Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [coord] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were given permission and were destroyed as the herd of pigs drowned in the lake . |
| 2 | But the company and police trapped Portuguese-born Antonio Quintas , 37 , a waiter , of Victoria Road , Portslade , East Sussex , who admitted blackmail and was jailed for six years . |
| 3 | Nevertheless the movement made progress and was extended to France , Denmark , Norway and Sweden , and later to Spain . |
| 4 | Grundy , 35 , of Sprotborough , Doncaster — a promising policeman who had been acting sergeant and passed his inspector 's exams — admitted theft and was jailed for a year . |
| 5 | France of Brentwood , Essex , admitted theft and was sentenced to six months ' jail , suspended for two years . |
| 6 | McMeekin , 27 , of Kingston Street , Darlington , admitted theft and was given a 12-month conditional discharge . |
| 7 | Fowler ( 20 ) of Coppice Close , Haxby admitted theft and was placed on probation for two years . |
| 8 | This handbook now nears completion and is scheduled to be launched at a one-day conference on Health & safety organised by the NAFD . |
| 9 | In longterm studies over several years he shows that with a wheat free diet these children are gaining weight and are reaching anormal growth pattern by comparison with age matched controls . |
| 10 | Among a certain type he invited violence but was protected from this by the proximity of Ricky Stride whose physique gave him the appearance of a bodyguard . |
| 11 | Present day ‘ time travellers ’ step into a specially designed car and are taken on an exciting trip through more than 1,000 years of Carrickfergus history . |
| 12 | The refurbished unit enjoyed a 26 per cent increase in seating capacity and was finished in a two-tone brown livery embellished with an orange band at waist level . |
| 13 | We felt very sorry for both young people , for they were genuinely trying to find work and were getting very dispirited . |
| 14 | After his education in Scotland , he moved south and was ordained as a Franciscan priest in Northampton in 1291 . |
| 15 | But some doubted and one , Rol , who was a great war leader , mistrusted the feelings which prompted the Myrcans to wage war and was sickened by the killing , so he set off into the mountains to seek the Dwarves and avail himself of their ancient wisdom . |
| 16 | Mr Cowen was not willing to accept demotion and was dismissed . |
| 17 | I tried walking but was held |
| 18 | How Brampton and Vechey had probably not committed suicide but been murdered and that Allingham 's supposed death from natural causes was probably the murderer striking again . |
| 19 | THE JULIE WARD inquest ended yesterday with counsel for the Kenyan state still maintaining she might have committed suicide or been killed by animals . |
| 20 | Evan has flu and is exhausted . |
| 21 | The following criteria would have to be satisfied : ( i ) the disposition would have to be contained in a will and be charged on the heir under that will ; and either ( ii ) involve a sum of money , or ( iii ) involve property but be heard by a provincial court . |
| 22 | This is how the Autocar & Motor How Fast , How Good data has been derived : 30–70mph indicates overtaking ability and is measured through the gears ; 30–50mph is recorded in top gear ( or fourth in the case of five-speed manual gearbox models ) ; 50–70 mph is recorded in top . |
| 23 | This is how the Autocar & Motor How Fast , How Good data has been derived : 30–70mph indicates overtaking ability and is measured in top gear ( or fourth in the case of five-speed manual gearboxes ) ; 50–70mph is recorded in top . |
| 24 | Any of these may need to be present or indicated when students process discourse or are asked to produce it . |
| 25 | His toneless voice caught fire and was blessed with new colour and depth . |
| 26 | The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles . |
| 27 | With the popular Zaghlul dead it seemed as if the British , the king and the old landed ruling class retained power and were becoming more autocratic , negating the nationalist upsurge of 1919–22 . |
| 28 | Non-appearance on the ward does not necessarily mean that the clinical teacher has overslept or is sitting , feet up , drinking cups of tea . |
| 29 | If such alterations have been well thought out , and the detail carefully considered , it must be desirable that the proposals receive support and are passed with as little fuss as possible . |
| 30 | So , rightly or wrongly , one gets the impression that the WHO itself is condoning racism and is dominated by Western economic interests . |