Example sentences of "[vb pp] and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they approached the island some 30 minutes later fourteen Hurricanes were scrambled and a savage melee developed over the island . |
| 2 | Political differences were minimized and a wide variety of outside speakers invited to address the group at monthly intervals when Parliament was sitting , normally in a House of Commons Committee Room . |
| 3 | All three major candidates agreed that the influence of the country 's chaebols — large business conglomerates which had traditionally worked closely with the government — should be curbed and a greater emphasis placed upon laissez-faire economics . |
| 4 | Crime has decreased by 70 per cent since the cameras were installed and a local businessman , Chris Ormerod , managing director of Orrs of Airdrie , and vice-chairman of Airdrie Development Trust , which helped set up the surveillance system , said : ‘ Saturday afternoon trade has improved quite dramatically . |
| 5 | There was a little discussion about the length of time a perfectly made cup of tea ought to be brewed and a little anguish because there was no milk to offer the guests . |
| 6 | Indeed , in April 1988 civil service manpower targets were dropped and a new regime of running-costs control imposed upon departments . |
| 7 | The much improved property in Roby Road , Liverpool 14 , has been rewired and a new roof has been fitted . |
| 8 | If a viable product is not produced in a total of three years it is felt that the project should be abandoned since the technology in use will have been superseded and a competitive product is likely to be nearing launch . |
| 9 | If a viable product is not produced in a total of three years it is felt that the project should be abandoned since the technology in use will have been superseded and a competitive product is likely to be nearing launch . |
| 10 | ‘ It has not been cancelled and a firm decision will be taken nearer the time , ’ she said . |
| 11 | We would advise that the policy has therefore been cancelled and a full refund of premiums for 1991 has been made to your mortgage account . ’ |
| 12 | Alterations are to be avoided and if a mistake is made , the ticket should be immediately cancelled and a fresh document used . |
| 13 | At the end of each month the top figure is removed and the new month 's figure is added and a new average is calculated . |
| 14 | On Oct. 3 the NVA was dissolved and a new grouping within the Bundeswehr , the Bundeswehr ( Ost ) , was established , commanded by Lt.-Gen. |
| 15 | It was only after a stirring call for unity from Mr Modrow , the Prime Minister , that the 2,700 delegates rejected proposals for the SED to be dissolved and a new party founded . |
| 16 | It was only after a stirring call for unity from Mr Modrow , the Prime Minister , that the 2,700 delegates rejected proposals for the SED to be dissolved and a new party founded . |
| 17 | A meeting of the Sajudis sejm was held on Dec. 12 , at which the sejm Council was dissolved and a fundamental reorganization of Sajudis structures was initiated . |
| 18 | If Jesus were the Messiah , then he had already come and a new interpretation was necessary . |
| 19 | Confidence was undermined , investment collapsed and a spectacular crash occurred . |
| 20 | On its completion the boom had collapsed and a Labour government had published their outline proposals for the community land legislation . |
| 21 | The parliament building had burned , its roof had collapsed and a large heap of concrete lay around its doors . |
| 22 | But he was made of stern stuff Seizing his hammer he begin to bang away with undiminished enthusiasm and by the time the beasts returned the crush was rebuilt and a stout iron bar pushed across the front to prevent further break-outs |
| 23 | Yet their support work with pupils is an intimate part of the ‘ caring ’ image the school has carefully fostered and a major encouragement to effective learning . |
| 24 | We heard him quietly talking to them , then a gun being cocked and a loud pop , followed by a moan . |
| 25 | The six Church leaders warned : ‘ Unless the dispute is resolved and a proper service is resumed as soon as possible , we believe that people 's lives will increasingly be put at risk . ’ |
| 26 | Whenever a new entry is created a row is inserted in this table and whenever an entry is discarded the appropriate row is deleted and a new row inserted in the Redundant Lemma table . |
| 27 | His partner was both less well educated and a sharper observer of his boss . |
| 28 | Photojournalism and the birth of photography are briefly touched on , Context and Ambiguity expanded on in some depth , ethics briefly considered and a fair selection of illustrations from the exhibition are included , including Robert Capa 's The Last Man to die , Leipzig , Germany and Chris Steele-Perkins Famine in Karamoja Province , Uganda , images that are almost commonplace today . |
| 29 | The departure of occupying forces was recommended and a new commission , the UN Commission on Korea ( UNCOK ) , was set up as a permanent body charged with helping to attain unification . |
| 30 | But the caller — who used a recognised IRA code-word — did n't reveal which hotel had been targeted and a massive security operation got underway . |