Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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1 | On the economic front , the latest Dun and Bradstreet survey of UK business , carried out before last week 's increase in interest rates to 15 per cent , warned that the British economy was on the brink of a ‘ major slowdown ’ as high-interest policies produced a dramatic downturn in confidence . |
2 | It is also the final of the Marley National Pony Society Mountain and Moorland Ridden Championships , and thirty quality native ponies made a splendid sight in the vast Grand Hall . |
3 | When the old house was practically uninhabitable , they or their sons built a new farmstead in the midst of their own fields and migrated from the village . |
4 | The researchers found a wide variation in " Patois competence " , with scores ranging from 8 to 20 ( p. 96 ) . |
5 | Guest houses reported a sharp drop in visitors on the popular route following the attack . |
6 | If , however , the Germans maintained a defensive stance in the east while attacking France , both army groups were to advance immediately — the northern group into East Prussia , the southern group into Galicia , where the Austro-Hungarian army was strongest . |
7 | A meeting between English and Indian cricket chiefs , local police and the two match umpires produced a united front in how to react to any hooliganism . |
8 | In 1911 the Circular Tour was introduced to boost the finances of the Marton route , and toastrack cars became a regular sight in the Square , loading at the island before crossing the Promenade , and returning along Abingdon Street . |
9 | With the Government 's overall majority now down to just 18 , the presence of Ulster Unionists and other minority parties became a key factor in whether the Bill could be wrecked . |
10 | Motor traders reported a small fall in sales in the year to May following five months of growth , but business remained below normal for the time of year . |
11 | A Chinese gangster who ran vice rings and protection rackets used a Chinese restaurant in the region as his weekday base , according to a television documentary . |
12 | An alternative procedure would be to ask a lot of speakers to say a list of sentences in different ways according to labels provided by the analyst , and see what intonational features are found in common ( for example , one might count how many speakers used a low head in saying something in a ‘ hostile ’ way ) . |
13 | All seven schools received a monthly statement in the form of a computer printout from county hall . |
14 | Heads played a crucial part in developing such a culture , but it was sustained by other leaders ( especially deputies ) and by active participation of staff members . |
15 | The socialist parties played a peripheral role in the revolution of 1905 . |
16 | Situated on the banks of the River Mondego , on an important crossroads , it has for centuries played a vital role in the life of the centre of the country . |
17 | Indeed , the freshness and simplicity of those recordings played a vital part in laying the foundations of a lasting career . |
18 | Three years later the introduction of a new registration system for despatches and telegrams played a crucial role in changing the position of the more senior officials , the first-division clerks , and giving them , far more than in the past , a share in policy-making . |
19 | Like the Indians and Levantines in modern Africa , the Jews played a vital part in fertilizing the economy of medieval Europe . |
20 | Taki caused a huge uproar in April when he appeared on America 's Fox TV , owned by Rupert Murdoch . |
21 | The colonoscopic biopsies at seven weeks ( on discharge from hospital ) , three , and seven months showed a progressive improvement in the proctocolitis although a degree of glandular distortion has persisted throughout . |
22 | Lizards which lost two thirds or more of the length of their tails showed a significant decline in dominance . |
23 | There , hanging by their forelimbs from a vine or branch , the sloths dug a small depression in the soil with their hind legs into which they defecated . |
24 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that during a recent visit I made to Albania on behalf of the Council of Europe , politicians of all parties expressed a keen interest in receiving British know-how , but were disappointed that we have yet to establish a British embassy in Tirane ? |
25 | The stores and building sectors were among the hardest hit as traders anticipated a continuing squeeze in the high street and on house prices . |
26 | During the May and June protests journalists took a leading part in demanding greater freedom of the press , and sympathetic reports of the pro-democracy movement briefly appeared in newspapers and broadcasts . |
27 | All the craftsmen took a real pride in their work , receiving only one shilling and threepence an hour but still realising how much better off they were than previous generations . |
28 | Security at Tern Hill barracks , near Market Drayton , Shropshire , was increased after two guards saw a suspicious figure in woods near the perimeter fence . |
29 | Clients acquired a paternalistic interest in their stocks , started looking at profit figures and earnings per share , perhaps for the first time . |
30 | The great Civil War battle of Marston Moor , in the vales of Yorkshire , in July 1644 , with Parliamentary troops under the command of Cromwell , Fairfax and Leven , with Lord Manchester in overall command , resulted in a great victory for Parliament , but it was not followed up by Lord Manchester , much to the chagrin of Cromwell , and the Royalists managed a considerable victory in September of that year , at Lostwithiel , thirty miles west of Plymouth . |