Example sentences of "and [vb past] [noun] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same actor then changed into the clothes of a labourer and asked people the same question , with the same wording . |
| 2 | He was treasurer of the RAS from 1831 to 1840 and became president a few years before his death in 1866 . |
| 3 | The war years integrated the Japanese economy far more closely into the international economy , and made Japan a major competitor to the capitalist economies of the West . |
| 4 | To feel the cloud that hung over us lift and disperse — the cloud that dulled the heart and made happiness no more than a memory ! |
| 5 | The inept policy had provoked the very Russian influence of which Japan was so fearful , and made Korea a potential flashpoint for conflict between the two powers . |
| 6 | The addition of subjects with missing data could , however , have changed the picture and made ethnicity a significant variable . |
| 7 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 8 | I went back and told Lilian the second twin , a boy , had died because the cord was round its neck . |
| 9 | He returned and told Allah the curious story , and Allah replied : " That was not really the idol speaking my word , that was me ! " |
| 10 | To our relief we found the seas calm enough off the normal east landing at Geodha Stoth and dropped anchor a few yards off shore . |
| 11 | She ushered all the boys out and poured Sarah a strong cup . |
| 12 | Hulme transgressed even more unpardonably in the 14th minute , when his high tackle on Greg Mackey earned a spell in the sin-bin and allowed Turner a third goal , this time from the half-way line . |
| 13 | On the morning of Dobson 's funeral a bellhop knocked on 3D and handed Jed a big square box . |
| 14 | Eddie rummaged in a china bowl of oddments on the mantelpiece and handed Melissa a bright new key . |
| 15 | Kolchinsky sat down on the second chair and handed Philpott a brown packet . |
| 16 | The other passengers had found their seats , the whistle blew , and the young fireman leaned over the door and handed Charlotte a single red rose . |
| 17 | Jenkins entered and handed Talbot a sealed envelope . |
| 18 | Instead she chattered about the law and the law exams and found Davide 's last letter from Riba , and showed Tommaso the flourishing strokes of her brother 's handwriting , and asked him if he too wrote with such tails on his p's and g's and such loops on his l's and d's ? |
| 19 | A hand on the telephone receiver , she paused in the act of reading Florian and Nicky 's number which was jotted down on the pad beside it , and threw Luke a challenging glance . |
| 20 | Half jokingly , Clare assumed the role of teacher-guide , and fed Carolyn a steady supply of reading material on the Women 's Movement , ranging from Spare Rib magazine to the lives of suffragettes ; from The Female Eunuch to pamphlets on Consciousness Raising . |
| 21 | Finally , after the third month passed with no rent received , Debbie phoned the tenants , asked them to pay her directly , and sent Landlords a recorded-delivery letter , which was returned , and finally one by ordinary post stating that Landlords were no longer employed as the managing agents . |
| 22 | True , Rupert had proposed the match , and sent envoys a full year previously to treat for Blanche 's hand , and the alliance was not one to be despised . |
| 23 | Indeed , it is possible to argue that in both the fields of child language and acquired disorders the earliest studies to be carried out were almost exclusively concerned with production . |
| 24 | In mid-afternoon , he hove to , dropped anchor and took Mary the few hundred yards to the sports field , basking a little in their ceremonious passage — the work and self-forgetfulness of the day brought out every best quality in her and yet , paradoxically , although at the pitch of her beauty , she herself was more unaware of it than at any other time . |
| 25 | Nevertheless the Northern Ireland Executive was sworn in on 31 December 1973 and took office the following day . |
| 26 | Susan and I sauntered down the aisle and took seats a few rows back . |
| 27 | Lord Christopher leant back in his chair and offered Charles a Turkish cigarette from a box on another grey blanketed table behind him . |
| 28 | Pond , who ‘ cleared ’ $35,795.91 was , not surprisingly , enthusiastic and offered Watson an additional $24,000 if he would extend his tour by twelve weeks but the exhausted man refused . |
| 29 | She held out her arms and gave Anne a quick , fierce hug . |
| 30 | She stood back and gave Constance an appraising look . |