Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The porter took the lamp away with him |
| 2 | The porter caught the coin and nodded . |
| 3 | When the porter entered the room the stranger melted into thin air . |
| 4 | But the defence said the accident would n't have happened if Gloucestershire 's Robin Phelps had checked the locking pins before trying to move the gangry on . |
| 5 | Again the defence got the blame , though I think myself if the forwards are n't putting away the chances we 'll never get anywhere . |
| 6 | Counsel for the defence addressed the jury and the judge summed up . |
| 7 | After the jury was sworn , there began immediately a seven-day voire dire in which the defence challenged the admissibility of all the evidence resulting from the undercover operation . |
| 8 | Arguing that the defendants had been accused simply because they were non-white , the defence dismissed the confessions ( which the youths themselves retracted ) as having been extracted under police duress . |
| 9 | His three first-half points helped Magherafelt to a 0–6 to 0–3 interval lead , and the defence did the rest . |
| 10 | The response exacerbated the strikes , and by the end of June 1991 both disputes were growing in scope and intensity . |
| 11 | Labour 's Bryan Gould claimed the Premier struck the deal on his £220,000 detached home this summer in case loan rates shot up . |
| 12 | A spokesman for the premier told The Art Newspaper these changes will not affect government policy . |
| 13 | The Premier dismissed the Minister of Finance , Sani Lakatani , and the Minister of Works , Frank Lui , on Sept. 18 , 1990 , after they refused to resign at his request . |
| 14 | The Firebird set the example fur many nationally styled ballets such as Petrushka , The Rake 's Progress and Rodeo . |
| 15 | The majority took the view that the case for banning non-voting ordinary shares had not been made out but that such shares should be clearly labelled and that their holders should be entitled to receive notices of all meetings so as to be kept informed . |
| 16 | The controversial part of the report related to rights of audience , where the majority recommended the creation of a Rights of Audience Advisory Board which would recommend to The Law Society the licensing of suitably qualified solicitors to act as advocates in the Crown Court . |
| 17 | It has done a survey of MoT testing stations and windscreen replacement centres which shows that the majority recommended the replacement of windscreens even if only slightly chipped . |
| 18 | In the final analysis the majority accepted the authority of the pope . |
| 19 | However , of the 34 trade and consumer bodies and enforcement authorities which responded to the House of Commons Select Committee , the majority said the differences between PGI and PDO categories were ‘ too ill-defined to be readily discernible and , moreover , failed to offer other benefits . ’ |
| 20 | The apprentice put the ladle to its mouth , then nodded appreciatively and started back down the ladder as the seneschal continued , going against tradition . |
| 21 | The conch , right to speak , which Piggy always carried , was the symbol for democracy and Piggy 's death and at the same time the smashing of the conch signalled the end of democracy and civilisation for the boys . |
| 22 | He made a bit of eight inch wire , like er a U piece , and the bar at , bottom bar of the U held the tail so if the springs broke the tails did n't duck under and smash the cam . |
| 23 | The Daurog pushed the boat upright . |
| 24 | In contrast , the acts implicated the state and medical expertise in a much more precise and extensive discourse on sexuality — inciting and crystallizing representations , especially around female sexuality . |
| 25 | The remainder spent the summer waiting to be released or to receive ‘ allegations ’ which would give them something definite to contest . |
| 26 | I 'm inclined to believe that this probably happened after the guitar left the Hamer factory ; any quality control worth its salt would have picked it up , otherwise . |
| 27 | Although there were occasional shots in the direction of the bulletproof car , the crowds ignored the Justice Police commander . |
| 28 | When the crowds stormed the Palaţul Primaverii on 22 December , they were astonished by what they found : The lavish — if ugly — real and imitation Louis-Quinze furniture ; the use of marble and gold for everyday objects ; and , most striking of all , was the presence of a large Philips colour television and videotape recorder in every room . |
| 29 | The crowds lined the streets . |
| 30 | He supposed that the Sechem had the knowledge , and made a face . |