Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 9 ) A listed company may have given or made a prior undertaking or statement not to issue further shares in certain circumstances without the approval of shareholders in general meeting ( see para 17.6 below ) . |
| 2 | Supporters of the Torness Alliance , committed to frustrating the building plans , had occupied and refurbished a derelict cottage on the edge of the site and renamed it after the local Half Moon Bay . |
| 3 | Cuban-US relations had been inflamed on Jan. 31 , 1990 , when a US Coast Guard patrol boat , with the administration 's authorization , attacked and damaged a Cuban-chartered cargo ship , the Hermann , in the Gulf of Mexico , when its Cuban master had refused to stop for a drugs search . |
| 4 | Fig. 3 ( d ) A final 5 cm ( 2 in ) layer of concrete is then added and given a smooth finish with a plasterer 's trowel . |
| 5 | A final 5 cm ( 2 in ) is then added and given a smooth finish with a plasterer 's trowel ( Fig. 3d ) . |
| 6 | Lignite Action Group ( LAG ) set itself a three-fold objective : to gather ‘ information concerning the future in relation to what major changes would take place ’ ; to participate ‘ in any discussions and decisions which are to be made concerning our lives ’ and ‘ to be consulted and have our fears and wishes for the future of the community respected and given a fair hearing ’ . |
| 7 | In 1910 it was modified and given a sparse interior for the Czech Brothers who today , are the inheritors of the ideals of Jan Hus . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) Where an application is made in accordance with Rule 15 by a body which at the date of the application is already recognised under these Rules and the Council has neither granted nor refused a new recognition by the time when the body 's existing recognition would , apart from this paragraph , expire in accordance with paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , the existing recognition shall not expire at that time but shall continue in force until a new recognition is granted or refused . |
| 9 | And what can there be about the arrangement of a few slices of sausage and a dozen black olives on a dish brought by the waitress in the seaside café to keep you occupied while your fish is cooking that makes you feel that this is the first time you have seen and tasted a black olive and a piece of sausage ? |
| 10 | we have written and published a new ‘ Good Wood Guide ’ to help stop the sale of rainforest hardwoods ; |
| 11 | During this period the Road Vehicles Department also expanded and implemented a progressive system of new building and repair . |
| 12 | AEA 's ability to tackle unique nuclear recovery tasks was highlighted this year when we designed , built and operated a special plant to recover the nuclear material from unused fuel made for the German THTR reactor . |
| 13 | One year after its inception , the members of the Precision RISC Organisation supporters ' club say they have successfully built and delivered a new business model for industry consortia , Hewlett-Packard Co reports . |
| 14 | A cooler customer , it is suggested , would somehow have sought and found a diplomatic solution . |
| 15 | When you have collected and transcribed a large body of texts this may take two or three years — you can have a concordance made from them using the TEXT ANALYSIS ( TA ) programme . |
| 16 | A MASKED man kidnapped and raped a 20-year-old woman at gunpoint after locking her boyfriend in a car boot . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , in the last few months , our assessors have visited and valued a significant number of hotels whose owners are seeking to obtain finance for extensions and acquisitions . |
| 18 | This routine went on week after week , and might never have changed , until one Saturday morning a toffee-nosed lady who I had noticed standing on the corner for the past week , wearing a long black dress and carrying a parasol , strode over to our barrow , stopped and placed a white feather in Dad 's lapel . |
| 19 | By 1899 he had completed and tested a 4-hp engine weighing only 40 lb. and had built a triplane in which to mount it . |
| 20 | Only one school evaluated had formed and retained a permanent library committee . |
| 21 | Canadian systems integrator and facilities manager SHL Systemhouse Inc has purchased client-server consulting firm Advanced Management Systems CA , Caracas , Venezuela , for an undisclosed sum : AMS specialises in the petroleum , minerals extraction , finance and public utilities sectors , and has worked with SHL for the past year on a joint project for Maraven , a state-owned Venezuelan oil company ; the two companies developed and implemented a Domestic Marketing System to deal with order entry , distribution , and accounting issues for petroleum products in Venezuela ; the Ottawa , Canada-based SHL says that it is keen to expand into the rapidly developing Latin American market . |
| 22 | By determined marketing Korn/Ferry has now developed and maintained a high and increasing level of placements and fee income , moving into more high-earning assignments . |
| 23 | But having courted and won a vivacious dancer the men usually wanted them to change : |
| 24 | It is not only the child of a broken marriage who feels this , but even when , sadly , one parent has died or spent a considerable amount of time in hospital . |
| 25 | British Gas have supplied and installed a new cast-iron Jotul stove in the CIC Hut , and have provided enough bottled gas for two years into the bargain . |
| 26 | In both the reported cases the patients stated that they had inhaled or ingested a foreign body . |
| 27 | Canadian chemists have isolated and identified a new toxin from Irish mussels . |
| 28 | Phillipa Burrow told Northern members at the dinner : ‘ You have under-promised and over-delivered a varied and interesting programme of activity for members in your area . |
| 29 | She was momentarily back in time to when she was about thirteen , staying up to watch the glitter and excitement that the sight of one man had brought , watching every televised re-run as the whole country had gasped and applauded a young Spaniard whose handsome arrogance and amazing equestrian skills had held them enthralled . |
| 30 | When he had remained in his bed to at least 6.30am he was praised and given a big mug of chocolate . |