Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [det] [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Unlike Napoleon 's mother , Elena Petrescu left no memorable quotation or hint that peasant-wisdom had perhaps already prepared her for her world to be turned downside-up again .
2 The Regulations require the governors to arrange procedures for complying with requests for access within 15 school days and for correcting or removing any parts agreed to be inaccurate and to hear appeals .
3 Just inside the vestibule there was coconut matting , and seeing this Mum looked about then began to wipe her feet .
4 ’ We can only guess at the pain and stress those animals suffered .
5 After a public outcry Pérez met with editors on Feb. 10 and announced that censorship had been a mistake and would be lifted .
6 You collect treasures on the way and eat any food found to sustain your health after being wounded .
7 However it claims the first three months of 1993 have proved profitable and reported that debt amounted to less than $3.3m .
8 Combined with the invention of the purse-net , a dangerous stage was reached where the ability to find and catch some species threatened to outstrip the ability of fish to maintain viable populations .
9 Though normally , in the Highlands , there is almost enough light at that time to write by , the storm-clouds that had thickened and threatened all day made it quite dark .
10 When they come round at work and says this car blocked in I say oh go and ask Stuart he 'll probably know .
11 Then she heard an outer door close , and guessed that refreshment had been delivered .
12 Tolstoy clearly appealed to him as a great apostle of non-violence , and one who enabled all votaries of ahi sā to realize and understand that non-violence involved not only the negative attitude of freedom from anger and hate but also the positive attitude of love for all men .
13 Studies in France and other countries had revealed the extent to which forests were being cut down and showed that deforestation had a range of harmful consequences .
14 Gryglewski et al ( 1978 ) incorporated collagen strips into extracorporeal circuits in animals and showed that prostacyclin brought about disaggregation of platelet aggregates formed on the collagen strips .
15 The statement of reasons merely referred to the current situation of the world market in fuel and declared that regard had been had to the bids received .
16 In 1762 he was involved in the clash between moderate and evangelical factions over appointments of clergy to Edinburgh charges , and his well-meaning attempts to secure the best qualified candidates and to appease all sides provoked further animosity over civil and judicial promotions .
17 The numbers of children diagnosed and born each year fluctuated , but the numbers were small and there was no noticeable trend with time .
18 From there he issued demands to the Republic and failing any reply captured Bandung ( 22 January 1950 ) and planned a coup to depose the USI government in Jakarta .
19 So , if a delivery or shipment date is not met , the buyer , as well as claiming damages , can if he wishes regard the contract as repudiated , i.e. reject the goods and reclaim any money paid .
20 When at last he came down to Egypt , Joseph showed him all the love and respect that were a father 's due , all the love and respect that Ham had failed so conspicuously to show to Noah .
21 So I goes in the house and fetches this trap did n't I ?
22 Yesterday afternoon the New York markets opened for the first time since Friday night and saw that sterling had weakened about 9 pfennigs since then .
23 Waste Reduction , Reclaiming and Recycling We recognise the benefits both financially and environmentally that can be gained from reducing waste streams at source and from recycling and reclaiming any waste generated .
24 She cried out again and thought another voice answered .
25 Although most of the scientific jottings meant little to him , Dalgliesh could see that the time at which Lorrimer had started and finished each analysis had been carefully noted .
26 You know , so all the time you 're up here , like this , and then perhaps you stay to try and get some work finished before you go home , and as sure as fate , that 's the day when you promised to take somebody out , when you go home , and you 've forgotten about it .
27 Before I pay a lot of money to try and get this problem sorted out , maybe you can tell me how I might be able to control this problem .
28 Mr Bell accused Northumbrian Water of being ‘ high handed ’ in the way it implemented the change and said many tenants felt they were having to pay about £5 a week extra .
29 Yes it should , but only if South Africa holds up its hand and admits that money did find its way into certain bank accounts and that the game in South Africa has been awash with money for many years .
30 But people will look back and say this speech started the process . ’
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