Example sentences of "[num] and [vb past] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own autograph hunting was conducted with boyish enthusiasm at Trent Bridge in the late 19920s and early 30s and began in inauspicious circumstances . |
| 2 | He sold the chemist 's business in 1872 and moved to new premises at Plymouth Hoe . |
| 3 | Joyce joined the advertising department as secretary in 1979 and moved to special projects eight years later to work in the department setting up the in-store coffee shops . |
| 4 | He was born in Spilsby in 1786 and died in Arctic regions in 1847 . |
| 5 | This was implemented early in 1946 and opened in temporary quarters in St John 's College , later transferring to a good site in the centre of the city . |
| 6 | Representatives of the Czech and Slovak television and radio services met in Bratislava on Aug. 5 and agreed on joint back-up and operations of television and radio coverage in both republics . |
| 7 | She came to London from LA in the mid Eighties and sang with various groups , including satirical rap outfit The Ghastly Girls . |
| 8 | But Mr Salinas 's people are acutely aware that lack of competition and cosiness with the state have resulted in the squandering of billions and led to insufficient capital investment . |
| 9 | Officials of Czech coalition parties met in Prague on Oct. 13 and agreed on major points of their republic 's future constitution . |
| 10 | Similarly , Mr Yeltsin , like Mr Gorbachev , was born into a peasant family during the calamitous 1930s and came to political maturity during the first days of Khrushchev , when hope began to dawn after Stalin 's long night . |
| 11 | Night photography was a speciality of the 1930s and resulted in remarkable books like Brassai 's PARIS DE NUIT ( 1933 ) and Bill Brandt 's A NIGHT IN LONDON ( 1938 ) . |
| 12 | A severe drought [ see p. 37146 ] continued to affect large parts of the country throughout 1989 and led to heavy losses in agriculture and serious declines in hydroelectricity output . |
| 13 | This coach received Provincial ScotRail livery during the 1980s and worked in Push–pull rakes from Edinburgh Craigentinny depot . |