Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun pl] and [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HRH The Duke of Kent , President of the Institution , met the crews and families of the two RNLI stations in Jersey ( St Helier and St Catherine ) during a visit to the island on 16 May . |
| 2 | Even if resources had been plentiful , Russia lacked the roads and railways she needed to get them to the front . |
| 3 | In addition , the DFR 's text differed sharply from that of the ocean bill of lading in that it lacked the terms and conditions of carriage , including disclaimers . |
| 4 | Rugs and curtains divided the pits and caves below . |
| 5 | He passed the days and nights in heavenly counsels to the family … |
| 6 | In the early Sixties , Prof Gibson became co-founder with Professor Robert Kenedi of the bio-engineering unit at Strathclyde University which applied the principles and techniques of engineering to surgery and medicine . |
| 7 | I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs . |
| 8 | He not only comes from Brixton but , for many years , inhabited the landscapes and shared the hopes and anxieties of the indigent respectables living in a largely Labourist collective ethos . |
| 9 | Has the manager at all times respected the wishes and aspirations of the artist ? |
| 10 | Now he saw himself step into the picture , and something he was doing or saying made the men and women before him jump from their seats , even Lionel . |
| 11 | Michael Mansfield , QC , for Kennedy , submitted that the nature of the defence , involving an allegation that a police officer killed Mr Quinn , made the whereabouts and activities of all the police working in and from the station that night important . |
| 12 | As I told my faithful readers last week , this particular old gent was transported by an extremely uncomfortable magic carpet ( B.A. steerage , Apex ticket , with all the delights of plastic food and stewardesses trained by the Obergrüppenführer at Heathrow ) to Chiantishire , that old-established suburb of Wimbledon , which ca n't have changed much since Britannia ruled the waves and wogs stopped at Calais . |
| 13 | The concept , which will promote Quality and Teamwork whilst recognising that our Customer 's needs and our business goals are one and the same , was introduced in June 1992 when the Management Team met and evaluated the fundamentals and benefits of such a system . |
| 14 | But the military failures revealed the weaknesses and incompetences of one regime . |
| 15 | STARK horror inhabited the closes and wynds of the overcrowded metropolis . |
| 16 | The sky , grey and lowering , threatened more snow whilst the previous day 's fall carpeted the hedgerows and fields , choking the ditches and making the trackways slippery and dangerous . |
| 17 | No one remembered , except Maude who kept her thoughts to herself , that seven years ago this week his little child , Matthew , died suddenly , the victim of the plague which stalked the alleyways and streets of London . |
| 18 | The Santerres stayed well away from Mandeville who stalked the galleries and corridors shouting orders at both servants and the dead sheriff 's soldiers . |
| 19 | The needs of children , especially those without parents , concerned the hearts and minds of Christian people , and one such person was Dr. Stephenson , who founded a home for such children , in 1876 , and that organisation became known as the National Childrens ' Homes . |
| 20 | This was a public place used as a market where traders sold the birds and animals used for sacrifices . |
| 21 | One gentleman who braved the bumps and pitfalls of the post-coach from England in 1846 was Thomas de Quincey , the son of a Manchester merchant . |
| 22 | Syracuse had long been ruled by tyrants who patronised the arts and sciences . |
| 23 | In the old days manufacturers produced the goods and salesmen sold them with the help of advertising . |
| 24 | Russell took home a bag of Cossack goodies and lucky Ellen got the chocies and flowers from the new man of her dreams . |
| 25 | ‘ On the Saturday I got the pins and needles back and was rushed to casualty . |
| 26 | The Inklings , centred on war-time and post-war Oxford , were such a group : they were dedicated to a revival of Christianity and to literary story-telling , and they engendered the novels and polemics of C. S. Lewis and Tolkien 's huge romance The Lord of the Rings ( 1954–5 ) . |
| 27 | She stacked the diapers neatly on the top shelf , checked the gowns and vests , and then closed the cupboard and turned to look approvingly around the room . |
| 28 | He helped them into the railway coach , stood the dark lantern on the floor , checked the blinds and curtains with the torch , slammed the carriage door and flooded the whole place with good old-fashioned electric light . |
| 29 | After he had gone , I packed my own cases , checked the drawers and cupboards of our room and called for a porter . |
| 30 | Forester checked the drawers and cupboards before he moved through into the main room . |