Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chemistry won and Pons enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor . |
| 2 | Today the tone of so many of these adverts is so unashamedly boastful — full of triumphs in beauty competitions , prizes won and degrees achieved — that I often wondered whether these perfect matches are all they claim to be . |
| 3 | In local government elections held on May 3 in about half the districts or boroughs in England , for the Scottish regional and island councils and in six districts in Wales , the Labour Party made considerable gains in terms both of seats won and councils controlled . |
| 4 | In terms of seats won and councils held , yes . |
| 5 | A concrete example of this was the number of corners won and goals scored from corner opportunities by Leeds . |
| 6 | The six-furlong pole approached and Kelly heard Shine On moving closer to her . |
| 7 | The day of the Agricultural Fair approached and passions rose in the village . |
| 8 | The aim of the remaining Chapters , therefore , is to show that system performance can be maximised and costs minimised by correct choice of control scheme and interfacing technique . |
| 9 | Prisoners under sentence of death ( numbering some 256 ) were reprieved ; together with an estimated 43,000 other prisoners serving lighter sentences , they became eligible for release after minimum periods of imprisonment which varied according to the crimes committed and sentences received . |
| 10 | Planning started several years back as exhibits were re-assessed and others found to fill ‘ gaps ’ in the story of aviation , but the rework of the gallery itself was one of the quickest revamps the Museum has ever undertaken with work starting in January this year . |
| 11 | This cultural conflict is a means through which power is transposed and whites become a voiceless ethnic minority oppressed by totalitarian local authority antiracism . |
| 12 | After 7–15 years the cultivators return to a mature rattan garden : the rattans are harvested and foodcrops planted . |
| 13 | It was , he says , the first decent school that he was ever in , a cheerful , disciplined place where manners mattered and clothing did n't . |
| 14 | KPMG and Client reserve the right to terminate KPMG 's engagement hereunder at any time and without liability or continuing obligation to each other save that termination of this agreement shall be without prejudice to rights accrued and obligations incurred by either KPMG or Client prior to such date and shall not affect the indemnification in section 4 , or Client 's obligation under sections 2 and 3 . |
| 15 | In 1957 , when the Chechens and Ingushis had been rehabilitated and Checheno-Ingushetia restored , these lands had not been returned to the Ingushis . |
| 16 | Now , ’ he waved a fork at me , ‘ if the guy was spending more money than Bonanza expected and Bonanza did n't seem to mind what 's the obvious thing ? ’ |
| 17 | Up to 4,000 spectators are expected and police believe around 500 journalists from around the world will cover the 3pm service . |
| 18 | IDB screens display price quotations by reporting dealers anonymously ; when another market maker is located and securities sold , the IDB receives commission . |
| 19 | Some of the papers are now torn and others have been heavily creased because they have been re-read and re-folded so many times over the past 41 years . |
| 20 | Moreover , that assumption was to some extent reinforced by the official ideology of The Green Book : it is not simply that parties were forbidden and elections arranged in such a way that people had no policy grounds for voting one way or another . |
| 21 | To stop potential troublemakers extra lighting has been installed and officers keep watch from afar using high powered video cameras . |
| 22 | There followed several weeks of feverish preparations as equipment and systems were installed and staff moved in to the facility . |
| 23 | Classification encompassed the methods of Ray , Tournefort and Linnaeus , titles used by botanic writers and bibliographic details were included and mention made of the country of origin . |
| 24 | It is true that history records frequent occasions when this has been forgotten and prejudice has shown itself in religious , racial and class distinctions . |
| 25 | But the injury ca n't be mended and vets say she 'll have to be put down . |
| 26 | But the project was dropped and reports began to appear in the Western press in the early 1970s of Soviet use of Indian port facilities , especially the naval base at Vishakapatna . |
| 27 | One day in May I remember , the sun shone , the wind dropped and larks flew straight up from the fields , singing with astonishment when they felt the warmth in the air . |
| 28 | The child dropped and Preston shot to his feet . |
| 29 | The reduction in the numbers visiting the gardens has allowed the grass to remain green and cut down on the amount of litter dropped and graffiti scribbled . |
| 30 | Will Deano finally be dropped and Strandli played instead ? |