Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun pl] on [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met the students on Sunday — had dinner with them in the Sichuan restaurant , as I said , and they turned out to be very pleasant , one girl ( whose blonde hair must strike the Chinese with amazement ) and three men , sporting their long hair in defiance of the Chinese preference for short back-and-sides . |
| 2 | The men who attacked the police on May 1st were members of an organisation set up earlier this year by something called the National Salvation Front . |
| 3 | BEFORE England beat the Springboks on Saturday , the Commons and Lords XV had an honourable draw against their South African counterparts at Richmond-on-Thames College in Twickenham . |
| 4 | The first major flashpoint occurred when Arthur Scargill entered the premises on Sunday 27 May , to invoke the solidarity of steel union officials . |
| 5 | Annan , who described the talks on Jan. 10 as " constructive and positive " , was expected to submit a report to UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali . |
| 6 | King Charles II visited the troops on Leith Links and was resident at the time in the mansion of Lord Balmerino , Kirkgate . |
| 7 | Speakers told the jokes on Friday at a dinner honouring a former Virginia representative , Stan Parris , who has said he may campaign for a congressional seat next year , the Washington Post reported yesterday . |
| 8 | Bahrain rejected the claims on July 13 . |
| 9 | In 1974 , one of WAAG 's leading lights , Andy Saunders , firmly turned the sights on Tangmere as a suitable venue for the collection . |
| 10 | Last night , bookies slashed the odds on Lady Thatcher 's return from 16-1 to 12-1 . |
| 11 | I was disappointed to see this move cut when they showed the goals on MOTD . |
| 12 | Well they came and fetched the curtains on Thursday , they 've got to go back . |
| 13 | Émile opened the doors on Jean-Claude 's success . |
| 14 | Actress Patricia Routledge arranged the strings on BRYAN ADAMS ' last album . |
| 15 | On NoS they were being treated to the miracle of new technology , bypassing the National Graphical Association compositors who , before the age of ‘ direct entry ’ computers , retyped the articles on Linotype hot metal machines after the subs had marked them up in pencil . |
| 16 | When Baker finally signed the guarantees on Feb. 20 , the Israelis insisted that they had not provided any records of settlement spending in the occupied territories . |
| 17 | Police lost the papers on Fritz Wagner , 41 , who was awaiting trial in Nuremberg . |
| 18 | The first issue hit the streets on Monday October 29th 1984 . |
| 19 | They — and you — should look out for our new magazine — Fishkeeping Answers which hit the shelves on March 14 . |
| 20 | On the television screen in my home I watched the muscles on George Bush 's face contract , and listened to his voice , dry and unfeeling , as he informed the peoples of the world that the war on Iraq had begun : to liberate Kuwaiti people , punish aggression , and ensure that a new world order , based on peace and security , would be established for all peoples no matter how small . |
| 21 | mark — no news about Frank over here today — sports pages are just filled with headlines of scum going out … frank 's new club played another draw this weekend — they now have a 1–6-2 ( w-d-l ) record ( i watched the goals on Eurosport/Eurogoals programme — never cared much for spanish futba — but i guess i will be following Albacete for a couple of weeks now — when/if frank scores/goes i will keep you guys informed ) |
| 22 | Just to try & redress the balance here ; - ) I watched the goals on MOTD and I must say that Speed did appear to wrestle someone to the ground ( def. free kick ) . |
| 23 | However , UK Ministry of Defence officials examined the cylinders on April 12 and confirmed that they were " capable of being a gun " . |
| 24 | Broadly speaking , John Wood handled the episodes on Aridius , the Empire State Building and the Mary Celeste , while Raymond Cusick oversaw the Haunted House and Mechanus episodes . |
| 25 | He relished the image , saw it clearly , felt the tendons on Carter 's neck snapping under his fingers . |
| 26 | I saw the notes on Ceefax etc as well . |
| 27 | He denounced the arrests on Aug. 14 of opposition leaders , which , he noted , came on the same day as the release of Sgt. Venançio Mikó Obiang , who was convicted in July 1983 of participating in an attempted coup the previous May [ see pp. 32299-300 ] . |
| 28 | John Reid took the honours on Captain Horatius , who confirmed his liking for soft ground by stretching away by four lengths from Half A Tick . |
| 29 | Michael was happy enough with his ‘ batburger ’ , but preferred the chips on Karen 's plate to the mountain on his own . |
| 30 | The Pentagon made an unofficial translation , which did the rounds on Capitol Hill . |