Example sentences of "in [adj] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1348 they demanded free trade in wool , and in 1351 achieved a definitive victory when the king agreed that the maltote should be granted only in parliament and that all merchants should be permitted to deal in wool ‘ without being restricted by those merchants who call themselves the king 's merchants ’ . |
| 2 | The waste comes from Seveso , near Milan , where an accident at a pesticide plant in 1976 contaminated a wide area with dioxin ( TCDD ) . |
| 3 | In the closing decades of the fifteenth century , Florence and Venice in particular supported a large industry of book-copying when the art was at its height . |
| 4 | ‘ Small firms in particular needed a bold statement and a bold cut . ’ |
| 5 | Tethlis of Caledor in particular established a brilliant reputation , lifting the siege of Griffon Gate and harrying the Dark Elves to within sight of Anlec . |
| 6 | The sale of Fort Ross in California in 1841 marked a well-defined stage on the road to withdrawal . |
| 7 | The transfer of one sub- sénéchaussée — the Agenais — to Edward I at Amiens in 1279 marked a significant stage in the administrative development of Gascony . |
| 8 | The establishment of the College in 1791 marked a crucial stage in the separation of the functions of farrier and veterinarian . |