met him by chance later on he confessed he 'd been beaten up in his flat because he 'd agreed to do a favour for someone and it had gone wrong . |
| 5 | Both the trial judge and the Court of Appeal applied the law laid down by the Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division in Reg. v. Commissioner for Local Administration , Ex parte Croydon London Borough Council [ 1989 ] 1 All E.R. |
| 6 | He made the putt to open up a five-shot lead . |
| 7 | Whilst I stand to be corrected , it may well have been this greasy property which made the finish dry out with a khaki tone . |
| 8 | So we made the decision to go up Beinn Damh , not a Munro , but nevertheless a divine mountain of 902 metres situated conveniently behind the cottage . |
| 9 | She made the decision to go out on her own because she wanted more freedom to pursue her many interests . |
| 10 | His North Sea assault gave the environmentalists a powerful and unique spokesman ; it made the government sit up and take notice ; and it speeded up the long and painful process of making the public aware that there was a very real problem to solve , which was going to involve personal sacrifices . |
| 11 | They made the girl go back to Baskerville Hall with them , and locked her in a room upstairs . |
| 12 | What made the case stand out was the motivation for Otto 's pilfering . |
| 13 | Katherine 's expression made the governess hurry on . |
| 14 | He drank some of the coffee and smiled , that ruthless , dangerous smile of his that made the heart turn over in her . |
| 15 | The britzka overhauled Sam and Sarah halfway up the hill from Trouville ; Nora made the coachman pull in and let Sarah climb up ; he and Sam walked beside the horses to the top . |
| 16 | He had a habit of beginning each section with some arresting phrase such as ‘ Savages and churchmen … ’ , which made the audience sit up . |
| 17 | I think my race across the car park and the force of gravity just made the baby slip out ! |
| 18 | ‘ I made the glass tip over . ’ |
| 19 | Networks , he was beginning to see , were what made the world go round . |
| 20 | It was Original Sin and not love that made the world go round . |
| 21 | She could be crisp and efficient herself when the heat was on ; it was n't only soldiers who made the world go round . |
| 22 | John Goodman , Tom Hanks , Aerosmith , Candice Bergen and Bruce Willis all made the effort to come off like good sports , gamely responding ‘ What ? ’ to Myers ' dopey ‘ Fagssaywhat ’ . |
| 23 | KEYNES ( John Maynard , not Milton ) was a great economist in the 1930s who devised the way to get out of recession . |
| 24 | At £17.50 a ticket , I expected the band to come on for a bit longer or were they all dashing off to see Lady Chatterley too ? |
| 25 | Quinn woke at six , washed and shaved with the new toiletries he had bought in the High Street the previous day , had a light supper and chanced the two-hundred-yard walk back to the phone-booth in Chiltern Street at ten to eight . |
| 26 | Thoughtlessly , grandly , I had then taken a fallen branch and lopped the top leaves off some innocent plant like a child . |
| 27 | If you would like advice on the correct way to pack and protect the items you post , read the leaflet Wrap up Well or ask your Customer Care Unit . |
| 28 | I would buy the parchment and arrange its transport down to the wharves and we concluded that , if we sold the wine brought back on the first voyage , we would make a profit . |
| 29 | After the death of Stewart , the present plaintiffs — his executor and Charlton — asked Casey to return the letters patent : Casey refused , claiming to be entitled to possession as owner of a third share , and registered the letter set out above . |
| 30 | The Queen was so upset that Palace officials asked the Government to step in . |