Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pos pn] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These include A. J. Cronin ( school and university essays , manuscripts of novels , short stories and autobiography , 1911–78 , deposited by Mr Vincent Cronin ) ; Eric Linklater ( manuscripts and typescripts of plays , novels , poems , articles and broadcasts , and correspondence , 1922–72 ) ; Sydney Goodsir Smith ( manuscripts and typescripts of plays , novels , poems and essays , and correspondence , 1923–74 ; and 12 sketch-books , 1935–72 , deposited by Mrs Hazel Goodsir Smith ) ; David Thomson ( manuscripts of novels , memoirs , plays and children 's stories , with related correspondence , 1929–89 , presented by Mrs Martina Thomson ) ; Sir Compton Mackenzie ( manuscripts of Figure of Eight , 1936 , and of two plays , 1941 , and correspondence with Sir Gerald Barry , 1930 ) ; James B. Caird ( manuscripts and typescripts of poems , essays , articles , reviews and talks , and correspondence , 1935–87 , presented by Mrs Janet H. Caird ) ; Robert Kemp ( typescripts and broadcast scripts of plays , 1947–57 , presented by Mr David Kemp ) ; Alex McCrindle ( playscripts , memoirs and correspondence , 1947–90 , presented by Mrs Jessica Balfour ) ; George Mackay Brown ( correspondence , 1952–74 , on deposit and not available for consultation for the time being ) ; Gael Turnbull ( manuscripts and typescripts of poetry and prose , 1953–90 , presented by the author ) ; Alex Hutchison ( manuscripts and typescripts of poems and translations , 1972–90 ) ; Ernest Nicholson ( manuscripts of memoirs , stories and verse , C.1980–90 , presented by the author ) ; and Liz Lochhead ( typescript drafts of the stage production and the published version of Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off , 1989 , presented by the author ) . |
| 2 | , the PA at the fine art people took me to Perth Theatre one Friday a few weeks ago to see a stupendous , lively , robust performance of ‘ Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off ’ I could see it again , it was so good . |
| 3 | More than half a dozen traders had their shops damaged . |
| 4 | The election of 1979 seemed to mark something of a return to " normal " in that third parties had their vote cut back to less than 20 per cent and they were only able to secure twenty-seven seats . |
| 5 | In one area … four halls had their roofs burned off . |
| 6 | Years ago , most of the shops had their name printed in that lovely gold lettering . ’ |
| 7 | Shops had their blinds drawn down and the shopkeepers stood in their doorways as a mark of respect . |
| 8 | Doorbells were rung in the dead of night , early morning alarm calls were made , friends ' cars had their locks covered in sticky tape . |
| 9 | The historian D.L.W. Tough comments that the main pointers are in what is omitted rather than what is mentioned : barely a reference to shirts or nightshirts , and the possibility that even adult Borderers had their underclothes sewn on and removed as seldom as those of slum children in later industrial cities . |
| 10 | In consequence , those defendants had their convictions quashed on appeal . |
| 11 | Walker ( 1988 ) , in a study which looked at the race of young males disposed of by the courts in London in 1983 , found that of those prosecuted , more blacks had their case dismissed without trial due to insufficient evidence , suggesting according to Walker , that either ‘ … the police more readily prosecute black people ’ , or that ‘ the court requires more convincing evidence for black defendants ’ ( Walker 1988 , p.459 ) . |
| 12 | All the companies had their contracts renewed . |
| 13 | In this case the incomers had their homes bought for them . |
| 14 | Had the operator of the giant video screen been allowed to go on merrily replaying the more explosive moments , there could have been rioting on the terraces , where already the stewards had their work cut out . |
| 15 | The challenge to the accepted claims of the major national liberation movements came not only from the unpropertied , but also from lesser movements ; the Germans , the Poles , the Hungarians , the Italians found their claims undermined by those who felt themselves oppressed by these dominant peoples . |
| 16 | Those of the fort 's garrison who were not instantly blown to pieces had their lungs burst by the blast waves travelling along the corridors . |
| 17 | Craig and Wedderburn showed that while almost all industrial workers have to clock in , almost all managers do not have to do so ; while 90 per cent of workers had their pay reduced for lateness , none of the management employees suffered in the same way . |
| 18 | And when the Employment Act 1988 tightened the ballot requirements , the Union of Communication Workers had their ballot declared invalid . |
| 19 | Swept and polished plots had their weeds removed , their flowers replaced , their carpets of blue and green marble chips pulled straight . |
| 20 | The missionary officers had their groceries delivered twice a week by lorry from the nearest store which was nine or ten miles away . |
| 21 | WOMEN factory workers fighting for equal pension rights had their case referred to the European Court of Justice yesterday . |
| 22 | The Turkish Human Rights Association claimed that in 1990 censorship of the press had been more severe than in any year since 1980 ; seven publications had their offices raided and 11 journalists and writers were arrested [ see also below ] . |
| 23 | Two journalists investigating the allegations had their homes raided and notes confiscated by police in the weeks prior to the publication of the report . |
| 24 | Station officer John Finlay said the firefighters had their work cut out to lift the animal out . |
| 25 | ‘ Both my parents are high achievers , And my two sisters had their futures planned by the time they were ten . |
| 26 | The very fact that some of the critics got their letters published at all is a demonstration of ZZAP ! 's commitment to its readership . |
| 27 | Unix Labs made its motion based solely on its copyright claims , anticipating a victory at the upcoming trial and a court-ordered permanent injunction . |
| 28 | While these southern Americans believed their region unified by its homogeneity , what actually drew it together and made it conscious to itself was its deep and ( according to white Southern belief ) ineradicable , division — into white and black . |
| 29 | The council park committee members kept their fingers crossed but they were n't too worried . |
| 30 | During 1989–90 , 63648 users had their applications granted . |