Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing in the response of the Al Fayeds ' advisers , for all its bluster and menace , rebutted my basic case or added one jot of information to explain the origins of the brothers ' wealth . |
| 2 | ’ She lay on her bed for hours leading righteous riots of millhands against languid tophatted fops or hardfaced bowlerhatted men of iron and steel . |
| 3 | It has since been pointed out by Digby McLaren ( 1970 ) that many other groups disappeared at the same level or underwent traumatic changes . |
| 4 | Those in wheelchairs or too old to work outside helped in the kitchen or made elaborate Foreign Legion memorabilia for sale in the regimental shops wherever the Legion served . |
| 5 | As I have said before , the intellectual aristocracy of B.P. , who lived near the Park or had private transport , were able to take part in many home-made activities , such as the pleasure of organising and playing in small domestic chamber concerts , or chess , bridge , tennis , dancing , and amateur dramatics . |
| 6 | ( Slowly from each tube-squeezed & mixed white hollow ) |
| 7 | He had once said that he did n't know whether his passion for water-power was a result of meanness or had some deeper Freudian significance . |
| 8 | Blissfully unaware that the full panoply of America 's military might was about to deliver him up to the majesty of American justice , President Reagan 's token terrorist was welcomed aboard Skunk Kilo by an undercover FBI team that was so wrought up by the occasion that in placing Younis under arrest they managed to break both his wrists , though he offered no resistance or showed any enthusiasm for the 12-mile swim back to Limassol . |
| 9 | She read and read and read while her aunt mended the socks of her husband and brothers or sewed innumerable buttons on their shirts . |
| 10 | Do not take too much notice of the reasons put forward for the auction or put much store by claims of " no reserves on any of the items " . |
| 11 | Instead a person could be held to commit an offence if he used words or published written matter which were threatening abusive or insulting in situations where , ‘ having regard to all the circumstances , hatred is likely to be stirred up against any racial group in Britain . ’ |
| 12 | Batty recognises that he could have taken a sharper look at the derivative nature of the designs or examined some of the problems likely to face the company in the future . |
| 13 | Others made comments about the listed methods or provided more details . |
| 14 | ‘ Some had not seen daylight or sniffed fresh air for four months , ’ he says . |
| 15 | They asked : were there really no girls in youth cultures and street gangs or had sociological accounts made them invisible ? |
| 16 | Throughout the book he referred to it as the monster or used another word which expressed his hatred for it . |
| 17 | There have been many Western and Soviet studies of religious belief per se , and of the interaction in Soviet history between an atheist regime and a highly religious peasantry , but scant reference is made to socio-economic views and actions derived from religion that had ultimate political repercussions . |
| 18 | A state religion that included all others obviously conduced to this objective . |
| 19 | These are the tracks to which a whole generation dated and danced , the driving rock numbers and sweet teen love songs that formed such an unforgettable soundtrack to our lives . |
| 20 | Hear the songs that sold millions and in the Exhibition 's very own cinema , enjoy excerpts from the greatest movies of all time . |
| 21 | The Banks have totally rejected IBOA members ' concerns and have advised the Association that Extended Opening Hours are working without any difficulties . |
| 22 | They have reflected the wishful thinking that informed liberal development politics in the post-War period . |
| 23 | A proper respect for the Modern thinking that underlay such tools of social and economic experiment as the centre of Zlin , the original Bauhaus buildings , the Weissenhof , the Maison Savoye and many more , demands that their documentation should be preserved , but they themselves should be allowed to die . |
| 24 | The animals that received the PDGF-secreting COS cells were protected from the anti-proliferative effects of nerve transection ( Fig. 3 ) , whereas animals that received nontransfected COS cells were not ( data not shown ) . |
| 25 | Animals that produced insufficient milk were sold . |
| 26 | After the war , the succession of plants and animals that colonised these newly wasted sites was studied in detail by the London Natural History society ( LNHS ) . |
| 27 | The air was full of white specks that got thicker as he watched . |
| 28 | He too is a newcomer to Portrush , but who would have guessed it from a three-under card that showed 16 pars , one eagle and one birdie . |
| 29 | Brent Walker bought Whyte & Mackay from Lonrho earlier this year for £180m in a deal that included four French vineyards , which are also for sale for as much as £60m . |
| 30 | From his small office , the solicitor explains that deals similar to that offered to the Salvation Army — where they invested $10 million in a deal that promised high interest returns — are kept secret among high-ranking individuals in the world of finance . |