Example sentences of "broke [adv prt] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sociological fantasy that pop musicians could be some sort of organic intellectuals was remarkably stubborn ; it dominated initial left-wing responses to punk , and it was only when the material basis of the fantasy — youth as class — broke down in the late 1970s recession , that different ways of conceiving pop politics began to be attractive . |
| 2 | More seriously , Edward 's scheme to create a monopoly in the export of wool broke down in the early months of 1338 . |
| 3 | The next day clashes broke out in the occupied territories and Arab workers were prevented from entering Jerusalem . |
| 4 | Disturbances which broke out in the north-eastern city of Mashad on May 30 continued for several days , bringing the city to a standstill . |
| 5 | An argument broke out in the crowded pub after some drink was knocked over and Mr Brown tried to defuse the situation . |
| 6 | Pandemonium broke out in the graceful room . |
| 7 | If war broke out in the Far East ‘ our present forces in Korea would be a military liability and could not be maintained there without substantial reinforcement prior to the initiation of hostilities ’ . |
| 8 | In October 1973 war broke out in the Middle East . |
| 9 | Scuffles broke out in the public gallery after victim Tony 's relatives cheered at the sentences . |
| 10 | Against a background of rising tension between Aoun 's forces and those under the command of Gen. Lahud , as well as Samir Geaga 's Lebanese Forces ( LF ) militia , military confrontation broke out in the Christian enclave of East Beirut in late January 1990 [ see pp. 37264-65 ] . |