Example sentences of "and [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , the definition of democracy itself has been revised , adapted , narrowed and diluted to render it compatible with the persisting belief in the necessity or the virtue of rule by elites , with an equally persistent mistrust of " the masses " and , perhaps most important of all , to render it compatible with the existing political systems of the Western world which call themselves " democracies " . |
| 2 | Edward retreated to Brussels , but in the winter of 1339–40 he achieved an important diplomatic success in Flanders when he persuaded James van Artevelde to enter into an alliance with him under which Artevelde recognized his title to the French throne and agreed to give him military aid . |
| 3 | It 's only dollars it takes and got to pay her two hundred dollars . |
| 4 | The Avignon 's captain , strolling down from the bridge in a crisp , freshly starched uniform , smiled on hearing their banter and approached to greet them both with a formal French handshake . |
| 5 | Just as he said , Farmer Plant 's teenage niece , Harriet , was delighted to have her to help in the stables , and promised to teach her all about the care and feeding of horses as well . |
| 6 | He commiserated with Blair over his failure with certain seeds and promised to send him rare plants . |
| 7 | St John approved of my keenness to work , and promised to find me some paid employment . |
| 8 | Initially my son did n't want to see me , the youngest girl thought it was her fault and tried to put it right , while the middle one seemed completely untouched by the whole thing . |
| 9 | THUGS poured petrol over a schoolboy and tried to set him alight after he refused to go shoplifting . |
| 10 | She made an inarticulate protest and tried to pull him closer , but deliberately he moved out of reach , leaving space between them . |
| 11 | Charlton boss Lennie Lawrence made a mental note of the raw youngster and tried to sign him two seasons later . |
| 12 | The sawdust and bran mixture not only provided a soft base on which to rest the corpse but also acted as a sponge for exuded matter ; the side lining masked the bare wood ; the side-sheets assisted in the presentation of the corpse ; and the frill along the visible top edge formed a seal when the lid was screwed down and helped to keep it all airtight . |
| 13 | The election result improved the presidential chances of Kim Dae Jung , and seemed to make it certain that he would contest the presidency for a third time , having been defeated in 1971 and 1987 . |
| 14 | Some supporters were on their way home , when John Durnin ran through and scored to make it 5-3 . |
| 15 | He struggled on alone , as against a blank wall of darkness and silence that blocked his light , stifled his breath , and threatened to make him mad . |
| 16 | She flung herself on the end of the bed and began to bring him further up to date . |
| 17 | Then , as Florrie stuck her finger under the flap of the envelope and began to tear it open , ‘ Oh , do you think you should ? |
| 18 | Behind him , Prentice looked at the ceiling and squirmed with pleasure as Mrs T put an armlock on me and began to walk us both down the corridor . |
| 19 | It seems that most designers of fibreglass pools are not water gardeners , for the shelves are often narrow and curved making it difficult to accommodate a traditional square planting basket . |
| 20 | Guy supplied grimly , dropping a possessive kiss on her mouth , ‘ Since I arrived in St Lucia for a spell of solitary soul-searching , and an evil-tempered harpy with a mop of red hair and no clothes on leapt off my bed and started calling me rude names … ’ |
| 21 | She reached for the door and started to pull it open , but Nicolo 's hand closed around her forearm . |
| 22 | The twins also began to see towards the end of the book that Piggy was very clever and started to show him some respect . |
| 23 | She had been to see Enter the Dragon and started to tell him all about the code of kung fu as he hurried her upstairs . |
| 24 | ‘ But you had an unhappy love-affair and decided to cut it short ; yes , I know . |
| 25 | Pitman yanked him back on to a true line and managed to steer him clear of the rails , but the two hundred yards he had left to run seemed like two hundred miles , and Red Rum was now only five lengths back . |
| 26 | In the coils adjacent to his wrists he located the python 's cloaca and managed to give it one hell of a goosing . |
| 27 | ‘ They have made us offers and kept changing them all the time . |
| 28 | All the same , Connor suggested to him privately that it might not be a bad idea for him to learn something about the art of self-defence , and offered to give him some lessons . |
| 29 | Prime Minister Chung announced on Dec. 11 that all US atomic weapons had been removed from South Korean soil , and offered to open US military bases to inspection by the North on condition that the North permitted simultaneous inspection of its own nuclear facilities . |
| 30 | It has been completely revised and updated to give you all the practical information and advice you need to help protect your family , your property and your community . |