Example sentences of "launched [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Bismark , launched as the unsinkable battleship by Hitler , was destroyed after the Reconnaissance Unit spotted her at sea . |
| 2 | Daisy was screwing up her courage to accost Ricky and ask him for a drink after church when the Vicar launched into the final prayer about being made flesh , and she suddenly remembered the vast ox heart cooking in the oven for Ethel , which would burn dry if it was n't taken out , so she belted home . |
| 3 | Some she placed by hand at the bases of the silver towers ; others , with instructions to seek out metal structures in locations shielded from radio interference , she launched into the air . |
| 4 | In contrast to Clare , her sister Miranda was leading the fast and frivolous life of the exciting sixties as Britain launched into the first real business boom since Hitler 's war . |
| 5 | Then I launched into the confession I should have told the priest — the one I have written down here . |
| 6 | Then they turned to the headmaster and launched into the topic all three of them had closest to their hearts : the Fromes ' only son . |
| 7 | Then I launched into the apology , the explanation and finally , by dint of superhuman endeavour , the jokes . |
| 8 | But as soon as he launched into the dance music , the local girls clattered in , shaking their skirts , their handsome heads held high , rosy lips and black eyes catching the light , and shielding the guitar player from his audience . |
| 9 | Designated in 1980 but launched in the immediate aftermath of the 1981 urban riots , the first UDCs were introduced into the London and Liverpool docklands . |
| 10 | More important than either of these were Nnamdi Azikiwe 's West African Pilot , started in 1937 , and a series of other papers he launched in the succeeding years . |
| 11 | There was no real enthusiasm and we launched in the training programme in a rather unstructured way . |
| 12 | At 1807 Ruby and Arthur Reed II launched from the slipway to stand by the vessel and proceeded on service with Coxswain Richard Davies in command . |
| 13 | Of the 104 launched on the first day of the war , it seems , 10–20 fell from the sky . |
| 14 | In July 1937 , when the war was one year old , the Republicans briefly seemed to gain the upper hand in an offensive they launched on the Madrid front , at a village called Brunete ; but the Nationalists rallied and the Republicans were unable to chalk up even a partial victory . |
| 15 | Her Royal Highness has also highlighted the R Y A year of youth sailing which she launched at the Earls Court Boat Show . |
| 16 | The Society is highly critical of the Seaside Awards [ see ED 55 ] launched by the Tidy Britain Group with backing from tourist authorities and the government , which place great emphasis on beach facilities and take a more relaxed attitude to water quality . |
| 17 | The relatives of the President elect were testing out their new roles at the victory party ; Senor Gaviria now has a clear mandate to continue the crackdown launched by the outgoing President . |