Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [noun] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , opinions of the other crews and skippers were not unanimously in favour , I think most of our chaps had the big cutter complex by then , so the idea was dropped and Gazelle was eventually sold . |
| 2 | By day six , the opioid infusion had been discontinued and Brian was obviously becoming oriented and better able to tolerate his treatment . |
| 3 | This was a court society : not in the sense sometimes imputed to the ancien régime of a parade-ground where a despot brought his nobility to heel , but an elite world where within shared conventions political conflict was contained and consensus was continually re-formed and re-enacted . |
| 4 | Many of these were privately owned and water was unfairly distributed . |
| 5 | Interest rates rose , Sterling increased sharply in value against most international currencies , public-sector capital investment was curtailed and VAT was substantially enhanced . |
| 6 | As for women , the choice was limited and marriages were often arranged . |
| 7 | In Elling , sight was the sense upon which most people traditionally depended and hearing was somewhat neglected . |
| 8 | In a struggle Compeyson is drowned and Magwitch is seriously injured . |
| 9 | Although these attitudes still persist , the general view has been transformed and reminiscence is now seen as a normal , if not essential , element of successfully growing old . |
| 10 | None of her advice helped and Kim was still trying to feed with a nipple shield after a fortnight . |
| 11 | But this does not relieve courts of the need to decide technical issues arising in litigation : expert witnesses are called and courts are often required to choose between the conflicting testimony of expert witnesses called by opposing parties . |
| 12 | A better arrangement is to detect the process drift before that point is reached and rejects are actually produced . |
| 13 | A better arrangement is to detect the process drift before that point is reached and rejects are actually produced . |
| 14 | And this slump is no exception the music market has deteriorated and times are now getting harder . |
| 15 | Languages : Arabic ( official ) ; Farsi and Urdu are also spoken and English is widely used in commercial sectors . |
| 16 | No unmentionable topic is spared and fun is liberally poked at everyday events in Kamrok 's continuous search to keep customers rocking in the aisles . |
| 17 | The hotplate is safe and easy to use — because it 's completely sealed and spills are easily wiped away . |
| 18 | Staff are well trained and stores are constantly monitored by environmental health officers . |
| 19 | The interview did not go as the interview with MacQuillan 's mistress had gone and Rain was soon climbing ashore , silently cursing Crystal Daly 's gullibility . |
| 20 | In contrast with other vitamin supplementation studies , this study assessed the effect of single vitamin supplements only , the study was prospective with a control group , subjects with familial polyposis coli were excluded and subjects were sequentially assigned to each group . |
| 21 | Gerald Sutherland , 41 , said : ‘ For a few seconds the doors were shut and people were really panicking , then they opened and passengers rushed out as quickly as they could . |
| 22 | But in 1888 , two years after my father was born , the newly constituted county councils were created and Oxfordshire was systematically governed for the first time . |
| 23 | Since the introduction of those fiddly little 5p 's the position has changed and 1p 's now take second place . |
| 24 | The idea is that all results are published and schools are then placed in league tables , so the main purpose of the tests is as much about the stimulation of competition as it is about diagnosing individual children 's strengths and weaknesses . |
| 25 | He believes the police are overstretched and moves are urgently needed to tackle Darlington 's crime wave . |