Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teacher had given them bricks of different widths . |
| 2 | At various times I have altered my charges on particular areas . |
| 3 | I had not recognized my feelings for one of the women in the women 's group as being of any significance . |
| 4 | I 've squared my feelings in that respect long ago . |
| 5 | Why , in the past week alone I have given my views on nuclear disarmament , the Middle East , world hunger , racism in the dairy industry , the proper depth to set okra seedlings and the supremacy of angst in the first two volumes of Winnie the Pooh . |
| 6 | ‘ They 've cancelled my appointments for this morning … . |
| 7 | Although it has mended its ways in recent years , the NRDC deserves some of the criticism that has come its way . |
| 8 | The Working Party has confined its considerations to high-bay warehouses over 10 metres high . |
| 9 | Ominously for users of the postal services , the Post Office was reported to have quadrupled its profits in one year . |
| 10 | This was particularly true for those small communities , small towns , or groups of peasants , who had won their privileges after long struggles against a higher authority . |
| 11 | If the staff of a school are required to ‘ do something about equal opportunities ’ and have read that a single-sex environment improves girls ' performance in mathematics and science , there may well be the belief that once they have reorganised their classes in this way , they have done all that is necessary . |
| 12 | It was agreed that a detailed presentation would be made as soon as the Bank has clarified its plans in this area . |
| 13 | From the evidence of the Forest rolls , however , they seem to have discharged their duties with reasonable efficiency as far as ordinary poachers were concerned . |
| 14 | Nevertheless we are generally satisfied that both committees , that 's the English and the Welsh committees , have done a thorough job and on behalf of my colleagues I would certainly like to pay tribute to those who served on those committees who I believe discharged their responsibilities with great professionalism in circumstances made unnecessarily difficult by ministerial dithering and delay . |
| 15 | They were joined there by earl Rivers , who had left the prince at Stony Stratford and ridden north to greet the dukes , having first dispersed his men among neighbouring villages to ensure accommodation near the prince for the new arrivals . |
| 16 | They were joined there by earl Rivers , who had left the prince at Stony Stratford and ridden north to greet the dukes , having first dispersed his men among neighbouring villages to ensure accommodation near the prince for the new arrivals . |
| 17 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not able to join us in Committee because I have enjoyed his contributions in previous Committees of which he has been a member . |
| 18 | Over the years many men have come to my clinic because they have considered themselves failures in one vital respect . |
| 19 | The employer has considered what employees at all levels will contribute to the success of the organisation and has communicated this effectively to them . |
| 20 | Do n't choose aggressive , adrenaline-inducing activities but use exercise to activate the body fully as our nervous system and chemistry have primed our bodies for this purpose . |
| 21 | Having filled their buckets with bright red liquid ( thanks for the colouring ) contestants in Blind-man 's buff had to rely on shouts from supporters to get back to their corner with a few drops left in the buckets — no thanks to members of the Summer Fayre committee who kept moving the obstacles — just in case it good too easy you understand ! |
| 22 | had clad its angles in carob-coloured plastic . |
| 23 | She had lied and deceived , she had painted her lips with toxic red paint from a box of water colours or with the less toxic red dye of rationed Smarties , she had darkened her lashes with shoe polish and perfumed herself with sample offers of cheap perfume solicited through sycophantic correspondence with cosmetic manufacturers . |
| 24 | Most of the older divisions have developed their systems over many years and new initiatives , new treatment methods and new paperwork have all been evolving . |
| 25 | General remarks have been made about the role of mass media , pluralism , breakdown of traditional morality , etc. , but theorists have not as yet developed their ideas with historical precision . |
| 26 | This landing by Group 2 was deliberately made at the base of some sheer , snow-covered rocks 30 feet high , for no German machine-guns were likely to cover such an apparently impossible landing point , the enemy unaware the commandos had developed their techniques for such rough landings . |
| 27 | Seven years later they 've just completed their guides to all of mainland Britain , with some sections of it in their fifth editions . |
| 28 | IBM Corp says it has now completed its contracts with Digital Domain Inc to build a special effects studio in the Los Angeles area . |
| 29 | The group was expected to have completed its recommendations by last spring , but it has been riven by controversy . |
| 30 | In response to what they characterise as changes in the market , Cisco Systems Inc , Menlo Park , and SynOptics Communications Inc , Santa Clara , have adjusted their plans for joint development effort on RubSystem , which was to have combined their hub and router technologies into one high end hardware chassis . |