Example sentences of "of [adj] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The uprising of 1848 gave them an opportunity to alter their status , but they did not take it and by and large seem to have accepted that industrialisation meant inevitable Germanisation .
2 His death at the age of twenty-four made him an instant legend .
3 Capel and Russell dug in , though , and a total of 288 gave them a handy lead .
4 The Great Exhibition of 1851 brought him an excellent opportunity to expand his business and he seized it with relish .
5 Their total of 116 gave them a two-shot win over Mardy MacDonald and daughter Fiona Edmond .
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