Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phonetic orthography of both the Cyrillic alphabet of Serbia and the Latin alphabet of Croatia and Slovenia made for easier communication and understanding among the Yugoslav peoples and led to common political action . |
| 2 | Victor Lewis , co-leader of the ensemble , is one of the finest current jazz drummers and came to international attention through his long association with Stan Gertz , whose preferred accompanist he always was . |
| 3 | Although Groupe Bollore was identified as the cartel 's ringleader , 13 other European shipping firms were fined Ecu 300,000 for their lesser role in what was described as a ‘ particularly harmful cartel ’ that had shut out rival shipping lines and led to excessive prices . |
| 4 | Deputy Premier Cho Se Ung was dismissed in October for undisclosed reasons and demoted to regional party work ; he was not replaced . |
| 5 | He cited recent by-election setbacks and pointed to numerous opinion polls indicating that the party 's prospects of winning an election would be better under his leadership . |
| 6 | They created a duty of care imposed on builders and owed to foreseeable victims of their negligence . |
| 7 | The vast majority from the most senior consultant to the most junior nurse worked long hours and responded to daily emergencies in a way that was an object lesson to us all . |
| 8 | The accident at the graphite moderated , light-water-cooled pressure tube reactor at Chernobyl occurred on 26 April 1986 when an explosion produced an uncontrollable fire which lasted several days and led to vast quantities of radionuclides being lifted high into the atmosphere . |
| 9 | The maggots had done their work in those sockets and moved to other pastures . |
| 10 | Meanwhile the paper imposed a 4 per cent pay deal , sweetened with merit money , an action which further inflamed feelings and led to industrial action and set Monday 9 October as the date when all would be revealed . |
| 11 | In terms of changes , they more strongly believe that the review has changed allocation of resources , improved resources and led to in-service training . |
| 12 | ( 1982 ) report on an American study which examined 32 commercial crops grown under controlled environmental conditions and exposed to simulated ( sulphuric ) acid rain of pH 3.0 , 3.5 , 4.0 and 5.7 . |
| 13 | I worked in all conditions and travelled to other locations during daylight ’ . |
| 14 | Outdoors , on all kinds of surfaces where the lines can be abraded as they are dragged , in a range of temperatures and exposed to ultra-violet rays , and often made wet from dew in the grass , all the lab tests become suspect . |
| 15 | They protested vigorously when in the mid nineties the revolutionaries abandoned the thorough education of a few hand-picked pupils and turned to mass agitation and manipulation . |
| 16 | It used to be considered a deformity in other breeds and led to automatic culling , but in several continental breeds it is now selected for , although it can lead to problems in calving and perhaps fertility . |