Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We campaigned , picketed , called public meetings , organized actions , held conferences , disrupted government meetings , created opportunities for educationals and talks , embarrassed government ministers and challenged the church . |
| 32 | He certainly used methods of etching and aquatinting that Sandby introduced from the continent . |
| 33 | Her empire had become unwieldy and , if its defences could be forced , it provided opportunities for trading and for snatching a few of the less well-defended colonies . |
| 34 | They used pens with nibs and it was a trouble not to blot the page . |
| 35 | One box in Lincolnshire had the manifestations of a poltergeist or mischievous ghost apparent in the building but it was of a gentle nature and although it moved cups of tea and generally showed its mischievous attributes , it never hurt anybody and was not vicious or dangerous . |
| 36 | Morgan had a broad range of knowledge which included literature , history , law , mathematics , agriculture and science ; he contributed articles to newspapers and magazines and throughout his life wrote light verse . |
| 37 | A graduate in sociology and education at Florence University , she has for many years contributed articles to Protestant and ecumenical newspapers and currently writes a monthly survey on television for the journal Confronti . |
| 38 | Forty cases involved offences between males and fifty-eight cases of males assaulting females . |
| 39 | The embargo halted Iraqi oil exports ( the source of almost all Iraqi revenue ) and stopped imports of food and raw materials . |
| 40 | No ? changed brands of coffee or something they 're horrible I do n't know what she 's doing different alright lovey , okay shush shush shush shush showing her little heart out is n't she ? |
| 41 | R. L. Stevenson encountered immigrants from China as well as from Europe and reflected upon the irony of immigrants from hungry Europe and hungry China meeting face to face in the American West . |
| 42 | One report described observers in Baghdad as surprised that what was expected to be Iran 's final offensive , taking in the Shatt island of Bovarian , began as a frontal assault against earthworks and water barriers east of Basrah where Iraq 's defences were at their most formidable . |
| 43 | ‘ We went right through the town centre and all the people doing their Saturday shopping stood and clapped and shouted messages of support as we went by . ’ |
| 44 | These cuts triggered protests among teachers and a brief strike in some urban centres . |
| 45 | The Duke , who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Regiment , visited bases at Omagh and Dungannon , Co Tyrone , and Magherafelt , Co Londonderry . |
| 46 | Extant letters provide ample evidence of wholly loyal , nazified sentiments of officers and men . |
| 47 | There was only the thinnest of pretence that the Soviet Union embodied ideas of socialism or communism or human development . |
| 48 | The information involved sources of supply and the names of officials and other contacts in Europe and the Far East . |
| 49 | Regretfully she dismissed dreams of dungeons and torture . |
| 50 | Noting that rats tend naturally to be either left- or right-pawed in reaching for and picking up their food , he constrained them to reach for their food with the non-preferred paw and reported changes in RNA and protein synthesis in the region and side of the brain responsible for the motor coordination of the ‘ learning ’ paw compared with the ‘ non-learning ’ side . |
| 51 | This drew comments from press and punters alike such as : ‘ They must make sure that they find touch with their line kicks . ’ |
| 52 | As she grew up she often visited relations in Ireland and she developed a lifelong romantic passion for that country , originating in her childhood adoration of Burgage . |
| 53 | Barbara swivelled in the seat and mouthed threats at Richard and Kate . |
| 54 | A man of independent means , Barton travelled widely , visiting France and Italy and possibly venturing as far afield as Poland and Russia , and pursued interests in economics and botany . |
| 55 | All Telford 's churches were built to a standard style , so when you see one you 'll recognise others , even if later alterations have added porches , changed windows into doors and such like . |
| 56 | They inspected standards in schools and decided whether the schools were fit to receive grants , and they reported in detail on the activities of local Poor Law Guardians . |
| 57 | He invited scores of congressmen and journalists , civic officials and academics to visit Iran and made sure they were lavishly received and entertained . |
| 58 | Even in cases where the trial was considered deficient , the prisoner would be allowed to appeal to federal court only once , unless the petition involved issues of innocence or guilt . |
| 59 | It is particularly useful in gold exploration as several unusual mineral grains with various combinations of gold , palladium and mercury have recently been identified in panned concentrates from Devon and Scotland . |
| 60 | However , a closer look at the supposedly more stable Edwardian era found men like Baden-Powell and Charles Masterman deeply concerned over the problem of ‘ boy life ’ ; , adolescence was invented as a unique psychological stage and youth cults like the ‘ Ikey boys ’ were defined as a ‘ problem ’ requiring ‘ solutions ’ such as special ‘ youth clubs ’ and movements . |