Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The years of abundance in America began in 1950 with the defence expenditure triggered off by the Korean War , and the boom continued with only a hiccup or two of recession in 1954 and 1958 . |
| 2 | If the wind died for just a moment ; if she could just get a clear sight of the cockpit … |
| 3 | The gunshot came from inside the house . |
| 4 | On the foreign exchanges , the deutschmark seemed steady ahead of tonight 's reunification ; the pound fell against both the dollar and the mark , ending the day at one point eight eight four five dollars and two deutschmarks point nine three four one . |
| 5 | She hurried to the far end of the bay where the sun gazed from above the cliff with hot , friendly passion . |
| 6 | Across the broad , still water of the moat stood at least a dozen mounted soldiers , more than enough to overcome the serfs , since most of them would have been at work in the fields . |
| 7 | If the universe consisted of just the elements cooked up in the big bang , then W would be about 0.1 — ten times larger than it appears , but ten times less than theory demands . |
| 8 | Towards the end of the century the bourgeoisie discovered at least a temporary formula for combining getting and spending , cushioned by the acquisitions of the past . |
| 9 | The sound came from inside the golden orb of hair . |
| 10 | It 's alleged he gave a different description in this interview to the one he gave to the trial and the inquiry looked into why the evidence was not disclosed to the jury . |
| 11 | The strike lasted for virtually a year , ending in April 1985 . |
| 12 | Clearly , then , Professor Usher remains convinced that the baby had at least an 80% chance of survival , and that Leonard Arthur did prescribe the drug with the intention of causing the child 's death , especially in view of Dr Arthur 's comments on his philosophical attitude to this type of situation . |
| 13 | The ground heaved for about a hundred metres , more turf broke through and the smell increased . |
| 14 | In a written statement , an 11 year old boy , who was sitting on the bench told of how the car came towards him . |
| 15 | Mr Geoff Woolf , Natfhe general secretary , said the offer amounted to only a 4.67 per cent increase with strings for the year to January . |
| 16 | But the illness lingered for over a year , and in the end the doctor decided that she must be suffering from depression . |
| 17 | The opposition had wanted HAT takeovers to depend upon a majority of those eligible to vote , but the government insisted upon only a simple majority of those voting . |
| 18 | ‘ The plane is wrecked , Brownies , ’ Brown Owl said , as all the Brownies crowded to the gate to meet her , ‘ but happily the pilot escaped with only a damaged leg . |
| 19 | The rockfall lasted at least a minute . |
| 20 | However , " the digital information can be easily altered , and there may be no permanent record as trustworthy as an original negative to determine what the image looked like when the film was first exposed " . |
| 21 | But the country remained for long a backwater in international relations . |
| 22 | During October the value of the currency fell by almost a half on the free market , to $1.00=12.7 cruzados , prompting police intervention in some exchange bureaus . |
| 23 | The Substitute looked to where the Brigadier was deep in conversation with a group of men from the Captain 's company . |
| 24 | At first the Palace asked for just a thousand exclusive ties to be made . |
| 25 | A light came on whenever a subject paused for longer than 600 milliseconds , although subjects were merely told that the light indicated when their story-telling was poor . |
| 26 | But no sound came from inside the house ant the lights , he 'd already checked were all off He eased the door right open so it would n't swing and slam . |
| 27 | ‘ It does n't get any easier ’ , confessed Slack , a theme reiterated by quite a few during the competition , especially those playing from memories of yesteryear glories . |
| 28 | ‘ Herein ! ’ a voice commanded from inside the office . |
| 29 | An envelope arrived with only a receipt inside , it was for the ruby ring . |