Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet looking from one to the other , he now realised where the similarity lay : it was in the eyes . |
| 2 | He failed too , removed by assassination ; but the failure goes deeper : Macedon succeeded where the tyrants of Thessaly did not , precisely because the polis life in Thessaly , which on the economic level made possible the rise of a tyranny , prevented one man from imposing his authority permanently like an Archelaos or a Philip ; that was because on the political level the word polis implied what it had not implied in 650 BC : self-determination . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) That , although the scope of Code C of the Codes of Practice ( 1985 ed. ) extended beyond persons in detention , it was intended to protect suspects who were , or thought themselves to be , vulnerable to abuse or pressure from police officers , and applied where a suspect was being questioned about an offence by a police officer acting as such for the purpose of obtaining evidence ; that , since the appellants were not being questioned by police officers acting as such and conversation was on equal terms , there could be no question of pressure or intimidation by the officers as persons actually or believed to be in authority ; and that , accordingly , Code C did not apply in the circumstances and the judge 's approach could not be faulted ( post , p. 237C–E , H ) . |
| 4 | In the former case the profits arose where the property was situated and in the latter case where the rights were exercisable . |
| 5 | It is equally important that the human capabilities be recognized and used where a computer is not so suitable . |
| 6 | Criminal proceedings do not become active ’ until a suspect has either been arrested , or charged or a warrant issued . |
| 7 | We can examine individual finds or groups of them in different ways , depending on how the find was made , the area in which it occurred or the problem on which it might throw light . |
| 8 | So too with all other conditionals : letters in lower case for events , conditions , and the like , the same letters in upper case for the statements that the event occurred or the condition existed . |
| 9 | On the contrary , he wandered where the spirit lead him . |
| 10 | An example of this occurred where a daughter 's care for her dependent father was continually met with ingratitude and unkindness . |
| 11 | One example of bad practice of this kind occurred where a hospital refused to re-admit a patient three days after discharge , and the senior social worker in desperation on a Friday afternoon sent a taxi driver to pick up a vulnerable old woman , to gather together her things , and take her into a residential care home . |
| 12 | Compulsory admission occurred where the doctor ascribed the sick role but the patient did not accept it or did not react at all . |
| 13 | some of the poorest work in reading occurred where the organization and management of the class were weak . |
| 14 | All that stuff about ‘ intent ’ and ‘ knowledge ’ might not save a future Exxon from damages in the American courts , if it transpired that a tanker captain was a known incompetent steering through a dangerous place . |
| 15 | It transpired that a large quantity of spent shells from a plane ahead went through the nose and had struck Ed . |
| 16 | It then transpired that a date , April 15 , 1991 , had been accepted by both sides , but that the MPLA delegation was objecting to UNITA 's insistence on adding the condition that April 15 , 1992 , be accepted as a firm date for multiparty general elections . |
| 17 | The same day it transpired that an additional factor had been the judge 's decision to dismiss " public interest immunity " certificates which had been signed by four senior ministers and which would have prevented the disclosure of certain information about the case . |
| 18 | It transpired that the left side of the nose splitter has been damaged , perhaps when Baldi had clipped Brundle 's Jaguar in one of his passing attempts , perhaps as a result of ‘ trapped ’ vibration from a high-speed engine misfire . |
| 19 | It only afterwards transpired that the seedy man was not a reporter but his tutor , with whom he was not otherwise acquainted . ’ |
| 20 | It transpired that the previous day he had been in Liverpool and given an interview to the Daily Telegraph which had been interpreted to mean that we were about to call in the troops . |
| 21 | It later transpired that the Russians knew perfectly well what had happened , but were obviously enjoying the confusion their seemingly naive questions were provoking . |
| 22 | It transpired that the foundations of the chimney were inadequate , with the result that the entire structure sank some ten inches , taking floors and arches with it ! |
| 23 | It transpired that the other two had nothing to do with the post office and knew hardly any French . |
| 24 | Later it transpired that the INAO ( Institut National des Appellations d'Origine des vins et eaux -de-vie ) would accept this 10% as a stock régulateur , a reserve without appellation to be kept for possible classification should any future shortfall require it . |
| 25 | It also transpired that the couple owned their own house and if they did move to Huntingdon , they would have to live in a council house . |
| 26 | So it transpired that the elusive Zephro Carnelian was a trusted roving agent for the Ordo Hydra . |
| 27 | It swiftly transpired that the document handed to the fathers for discussion was not that drawn up by the Preparatory Commission , but one revised by members of the Commission who were also members of the curia . |
| 28 | It appears that the tea was intercepted after having been successfully landed , but during the ensuing enquiry it transpired that the bailie had also imported a considerable quantity of Swedish iron in excess of what had been found suitable by the Wigtown customs officers . |
| 29 | It transpired that the previous evening students from the Asrama Merdeka led by Wikana along with student followers of Sjahrir presented an ultimatum to Sukarno : you must proclaim independence immediately . |
| 30 | If it transpired that the intervention notice was not justified , and Lautro rescinded it , a press notice might already have caused substantial damage to the person affected . |