Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , through the 1950s and early 1960s it became widely accepted by biologists . |
| 2 | During the 1950s and early 1960s , retirement at the statutory pensionable age of 60 for men and 65 for women became widely established across occupations and social classes , although least at the highest status-levels . |
| 3 | Early this century jute sacks became widely used for home distribution although the export of cement still continued in battels and later in steel drums . |
| 4 | In this action Leftwich was well ahead of his time , as Norwegian ice later became widely used for refrigeration during the nineteenth century . |
| 5 | Over many years Meccano became widely used by designers to demonstrate ideas useful in mechanical research . |
| 6 | The details of this illness remain obscure , but in 1693 Newton became sufficiently disturbed in mind for rumours of his insanity to gain widespread acceptance . |
| 7 | In it , he imagines what would happen to London if it became so choked with cars that no-one could move . |
| 8 | Someone who could n't forget that it was nearly , but not quite , that height , was one Malcolm Ferguson who in 1878 became so incensed by Ben Lawers being declared officially under the 4,000-foot mark by means of new surveying techniques , he decided to do something about it . |
| 9 | Thus when villages became so reduced in size that they were no longer viable their inhabitants had to move out to nearby larger settlements . |
| 10 | The swan became so attached to Sam that it stayed for twelve years . |
| 11 | He was joined on most of his hunting expeditions by two Aborigines , Natty and Jemmy , ‘ two intelligent and faithful natives of the Yarrundi tribe ’ , who became extremely attached to Gould and later accompanied him on his most ambitious and successful expedition to the Mokai and Namoi Rivers in December of that year . |
| 12 | We can see from Table 14.7 that the UK produced less output per unit of net capital stock , for both the ‘ whole economy ’ and ‘ manufacturing ’ , than either West Germany or the USA . |
| 13 | The Department of Employment itself took the view in 1988 that evidence was lacking on the extent of age barriers in employment and argued that the problems facing older workers would disappear as the demographic changes became better understood by employers . |
| 14 | She later became better known as Lord Nelson 's mistress , Lady Hamilton . |
| 15 | One of the changes she made was to include a check in the action , abandoning what had become a ‘ bouncing ’ action , not through any fault in her father 's design but because the technique of those whose ‘ strength ’ knew ‘ no moderation ’ had superseded those whose playing was ‘ soft and melting ’ Between 1796 , when von Schönfeld used those words , and 1809 when Reichardt wrote his letter , the potential of the new instrument became generally accepted in Vienna . |
| 16 | For two days , Ollokot , Five Wounds and Rainbow led frequent attacks against the soldiers ' position , which became aptly known as Misery Hill , and forty-eight horses stolen by Whipple from Looking Glass 's village were re-captured . |
| 17 | All too typically I saw enthused teachers returning from training , armed with new perspectives who became progressively drained of optimism as they faced non-understanding in colleagues , shortage of resources , lack of follow-up support , and who ended up despairing and cynical about possibilities of real change . |
| 18 | From a three-hour flight , at the outside , when he 'd only flown from London to Helsinki on the last lap ? |
| 19 | I did n't want him thinking I 'd only fired in self-defence . |
| 20 | You mean to say er i , they 'd only lived in Bournemouth do n't you ? |
| 21 | And er he 'd only got to sort of look at you and er that was it . |
| 22 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 23 | If we 'd only stuck to Perrier … |
| 24 | The plat du jour of cream of okra soup followed by fresh snapper served in a spicy sauce with christophene salad came highly recommended by Orson , who took their order . |
| 25 | Her angular Norfolk vowels seemed especially suited for goats . |
| 26 | The child seemed so lost in thought she hardly looked where she was walking , and when they reached the gate of Matilda 's home , Miss Honey said , ‘ You had better forget everything I told you this afternoon . ’ |
| 27 | They 'd all gone to bed the night before when I 'd returned from a last noggin with Harry . |
| 28 | She 'd been very happy that Sunday , 13 years ago , when they 'd all gone to Adam 's for lunch . |
| 29 | there were five red and gold crackers on the starched , white cloth and all the presents were ready in the old pillowcases they 'd all used for years at Christmas . |
| 30 | The glass of wine went quickly to each head , for Alix 's family was teetotal , and Liz 's alcohol consumption to that date comprised perhaps three glasses of brown sherry and one ( celebrating her A levels with her teacher ) of Liebfraumilch : Esther seemed better connected with drink as with friends , but even she became confiding under the mild influence . |