Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bachelard 's work on the formation of scientific disciplines led him to argue that the proper form of historical analysis should focus not upon an empirical history but upon the cognitive or epistemological status of concepts that distinguish a new science from an old one . |
| 2 | Dahl argued that power is fragmented between the different groups involved in the decision-making process since different groups got their way on different issues . |
| 3 | In 1959 Cripps Hall was opened and Dr Lucas became its first Warden . |
| 4 | John Morrissey put the home team ahead after eight minutes from a Kenny Irons pass and John Aldridge made it 2-0 eight minutes later after Irons rattled the bar . |
| 5 | The vulnerability of minor revenue officials to demotion or removal made it imperative for them to remain on good terms with men of influence able to mar their careers , and shortly after his clash with the provost of Inverkeithing Main made his peace with the Cunningham family . |
| 6 | The hostile reception of Alford 's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech . |
| 7 | It was so skilfully effected that Giles and Cavell were metres away before Maria realised what was happening . |
| 8 | Her own sleep the light , fragmented pre-waking kind by this time , Maria realised what was happening at once and merely gave him a sleepily complacent smile , pleased to see the disturbance in his eyes as he regarded her suspiciously . |
| 9 | I jut hope to god Fashanu and John Scales sought themselves out . |
| 10 | BABY Renee looked smashing , her mother looked happy , but has dad Rod Stewart got something wrong with his wrists ? |
| 11 | The French fabliau in England may take one of two basic forms : fabliaux composed in Old French in France of which copies made their way to England , and fabliaux composed ( in most cases re-composed ) in the Anglo-Norman dialect , presumably in England . |
| 12 | A young student at Bangor University made his first TV appearance with us . |
| 13 | Miss Honey met her gaze without flinching . |
| 14 | Having gained that second term , Lange appointed himself Minister of Education , swapping his foreign affairs portfolio with Russell Marshall , thus signalling a major initiative in education reform . |
| 15 | Looking at it , Nutty realized you could use the Smiths ' bath without the Smiths knowing . |
| 16 | Investigations revealed he was driving without insurance or a licence . |
| 17 | Alison met him in the same bar . |
| 18 | Fairbank 's contribution to handwriting made him known to a larger public . |
| 19 | The Archdeacon realised he had been carried away , cleared his throat and gulped the last of the sherry . |
| 20 | Charley asked him . |
| 21 | Sophie passed her hand over her forehead , then began to unfasten the drip . |
| 22 | Ghosts did n't have to be stupid and scary like in stories Mrs Mills read them . |
| 23 | So in the end , even the chairman agreed I was right . |
| 24 | Father Devlin clapped him on the shoulder with a large heavy hand . |
| 25 | Devlin clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 26 | Colin asked her . |
| 27 | Heat struck through the thin soles of her sandals as , joining the straggling file of other passengers , Luce made her way across the tarmac towards the rather unprepossessing terminal building . |
| 28 | ‘ It is n't like that , ’ he began , but Ben interrupted him , a sharp edge to his voice . |
| 29 | For instance , when Oliver Reed made his now famous appearance with slightly more than a little Dutch courage inside him , he suddenly took it into his head that he wanted to sing . |
| 30 | One of the other Germans emptied it and I recognized among the papers the interrogation form which the naval officer on the island had filled in . |