Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until 1980 local economic strategies took their place among the many uncontested , bipartisan policies of local government , although with the recession and the ‘ de-industrialization ’ of Britain this was an expanding activity for an increasing number of local authorities . |
| 2 | This time the hiss was louder and strong fingers gripped his shoulder and shook it , jerking him awake . |
| 3 | In 1728 he established a farm at Kingsessing near Philadelphia , with six acres sloping away to the river in the south-west for a garden and where horticultural work in due course supplanted his pursuit of agriculture . |
| 4 | Discounting , too , increased as an acceptable practice as European hoteliers imitated their US counterparts . |
| 5 | A large camouflaged painted truck caught their attention . |
| 6 | Legend has it that the once-rounded peaks had their tops lopped off by a supernatural force to make a flat-topped bed and table for St Columba when he visited the island in AD585 . |
| 7 | Her trembling fingers traced his kiss on her lips . |
| 8 | Her helpless response had its effect upon him . |
| 9 | The persistent pinging assaulted her ears and she forced it into her head . |
| 10 | Birds were singing , dogs were being exercised , children shouted in the distance , but the pleasant afternoon had its drawbacks , as the Sergeant explained . |
| 11 | For instance , when the political prisoners staged their hunger strike during the Pope 's visit , we broadcast their demands . |
| 12 | The Rothamsted researchers confirmed their suspicions in a series of delicate experiments involving the aphid , Myzus persicae , the wild potato S. tuberthaultii and its cultivated relative S. tuberosum . |
| 13 | Soon , however , the swing of her downhill striding left her mind free for an image of the yacht and the clean white pullover and the laughing interested , face of the yachtsman . |
| 14 | But prolonged recession undermined his support and Canadians blamed widespread unemployment on the loss of jobs to the United States through a free-trade agreement Mr Mulroney signed in 1988 . |
| 15 | The working groups produced their reports in 1989 , and on the basis of them , the Secretary of State drew up and published programmes of study and attainment targets in all four subjects . |
| 16 | Her flailing hand slipped down to the pack , wrenching its cords open , just as cruel fingers seized her arm . |
| 17 | When the topographical artists displayed their work in the south of England they served as most effective tourist publicity . |
| 18 | AFTER 24 hours of disruption , the European Parliament recovered its poise last night when two members of its neo-fascist faction publicly apologised for violently interrupting proceedings on Wednesday . |
| 19 | An ample private income allowed him time to indulge his tastes for writing , politics , and rowing . |
| 20 | By the next day , flood warning computers built into the river banks along the 120 miles of the Tay were flashing yellow warning signals as placid tributaries dumped their overload into the river . |
| 21 | The trade unions , trades councils and local Labour parties informed their members about the dangers it presented and energized their opposition — albeit in the form of peaceful protest . |
| 22 | The Labour administration started its microprocessor awareness programme in 1978 , as an effort to tell people in industry how computers could produce greater efficiency . |
| 23 | Dr Kumar said he had realised many Labour supporters shared his sense of deep shock after the election . |
| 24 | I can well believe that many Labour supporters changed their minds on polling day after being terrified by newspaper ads warning how much extra tax they would pay under Kinnock ? |
| 25 | There were three broad influences on perceptions of Labour chances : a ‘ wishful thinking ’ ( partisan ) influence , which was the most powerful and consistent ( Labour supporters rated their party 's chances highly ) ; a pure information-based influence ( discussion , education , television viewing all lowered expectations of a Labour victory ) , which declined as the election approached ; and a propaganda-based influence ( reading rightwing papers also lowered expectations of a Labour victory ) , which also declined as the election approached . |
| 26 | That day ’ wherever he went , decision and order followed him ’ As his eyes roved over the terrain , speedily the agile mind made its appreciation . |
| 27 | The interim coalition government , formed in November 1989 following an inconclusive general election , collapsed on Feb. 12 when all three component parties withdrew their ministers . |
| 28 | The beseeching grin around the slightly lop-sided mouth gave his face an almost schoolboyish look . |
| 29 | Her success against 31 other drivers in the regional contest won her place in the national final in Bedfordshire later this year . |
| 30 | Membership of the local deaf club developed his talent and ability to a point where he was drawn towards working full-time as a welfare worker with deaf people . |