Example sentences of "and [vb past] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , although positivist criminologists were often shy of associating themselves with specific corrective programmes , they saw crime as pathological and shared a general consensus in favour of a broadly rehabilitative approach to ridding ourselves of it . |
| 2 | Alec stretched out his arm and laid a comforting hand over hers . |
| 3 | His host quickly crossed the solar and laid a conciliatory hand on the younger man 's arm . |
| 4 | As the line that seemingly connects the two circle centres needed close scrutiny , I went back to the 1:25,000 scale maps or the area and laid a straight edge along the apparent intersection . |
| 5 | She sat down beside him and laid a velvety hand over his . |
| 6 | Desmond reached out and laid a sympathetic hand on her arm . |
| 7 | The Law Commission , in their Report No 160 on Sale and Supply of Goods ( 1987 ) , recognised many of the weaknesses in the present law on merchantable quality ( paras 3.4 – 6 ) and recommended a new definition to be adopted in all contracts involving supply of goods . |
| 8 | Even Green did wonder why a better path could not have been made and recommended a little landscaping of trees and rocks which blocked the views of Stock Ghyll force . |
| 9 | Stukeley also began enthusiastically landscaping the garden of his house in Barn Hill and devised a formal garden on a concentric circular layout which could have been based on his Stonehenge plan ( see drawing ) . |
| 10 | He looked round him doubtfully , winced abruptly back to his original position , and clapped a surprised hand behind his right ear . |
| 11 | Blufton stood up and plunged a pudgy hand into a concertina file . |
| 12 | He and Minton had begun to lead almost entirely separate lives : Vaughan , anxious for a steady relationship , ate with his current boyfriend separately from Minton and led a quiet life behind closed doors . |
| 13 | It was more broadly philosophical , and encapsulated a generalized dissatisfaction with scholasticism and tradition . |
| 14 | It passed out of the family 's hands and became a mental hospital in 1935 . |
| 15 | Brazil achieved independence from Portugal in 1822 and became a federal republic in 1889 . |
| 16 | France imported considerable numbers in the 1850s and 1860s and became a useful reservoir of lines which were later extinct in England . |
| 17 | Bobby rejoined his former Swindon boss , Bert head , at Selhurst Park and became a prominent member of Palace 's sides in the late 1960s . |
| 18 | For a while the breed flourished and became a regular winner of dairy-class prizes , but the Second World War saw the start of a decline , though the breed society was revitalised in 1948 . |
| 19 | He had asked John Prior Estlin for letters of introduction to the Unitarian ministers at Bridgwater and Taunton , and became a regular preacher in both towns for as long as he remained at Stowey . |
| 20 | It emerged from the First Annual Conference on Library Orientation for Academic Libraries in the USA in 1971 , and became a working reality as Project LOEX in 1972 . |
| 21 | Ian was a bright young striker who , after helping the Palace Juniors win the FA Youth Cup in 1977 , forced his way into the League side and became a key member of our 1979 2nd Division Championship line-ups , scoring several invaluable goals , including the first one in the decisive victory over Burnley which clinched the title in the final game of the season . |
| 22 | In 1980 , 1981 , and 1985 major riots in Bristol , London , Liverpool , and Birmingham commanded the headlines and became a key theme in policy debates about the future of the inner cities . |
| 23 | She led the YORKSHIRE branch of the Medau Society when it was formed in 1956 and became a key figure in the area . |
| 24 | It was set up in 1981 and became a limited company in 1990 . |
| 25 | His father having died in 1216 , Peter spent many years as William 's ward , and became a lifelong friend of his son , Walter de Cantilupe [ q.v. ] , bishop of Worcester from 1238 to 1265 . |
| 26 | He was educated at New College , Oxford , as one of a small band of mature students sponsored in 1937 by the Oxford Delegacy for Extra-mural Studies , got a soccer Blue , and became a lifelong worker for the WEA . |
| 27 | By 1933 he was in Jerusalem , and became a Palestinian citizen in 1936 . |
| 28 | In the District these were organised and developed by George Pateman at Cheshunt College for several years , and became a distinctive feature of summer programmes . |
| 29 | Sumner was thus introduced to the Arts and Crafts Movement , and became a keen member for the next twenty years . |
| 30 | He reached the second class in 1873 and became a first-class constable in 1876 , when twenty-four years old . |