Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The moving spectacle , which was interrupted repeatedly by rounds of automatic weapons fire , was carried live on Sarajevo television , and beamed to homes in all the former Yugoslavian republics . |
| 2 | He put his hand in his jacket pocket , searching for his wallet , and as he did , Doug , serious now , yanked Harry towards him and whispered in tones from which all traces of his cockney accent were now absent . |
| 3 | The government refused to concede one and counterattacked with assertions that the Police Complaints Board and civil courts are open to anyone with a genuine experience of improper treatment . |
| 4 | It seems , however , that the tension for the actor is but derivative of that tension endlessly defined and redefined by psychiatrists , psychologists and social psychologists in terms of inner/outer reality : I/Me , Ego/Self , or subjective/objective . |
| 5 | Here on the islands , where there was little vegetation , one species fed on seaweed and clung to rocks among the surging waves with unusually long and powerful claws . |
| 6 | They stood there , still and dark and hatted in rows . |
| 7 | It does sound as through some of the rhythmic inflexions have lost their spontaneity and solidified into mannerisms ( they had already done so by the time of the 1978 Vienna Festival account once available on EMI ) . |
| 8 | The composition of any Palestinian delegation remains one of two crucial issues at the heart of Likud 's opposition to the 10 points put forward by President Mubarak of Egypt and devised as clarifications of Israel 's own initiative . |
| 9 | As the campaign progressed , his rallies became increasingly visionary and evangelical as he narrowed his eyes and gazed at horizons no one else could see . |
| 10 | Too strong-willed and forceful to remain easily in any slot into which a male-oriented Moslem society might force her , regarding marriage , certainly to a Moslem , as the ultimate form of prison , conducting life as a ceaseless battle for Home Rule and Independence , she sometimes found things too much for her and plunged into pits of despair , from which she would spring out again almost immediately with a soar and a vehemence which left Owen dazzled . |
| 11 | This construction usually evoked great alarm among the surrounding natives and led to attempts to destroy the fort which had been built on their land … |
| 12 | Indeed , the efficiency of a denationalized , deregulated British Telecom somewhat declined thereafter , and led to complaints about poor service and rising telephone bills . |
| 13 | It was this which incensed Presbyterians and led to complaints about him in the Westminster Assembly . |
| 14 | Clouds of soot and oily particles obscured the sun and led to downpours of " black rain " in northern Saudi Arabia and Kuwait . |
| 15 | This congruence took a somewhat arbitrary and procrustean form and led to conflicts of interest , particularly in the case of the Head of the Art Department . |
| 16 | The introductions last year of massively parallel machines by the likes of Intel Corp , Thinking Machines Corp opened up the parallel market and led to forecasts that they would eventually replace the vector machines first developed by Seymour Cray , who did his pioneering work at the then Control Data Corp before moving on to found Cray Research Inc and then Cray Computer Corp . |
| 17 | The figures , which were announced at the weekend , disappointed most and led to warnings of cuts in services to avoid charge capping . |
| 18 | It was estimated to have cost the US taxpayer $2,600 million and led to charges of ethics violations against five members of the US Senate [ see p. 38568 ] . |
| 19 | While the procedure was to some extent artificial and led to conclusions that did not always stand up to later study , it did at least mean that the different forms of early Christian teaching could now be admitted for discussion , and the possibility of real conflict between opposing views recognised as a natural and proper element in the development . |
| 20 | We will end the neglect that has allowed some former patients to end up sleeping rough and led to others being placed on remand . |
| 21 | Peasgood , in a more recent exercise , described how studies of subject use in an academic library revealed considerable variations , and led to changes in allocations policy . |
| 22 | This was a fundamental contribution to the phenomenon of absorption and led to changes in the composition of artificial manures . |
| 23 | He fed mints to dray horses , said hello to a caged European eagle owl called Gonzo and let two barn owls fly on and off his arm as a smiling crowd clapped and asked for autographs . |
| 24 | They checked into the St Regis Hotel and when some people discovered who he was , they called at his hotel room and asked for autographs . |
| 25 | When I arrived at the Palace gates with my invitation card I was somewhat taken aback when two or three in the crowd around the railings recognized me and asked for autographs — in that place of all places ! |
| 26 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 27 | In a rather embarrassed way he told Seddon that I was in his office , and asked for instructions . |
| 28 | In 1985 Cox 's paper was timely and asked for shifts in American Irish and British labour politics in a wholly correct way . |
| 29 | I explained that I was driving and asked for directions . |
| 30 | As Gerry and his fellow villagers talked of the better days to come , a carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions to ‘ Dannygal ’ . |