Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1935 Nizan turned his attention once again to the French educational system . |
| 2 | Mr Townsend , who 's fifty nione opened his shop two years ago … when he and his brother sold the family funeral parlour next door … |
| 3 | In the summer of 1948 Minton terminated his association with Central School of Art after only two terms . |
| 4 | Between 1960 and 1980 Pilkingtons dominated its core markets , glass and insulation , a dominance underpinned by the company 's technological superiority in product and process . |
| 5 | Some time around the year 2410 Grom led his horde over the Black Fire Pass and then northwards along the Dwarf-held highlands . |
| 6 | But those eight survivors saw it differently — and lived to show that it can be conquered — with the right blend of indestructibility between man and machine . |
| 7 | A year ago Nicky , Rob 's girlfriend of about eight months convinced him to go back to the ice pack that nearly killed him . |
| 8 | Substantial increases on the previous year were made by 446 Branches , 138 Branches sustained their last year 's contribution , which in many cases had already been a record , and only 43 were significantly down . |
| 9 | In 1166 Barbarossa assembled his forces to return to Italy , where the rival Pope Alexander had fomented further rebellion . |
| 10 | An eery echoing spiralling climb of 168 steps took me up to the light itself and 180 degree views stretching to hazy nothingness to the west and north ; Harris hills to the south-west ; the Cuillins of Skye to the south and the mainland mountains to the east . |
| 11 | There were few casualties on shore but forty-five seamen lost their lives when their ships sank . |
| 12 | Life on the Swindon bench has been full of heartbreak this season … so near and yet so far … it 's not so long ago that Town were winning week in week out … tomorrow they 've got Newcastle at home and back in the first division days they were no problem … 2-1 Swindon beat them last March |
| 13 | Life on the Swindon bench has been full of heartbreak this season … so near and yet so far … it 's not so long ago that Town were winning week in week out … tomorrow they 've got Newcastle at home and back in the first division days they were no problem … 2-1 Swindon beat them last March |
| 14 | As for our upper class , in 1728 Defoe lamented our aristocracy 's ‘ voluntary and affected stupidity and ignorance ’ , and their preference for leaving politics to other people , so that the government fell into the hands of ‘ knaves , politicians , mercenaries and screwed-up engines ’ . |
| 15 | ( While the legislative bodies of the 22 provinces nominated their senators ( two each ) , the Federal District of Buenos Aires elected its two senators by means of a special electoral college ; senators served a nine-year term , with one-third of the Senate seats renewable every three years . ) |
| 16 | On Feb. 12 Mandela held his first press conference for the world 's media in Cape Town , and on the following day he returned to his home in Soweto , where he addressed a crowd of over 130,000 at a football stadium . |
| 17 | Mind you , Richard Hannay in John Buchan 's The Thirty-Nine Steps planned his route because people were trying both to kill him and lock him up , and he still seemed to have some fun . |
| 18 | Mrs V Hawkins volunteered her services and G. Espin offered to provide street maps . |
| 19 | Middlesboro 1 , Watford 2 WATFORD enhanced their impressive away record by becoming the first team to win at Middlesbrough 's Ayresome Park in the League this season , writes Ian Whittell . |
| 20 | At six-thirty Kegan passed her taxi as it swung out across the courtyard . |
| 21 | Their chaotic flight on 22 December revealed their complete lack of serious contingency plans for the eventuality of a coup , let alone a popular revolution . |
| 22 | In the cavernous exhibition hall , more than 300 salesmen offered everything from reproduction Gatling guns to a Barrett 82A , a semi-automatic rifle with a range of almost a mile — ‘ as used by three countries in Operation Desert Storm . ’ |
| 23 | On April 22 Habyarimana announced his retirement from the army . |
| 24 | In 471 Euric launched his first onslaught against Clermont . |
| 25 | On her first opening day , 300 visitors made their way up the farm 's single-track drive . |
| 26 | Milton Humason who worked with him for over 30 years called him a ‘ brilliant leader ’ and wrote , ‘ He was sure of himself — of what he wanted to do , and of how to do it . ’ |
| 27 | She had to face the handicaps of severe diabetes but , true to Greek ideals , she endured them with stoicism ; only on four occasions in 30 years did she break down under these cruel burdens . |
| 28 | In his inauguration speech on Oct. 30 Iliescu reaffirmed his commitment to pluralism and to the introduction of a market economy . |
| 29 | Denmark is their other northern commitment , and it is there that 2 RRP found itself on 30 June 1989 . |
| 30 | In 1767 Barclay married his second wife Rachel , daughter of Sampson Lloyd II [ q.v. ] , banker . |