Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [adj] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had heard nothing more of the plane until a newspaper phoned him the following day , Sunday afternoon . |
| 2 | Once I had sucked my third of a pint of milk dry I picked up my books and returned to the lecture theatre . |
| 3 | And finally , Oxfordshire waterskier Shelley Nutt 's sparkling talent to twist and turn has earned her one of the sport 's top honours . |
| 4 | Once they 'd come out of the house , he 'd shaken himself free of the women and had now adopted a surly silence . |
| 5 | Tremayne would doubtless have lent me some of the quarter-advance due at the end of the month but my lack was my own choice , and as long as I could survive as I was , I would n't ask . |
| 6 | My close friendship with Pearn had made me aware of the work that he had put into that assistance . |
| 7 | It 's also made me aware of the responsibilities involved in leading other people in bad situations — but I will tackle mountains again and I will go to camp again . |
| 8 | The anti-smoking campaigns in the media in the last few years have made everyone aware of the risks we run if we continue to smoke . |
| 9 | By mixing Redgra with shale , Oxford 's neighbours Swindon have made theirs one of the best tracks in the country . |
| 10 | Room service had sent fruit for breakfast and Ellwood had skinned one half of a peach . |
| 11 | It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest paid people on British TV . |
| 12 | This quote from Jean Aurenche , who co-scripted Tavernier 's first three features , identifies the driving force which informs all the director 's work , and has made him one of the leading European directors today . |
| 13 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 14 | McAvennie 's peroxide reign has made him one of the most recognisable anti-heroes in Scottish football . |
| 15 | His amusing analysis of human frailty has made him one of the folk world 's more unlikely heroes — a bard who takes the knocks but never shows the bruising . |
| 16 | The Hatchet had not lost those qualities which had made him one of the most respected , and feared , members of the underworld . |
| 17 | A hugely impressive return of eight goals from just 11 games is a true reflection of his amazing turnaround and it has already made him one of the buys of the season , even at that sizeable price tag . |
| 18 | Televised Saturday successes in the Golden Spurs Handicap Chase at Doncaster , Sandown 's Scilly Isles Novices ' Chase and the Arlington Final at Newbury have made him one of the most popular finds of the season among the nation 's punters . |
| 19 | Even Crump himself might be better meeting his Judgement now , after a life of useful business , than later when the disturbances of retirement — already foreshadowed — would most likely have made him less of a man than he was now , less happy , less useful , perhaps even diminished , by turbulent pettiness , in the very qualities which might now ensure his redemption . |
| 20 | About the time this match took place , Tonks was in the IRB meeting room alongside the French delegate and was not impressed that they had not made him aware of the game — if they in fact knew about it . |
| 21 | She has made him more of an Expressionist than he really was but she has realised an essential truth : that Heartbreak House is a deeply poetic play about the death of liberal hopes and the cracking-apart of a civilisation . |
| 22 | Shirtliff nodded down Wilson 's corner for Hirst to score the second and the Wednesday striker would have collected his 20th of the season but for a fine one-handed save by Marriott . |
| 23 | This would indeed have made it one of the greatest empires in Europe . |
| 24 | It was run by two balding , bespectacled men in their late thirties , neither of whom was called Largo , whose extensive knowledge of antiques had made it one of the most popular and profitable shops of its kind in the whole canton . |
| 25 | In Alexandria armies of monks sacked the Serapeum , the great temple to Osiris , and destroyed the library which had made it one of the world 's chief centres of learning . |
| 26 | The company 's current order book demonstrates why its diverse skills and expertise have made it one of the country 's most sought after building , civil engineering and mechanical and electrical engineering contractors in recent years . |
| 27 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 28 | After all , when you decided to buy a Toyota , you recognised the attributes that have made us one of the worlds foremost manufacturers and our cars such good quality and value . |
| 29 | But it has made us aware of the crusted , jewel-bright variety of Latin America behind things that more often lump its nations together . |
| 30 | Some of the material I have n't seen , of course , because the government has n't even shown me all of the material . |