Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 2 | HOUSEWIFE Ruth Watkins got a sinking feeling yesterday — when a 470ft deep hole appeared outside her front door . |
| 3 | Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 4 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 5 | An echo of this criticism survives in Goya 's Caprichos and in the poetry of Meléndez Valdés , vague but radical in its humanitarianism : one of the Salamantine group , the Abbé Marchena became a French propagandist , appealing to Spain to destroy the Inquisition and imitate the ‘ sublime ’ revolution of France . |
| 6 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 7 | Diaka announced a 34-member Cabinet on Oct. 30 , in which he claimed that 40 per cent of ministerial posts were taken by members of the Sacred Union . |
| 8 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 9 | ICI endured a similar fate . |
| 10 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 11 | Originally planned in conjunction with John Hopkins University to be both a museum and a biblical study centre , the BLM became a single-handed operation when the American institution withdrew its $7 million commitment to the project . |
| 12 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 13 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 14 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 15 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 16 | Had the death-dust breathed in by Yeremi conveyed a molecular message into his brain ? |
| 17 | Mark Napier led a brief revival , hitting 71 , but no-one stayed with him and they finished the overs on for nine . |
| 18 | But then President Truman made a big mistake he got the United Nations to authorize another resolution which called for the unification of Korea erm through United Nations intervention and American forces crossed the Yalob |
| 19 | Koirala announced a new Cabinet on May 29 which included one woman ( Sailja Acharya ) and only one person who not been elected as a member of the House of Representatives ( Basu Dev Risal ) . |
| 20 | In August Goldman admitted a technical breach of the Companies Act for failing to disclose MCC shares held as security for loans to Maxwell family companies . |
| 21 | Herr Nordern made a huge effort and controlled himself . |
| 22 | When , in the 18th century , Hull became a prosperous port , rich merchants began to look westwards for clean Wolds air and scenic views . |
| 23 | Efforts to turn him into the new Olivier met a similar fate . |
| 24 | Last night Daniel 's father Jason made a dramatic plea for someone to save his dying son 's life . |
| 25 | The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews . |
| 26 | Germany produced a veritable flock of mystics : St Gertrude the Great ( c. 1256–1302 ) , Meister Eckhart ( 1260–1327 ) , John Tauler ( 1300–61 ) and Blessed Henry Suso ( 1295–1306 ) . |
| 27 | US Secretary of State James Baker made a 10-day tour of the former Soviet Union during February , concentrating on building up relations with the Islamic states ( a shift in policy prompted partly because of the fear of Iranian activity in the region ) , and on defence conversion matters [ see pp. 38792-93 . |
| 28 | Tranmere wasted a good deal of splendid midfield work in the first half with long-range speculative shots into the stand . |
| 29 | PC Laney made a brief note , and then returned to his tour of duty . |
| 30 | At the end of March , Than Tun made a defiant speech in Rangoon 's Bandoola Square and then vanished , setting up an underground resistance based on Toungoo . |