Example sentences of "[vb pp] or [vb past] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ‘ additional note ’ to Guy Mannering , Sir Walter Scott [ q.v. ] states that Billy was ‘ pressed or enlisted in the army seven times , and deserted as often ; besides three times running away from the Naval Service ’ . |
| 2 | Fried and fatty meats are best avoided , but fat can be cut off before cooking , and meat or fish can be grilled or cooked in the oven . |
| 3 | In some cemeteries an annual or regular service is held to which all the families and friends of people who have been buried or cremated in the last year are invited . |
| 4 | In England and Wales 1,165,000 houses were demolished or closed in the period 1955–74 , in a massive programme of compulsory purchase whereby local authorities considerably extended their council-land holdings . |
| 5 | In Scotland , a further 296,000 houses were demolished or closed in the period 1955–74 , making nearly 1.5 million in total for Great Britain ( Cherry , 1976 ) . |
| 6 | The present tenants of what is now known as John Dakyn House , renovated and restored and comprising six modern flats , have like the original tenants to have been born or lived in the parish for ten years , be of retirement age or invalids . |
| 7 | Jacques 's Master follows Kristeva in her argument that , just as the subject is eclipsed or subverted in the process of its creation , so the author must pass through the same ‘ zero ’ in order for the reader to be able to participate as receptor in the economy of communication established by the novel : |
| 8 | Older siblings living in mainland Scotland were not permitted to see or communicate with their younger brothers and sisters , even though they were in no way involved or implicated in the allegations that had been made against the parents . |
| 9 | Every document filed , issued or served in the proceeding must bear the title and the number ( Ord 3 , r 7 ) . |
| 10 | In particular the teaching force will not be regenerated or remotivated in the ways that are necessary ( and possible ) , and which alone will lead to the real and sustained improvements in the quality of the service delivered to pupils . |
| 11 | And of the Adults who left during the siege , or who managed to survive the fire , three Britons will soon go on trial for conspiracy to murder the federal agents who were killed or wounded in the initial shoot out . |
| 12 | Any interesting or amusing incidents , photographed or recounted in a short article will be welcome . |