Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [adj] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Thame , Cardiff , Emanuel , and Wallington all flourished within the grammar-school tradition and 1959 is a good moment — before the critical voices drown the subtleties of that tradition — to try to define it , to place it in its historical and social context , and to prepare the scene for the massive reorganization of secondary schooling which marked the 1960s .
2 So far as tomorrow 's game at Celtic Park is concerned , Rangers ' Goram , Gough and Steven all came through the midweek Champions League match without further mishap , and will play .
3 At the beginning of the year George V died and Edward VIII acceded to the throne .
4 They did not surrender to them as Louis XV and Louis XVI did to the opponents of monarchical power .
5 Lancaster , Preston , where the Old Pretender 's advance had foundered , and which his son reached on 26 November , and Wigan all fell at the mere approach of the all-conquering young prince .
6 Yeah , David and Pam and Margaret all slept at the flat !
7 The advantages of the innovations brought about by Edward IV and Henry VII lay in the professional supervision of royal estates , the speedy collection of revenues , the rigorous exploitation of all forms of Crown income , and the availability of liquid cash .
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