Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , supply-side doctrine provided a theoretical underpinning for the main thrust of his economic strategy . |
| 2 | Their success attracted a worldwide following as the Lisbon Lions and their successors dominated Scottish football for more than a decade . |
| 3 | The inclusion of work by artists such as Auerbach , Kossoff and Hockney added an international feel to the catalogue . |
| 4 | A small herd inhabited a reedbed formed by the overflow from a large pool fed by hot springs , leaving its shelter only after dark and returning to it before light . |
| 5 | A chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobe . |
| 6 | er I think we get a saturation point and the thing that annoys me is that young fellow who came to the club had a got , we got a special went to the special trouble of getting a for him and I can not get it off him and he lives up Newton way somewhere I 've been to him three times |
| 7 | and how erm but it probably got a little to do with the way groups actually organize . |
| 8 | He had briefly been involved with the Logical Positivists of the Vienna Circle and developed a strong leaning toward the importance of systematic empirical observation as the cornerstone of the scientific method , and a corresponding dislike of abstracted theorising and metaphysical speculation . |
| 9 | She had just pressed it a second time when she heard a faint voice above the High Street traffic . |
| 10 | Alexei heard a single splash as a loosened rope fell into the water , and then there came the creak of settling timbers . |
| 11 | The collision left the area looking like a ‘ battlefield , ’ according to witnesses who saw the injured taken from the scene . |
| 12 | Linggajati enabled the British to leave with a good grace , and the last units were withdrawn by 30 November 1946 . |
| 13 | Only a few minutes ago I felt a slight twitch in the boy 's calf muscle . |
| 14 | Roland felt a strange pricking at the base of his neck . |
| 15 | Corbett felt a bitter taste at the back of his mouth and struggled to reassert himself , impose order on the chaos surrounding him . |
| 16 | She felt a brief pity for the police who would never pick their way through such a fen . |
| 17 | He felt a throbbing strain at the outer corners of his eyes , and pressed them with his finger-tips . |
| 18 | I would n't like you to spend your entire time here without having done so , so I thought a short wander beneath the trees before we join Matt at the landing place would be in order . ’ |
| 19 | We also managed a quick listen to the Wurlitzer that was to provide the background music for the champagne breakfast in the reception area . |
| 20 | Her gaze took a pointed veer down the drive . |
| 21 | The dynamic duo were second in line and , unnerved by the wait and the antics of the interlopers , the McFall sewing machine did a brief turn on the delicate opening slab . |
| 22 | Before his eyes , the person he 'd known did a slow dissolve into the person she 'd become : the face sharper and sterner , the hair short and severe , the body lean as a toothpick on salads and work-outs . |
| 23 | There was a youth dance during one conference I staged and at six the next morning I did an automatic check on the adjustable lectern , Only to find graffiti-covered papers stuck all over the front . |
| 24 | We left the fair followed by the smell |
| 25 | Looking back after forty-five years had elapsed , he had the following to say about the ‘ Originals ’ of L Detachment . |
| 26 | One man hurt his shoulder , one his knee , one had a slight cut on the back and I was only bruised — I felt very elated , glad to be alive , amazed and grateful for our miraculous escape . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , yeah , it 's obvious that Runrig had a good listen to the first Big Country album , you know ? ’ he remarks , archly , and it 's hard to tell from his deadpan tone whether or not he 's joking . |
| 28 | These two populations were then brought together in the fraternal Orange Order and the Order had a major say in the composition and policies of the Unionist Party . |
| 29 | Palace midfielder Gareth Southgate also had a big say in the result , his screamer ensuring victory . |
| 30 | Yeah he had a big do with the council man . |