Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [noun prp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This connection hints again that Fitzgerald led Eliot to the East , and that his reading in the history of religion affected his view of nineteenth-century poetry . |
| 2 | What is odd about the fact that admiral Horley ruled Hungary between the two War World Wars ? |
| 3 | If Churchill recommended Ramsey to the new young Queen who had never before been confronted with the situation , and the Queen asked the archbishops whether they objected , they could not say that they did . |
| 4 | But it made the situation no easier because Churchill distrusted Temple as a sort of Socialist and as too outspoken a politician . |
| 5 | The kitchen was scented with the rich enticing smell of spices and dried fruits , and Alexandra met Lyddy on the stairs carrying down the cream silk evening gown to be pressed . |
| 6 | Madeleine interrupted Thérèse with a sharp cry . |
| 7 | Tritsis regarded Greece as a historical and geographical paradox : ‘ Balkan but Western , close to the Middle East but Christian , Christian but Orthodox ’ was a favourite refrain . |
| 8 | As late as 1950 , 10 per cent of a nation-wide opinion survey sample in West Germany regarded Hitler as the statesman who had achieved most for Germany — second only to Bismarck . |
| 9 | The years in Lubyanka prison in Moscow transformed Wallenberg into a hostage of the Cold War , and then into one of the many errors of the Stalinist period whose truth became too ghastly to reveal . |
| 10 | Gurder prodded Angalo with an accusing finger . |
| 11 | Chico caught Harpo on the chin with a right uppercut . |
| 12 | On returning to the apartment , Sophie found Mozart in a high fever , trying to explain to Süssmayr how to complete the Requiem . |
| 13 | In the NatWest County Championship , a 50th-minute goal by Tammy Pascoe helped Devon to a narrow 1–0 win against Dorset . |
| 14 | When Manescu fled Romania after the collapse of Ceausescu and his evil system he had taken Irina with him . |
| 15 | Sally Gunnell 's 400 metres hurdles gold thrilled the nation and Will Carling captained England to the Rugby Union World Cup final and then to another Grand Slam success . |
| 16 | The men ca n't have it all their own way — Sally Gunnell 's 400 metres hurdles gold thrilled the nation and Will Carling captained England to the Rugby Union World Cup final and then to another Grand Slam success . |
| 17 | Madra helped Ratagan with the fire , and when Riven had done the best he could with his ripped clothing he wandered about the campsite looking for firewood . |
| 18 | Dean Acheson described Mossades as a " most conservative , rich , reactionary feudal-minded Persian , who also just happened to hate the British . " |
| 19 | Corbett led MacAirth to the nearest table , cleared a space and gestured to him to sit . |
| 20 | Lucente quit IBM for the number two post at Northern Telecom Ltd , where he resigned last month . |
| 21 | I see that Wetherall got MOTM for the game on Saturday from one of the tabloids , so much for me saying he was at fault for the goals . |
| 22 | Following their deaths , Ronnie sold Docton to a man who was keen to get the wheel going again and , with Nigel 's assistance and local labour , the second restoration was started and we both made new friends in Steve and Iris Pugh . |
| 23 | When Arsenal met Hull in the Cup semi-final in 1930 , and were 2–0 down with ten minutes to go , Chapman 's ordeal on the bench grew to a fever-pitch of intensity . |
| 24 | Marie asked Gazzer for the second time that day . |
| 25 | Sue asked Derek to a girls ' night out and he turned up as Diane . |
| 26 | In England in 1987 and at home immediately after the 1987 World Cup , Pakistan defeated England in the Test series by a 1–0 margin . |
| 27 | A 73rd-minute goal by substitute Andy Payton helped Middlesbrough to a 2–1 home victory over Oxford United that will have an enormous bearing on the Second Division 's promotion and relegation issues . |
| 28 | Johnny prodded Ed in the trouser seat . |
| 29 | In the intermediate section , the Giants , a team from Blurton Ladsandads beat Goldenhill in a thrilling penalty shoot-out . |
| 30 | Without him Arsenal beat Chelsea in the opening round , but then faced a crisis when Birmingham forced a draw at Highbury in the next round . |