Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This being refused he applied to the Board , and on 5 February 1992 the Board granted special leave . |
| 32 | The Japanese experience at the Yamato Mountains suggested that when meteorites were concentrated it happened behind mountain barriers where patches of bare ice lay stagnant . |
| 33 | He had a taxi waiting , and on arrival we found a long cloth-draped table in the centre of the room , around which were seated what seemed to be the entire Chinese population of the city — some 30 Chinese , mainly from laundries and restaurants . |
| 34 | Marc wore a non-commital expression , and as soon as they were seated he reached inside an inner pocket and drew forth an envelope . |
| 35 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
| 36 | After the coffee and cognac were served she delved into her handbag and withdrew a folded sheet of paper which she held out to him . |
| 37 | Finally , on Feb. 14 one of the remaining individuals was found not guilty , and although the other four were convicted they received on Feb. 17 in each case only suspended prison sentences ranging from 12 to 18 months . |
| 38 | Although the Orcs and Goblins were beaten they accounted for only a small part of Skarsnik 's horde . |
| 39 | In fact , no calculations were published which attempted to measure the precise costs or specify the benefits to be derived from an ageing population . |
| 40 | If no excuse had been sent he called on the parents , so truancy was kept to a minimum . |
| 41 | They 've never comed back , an' 't is said they went to parts where folks was properly thankful for things done for yum . |
| 42 | When we say when we say that that we stage door club is closed it closed in the place it 's not open every evening but we do actually let it out we let it out to companies and whatever conference or companies who want a facility or meeting place something we do actually market that and we do actually ask people if they want to use it and in fact it has been taken up there . |
| 43 | Glaxo is refusing to comment on Mr Nathan 's departure , but it is thought he erred by drawing attention to a common practice that is seldom discussed . |
| 44 | It is understood he slept at Hillsborough Castle . |
| 45 | A post mortem has been carried out and it 's understood he died from head injuries . |
| 46 | A post mortem has been carried out and it 's understood he died from head injuries . |
| 47 | A post mortem has been carried out and it 's understood he died from head injuries . |
| 48 | A post mortem has been carried out and it 's understood he died from head injuries . |
| 49 | Her body was discovered by her boyfriend at her home in Swiss Cottage , north west London , and it is believed she died during the night . |
| 50 | After the van had been loaded it drove to another loading bay and backed up against a second wagon . |
| 51 | When government cash was withdrawn they applied to several charitable foundations for funding . |
| 52 | The impression he was given he mistook for the truth , and his life-long opposition to the Christian faith was the consequence . |
| 53 | You see , all the iron work , as you took it off , it had to be straightened out , and if it was broken it had to be rewelded . |
| 54 | It was felt he needed to be protected from a very damaging relationship . |
| 55 | When she was seen there seemed to be no good reason for this strange reversal in her clinical course . |
| 56 | A change of policy was adopted which resulted in more than half the staff working in areas of economic importance . |
| 57 | From the outset a policy was adopted which aimed at eliminating unnecessary jargon and the mystique normally associated with computers . |
| 58 | In this case the seller will not be in breach of the terms implied by section 12 provided that before the contract was made he disclosed to the buyer the existence of the lien . |
| 59 | Well all we had was Broadfield School and that 's where my boys had to go to Broadfield , they went into Broadfield School and erm , they all got on alright you know , they got on well there and then from there they went to when the new school was built they went to Netteswell school you see , but two of my sons are electricians and unfortunately the eldest one , one of the electricians I could n't put him to apprentice because I could n't afford it cos I had a hard to struggle to bring them up you know in those days , we did n't get erm any family allowance or anything those days , and erm , so therefore he could n't go , but he sort of got on and got his own factory , but my other son who 's an electrician , one of the twins he 's erm , he 's got his City and Guilds he passed , he went , he was able to go to the school when the new schools were built you see , when Netteswell school was built he was able to go to night school and er learn all you see , then there was the one at Burnt Mill was n't there , down the bottom ? |
| 60 | Earlier in this chapter , a quote from a newspaper was presented which commented on the market 's favourable reaction to the announcement from the Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd 's Bank that its dividend would be increased by 10 per cent . |