Example sentences of "skills [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bishop soon abandoned the ‘ exalted ’ demeanour that troubled his brethren , and his organizational skills made him an invaluable member of the emerging movement . |
| 2 | Young 's Scottish background , Calvinist convictions , and diplomatic skills made him an ideal emissary , and he was praised by the archbishop of St Andrews , among others , for his persuasive performance . |
| 3 | So his political background and other skills made him the logical candidate ’ . |
| 4 | Instead of wrestling with the imponderables of land and trees and drainage and crops , he was back where his skills gave him a harsh certainty . |
| 5 | The shark 's prodigious hunting skills earned it a similar position among oceanic peoples . |