Example sentences of "[vb past] a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The package included new interpretations and maps derived from BGS open-file archives and provided a geological framework to help companies to plan surveys and prepare bids . |
| 2 | It included new interpretations and maps derived from BGS open-file archives and provided a geological framework to help companies to plan surveys and prepare bids . |
| 3 | In his speech to the Polish parliament he said that the changes in Eastern Europe provided a historic opportunity to build a Europe made up of independent democratic states , not divided into blocs and relying on the protection of superpowers . |
| 4 | The prototype and test-bed for the new approach was to been seen first in some of the New Towns , particularly Harlow , where the design of the neighbourhood units provided a classic model to follow . |
| 5 | These records provided a rare opportunity to study the attenuation of strong seismic waves as a means of assessing seismic hazard . |
| 6 | What started out as a potential disaster provided a great opportunity to create something really different . |
| 7 | And although we were joined by French , Belgian , Dutch , German , Danish and Finnish colleagues , the week-long Whitsun course provided a wonderful opportunity to reinforce the close links between the British Medau community and the College , directed by Jochen Medau , son of the founder . |
| 8 | This concrete provided a rigid mass covering the open space . |
| 9 | The suggestion for a community treatment order was rejected by some , on the grounds that it would infringe civil liberties , there was insufficient research to justify this extra measure , the existing legislation provided a sufficient framework to give the necessary powers to deal with the problem , and changing the law might divert attention from the real need to provide resources to support an acceptable programme of community care . |
| 10 | The preparation of submissions for the UFC Research Assessment Exercise provided a timely opportunity to take stock of our research activities in more depth than usual . |
| 11 | The filly provided a fitting final parading of the chocolate and gold colours of the White Lodge Stud as she waltzed seven lengths clear of eight tired rivals . |
| 12 | That provided a large data set based on face-to-face interviews , self-completion questionnaires and physical surveys . |
| 13 | During the first ascent a precariously jammed flake provided a valuable aid to progress . |
| 14 | The estimate meant that , if no agreement was reached between congress and the president , $104,800 million would be sequestrated automatically from the 1991 budget , under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction legislation ( the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act ) which provided a statutory obligation to reduce the deficit to $64,000 million by 1991 and to achieve its complete elimination by 1993 . |
| 15 | The work of Möbius and Forbes falls into these traditions , while the pressure to study fish resources provided a direct incentive to investigate how populations could be affected by external disturbances such as human activity . |
| 16 | Equally , the office could never be separated from parliamentary politics , and the frequent elections for the office provided a ready means to measure the strength of political interests . |
| 17 | The celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain provided a magnificent opportunity to achieve new records in fund-raising . |
| 18 | Jane dabbed a tentative finger to test whether her rouged nipples had dried . |
| 19 | He said it cost a vast amount to build each new mile of motorway . |
| 20 | It took a moment to accustom herself to the dim light inside , but as she entered a slight noise made her turn . |
| 21 | They entered a large hall gleaming with mahogany furniture . |
| 22 | Thus , in Wiseman v. Borneman the Inland Revenue Commissioners believed that part of the Finance Act concerning share transactions was applicable to the case before them ; the taxpayer objected and entered a statutory declaration setting out his reasons . |
| 23 | The new government 's policy document promised a new constitution to replace the one formulated under military rule in 1982 . |
| 24 | At the CeBit show , the two companies demonstrated a personal computer running Microsoft Corp Windows , and equipped with a communications interface board jointly developed by Ericsson and Intel . |
| 25 | Japan 's withdrawal from the League in any case demonstrated a clear willingness to flout world opinion . |
| 26 | John Bowlby , the man who pioneered what has become known as ‘ attachment theory ’ , drew a military analogy to underline the importance of establishing and maintaining a secure base in handling unfamiliar and threatening situations : |
| 27 | I , I helped a young girl get an old lady onto the er train |
| 28 | At the beginning of 1990 , Jennifer Kelsall helped a deaf woman give birth to her first child at Wythenshawe Maternity Hospital in Manchester . |
| 29 | To US annoyance , Brezhnev supported the Arab cause in the 1973 Middle East war and helped a Marxist government come to power in Angola in 1975 . |
| 30 | For framework knitters in the hosiery manufacture of the east Midlands , their historian William Felkin described a golden age lasting from 1755 to 1785 , but a more recent authority has suggested that although knitters by the time of Luddism 's outbreak in 1811 looked back to pre-war wages of 10 to 12s ( 50-60p ) for plain work and up to 30s ( £1.50 ) for skilled , they were generally prosperous down to 1809 . |