Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] and the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the year 1316 , at the death of Thomas de Woldham , the roof of the Palace had fallen in and the Manor House was in need of repair , for in his will Thomas de Woldham left all his timber at Halling to the repair of the roof of the Palace and also the repair of the hall of the Manor House . |
| 2 | ‘ When some of the XV disappear through injury or some other reason it means that , all of a sudden , you are dealing with a new player who has to be parachuted in and the pressure on the individual is acute . |
| 3 | But with our increased intake of animal fat in the last couple of generations , our bodies ' capacity to adapt has often broken down and the cholesterol level has simply risen higher in many individuals . |
| 4 | Tonight on the phone she was sounding down ; the washing machine had broken down and the cat was thought to have broken its hip . |
| 5 | However , it was reported the following day that talks had broken down and the employers had stopped the strikers ' wages . |
| 6 | Once a book has been selected then all that needs to be done is a simple form to be filled in and the library staff will fetch it for you or at least show you where to look . |
| 7 | And you would the name had to be filled in and the time and the details . |
| 8 | If ink was then rolled on and the plate washed , the ink remained only in the tiny ‘ bitten ’ spaces , giving the finely granulated appearance of the finished aquatint already referred to . |
| 9 | Essentially the profit-making activity was carried on and the services , being the provision of the rights , were rendered outside Hong Kong . |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal were in error in stating [ 1991 ] 2 H.K.L.R. 215 , 218 , that ‘ the profit-making activity was carried on and the services , being the provision of the rights , were rendered outside Hong Kong . ’ |
| 11 | S 29 has come in and the programme of divestment [ by the Official Custodian ] is legally capable of starting ’ . |
| 12 | They stood uncomfortably outside Margate crematorium while the coffin was carried in and the relations eased themselves sadly out of hired limos . |
| 13 | Dominating this is a faithful Cessna F.150F which can be sat in and the controls worked . |
| 14 | Before I moved in the ceiling got smashed in and the place was covered in water — it happens because the places are left empty . |
| 15 | In WORDWISE + , text can be viewed in large-scale lettering on screen as it is keyed in and the user can go through the text , using the arrow keys on the keyboard , making any necessary amendments . |
| 16 | Much will depend on the speed with which the practical aspects can be carried through and the extent to which new members can be attracted from the building societies . |
| 17 | His eyes seemed glazed over and the smile was stretched and impenetrable . |
| 18 | A circular lid could be lifted off and the fire then sent up its released heat to Mrs Curdle 's kettle , stew-pot or frying-pan . |
| 19 | They were taken aback as the huge hangar doors blew in and fortunately they made a move to an interior fortified wall just as the roof was torn off and the building collapsed . |
| 20 | It 's Your pipes get clogged up and the bore down the middle gets thinner and thinner so the water sort of hardly trickles through . |
| 21 | After the cross-country phase , the penalties are added up and the competitor with the fewest penalties wins . |
| 22 | The value of the ‘ pearls ’ each family has collected is then added up and the family with the highest number is the winner . |
| 23 | Sir Ranulph 's wife , Lady Virginia Fiennes , speaking from her remote Exmoor farm , said : ‘ All I know is that they asked to be picked up and the pick-up has come in and got them . |
| 24 | Sales had picked up and the paper was now established . |
| 25 | Category A debt 's interest will be paid on time with the principal repaid as cash comes in ; interest on B debt will be rolled up and the capital not repaid until all A debt is redeemed . |
| 26 | The safety surface at the play area near his home in Kendal Drive , Great Sutton , had been torn up and the debris dumped around the climbing frame . |
| 27 | The improvements to estates should have been completed in five years when the HATs will be wound up and the houses disposed of to new landlords who could be the local council , a private individual or company , a housing association or a co-operative . |
| 28 | On an early test flight the undercarriage retraction mechanism jammed because a glove got caught up and the gear collapsed in the subsequent landing , fortunately without damage to the airframe . |
| 29 | Expropriations were to be speeded up and the land settlements were to become new reform units , with wider criteria for membership , thus increasing the number of beneficiaries . |
| 30 | When we went out the sun had come out and the horses ' coats shone like black silk . |