Example sentences of "[vb past] an [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These changes essentially affected only the production strand of the course as editorial staff retained an element of scepticism about the evolution of SGML ( and ASPIC ) and its significance for copy-editors , preferring to inform students of its existence rather than include it within working practice . |
| 2 | She promised an injection of cash into the economy to kick-start the building industry . |
| 3 | She promised an injection of cash into the economy to kickstart the building industry . |
| 4 | Leishman found an inch of space on the edge of the area and chipped his volley delightfully over the advancing ‘ keeper . |
| 5 | In a survey of more than 200 port operators ( which collectively account for over 70 per cent of all UK traffic movement ) 59 per cent of respondents reported an increase in competition since July 1989 ( 1 ) . |
| 6 | The rising created an atmosphere of disorder in which those with grievances felt free to take violent action against their enemies . |
| 7 | The use of a ‘ twinkle ’ facility created an impression of movement in some sequences . |
| 8 | More than this , the recent changes in the economy have brought into question the received notion of manufacturing as the ‘ motor ’ of economic growth and created an upsurge of interest around the role of services in the economy . |
| 9 | Six days ago his Schools Minister , Eric Forth , had praised the record pass rate and triggered an orgy of self-congratulation about RISING standards . |
| 10 | On 21 September 1982 Mr. Dennis committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice . |
| 11 | Now , as the cries of the spectators rose to a crescendo , they were joined by the familiar stomach-turning howl of the charging sepoys , which added an undertow of dread to the Collector 's pleasure . |
| 12 | In 1988 , the Commission found that the Net Book Agreement infringed Art 85(1) , and rejected an application for exemption under Art 85(3) . |
| 13 | Yet on the other hand surviving evidence tends to vindicate Richard Padley 's accusation , in the Fabian survey of evacuation , that Whitehall used the decentralised local government system to shirk its responsibilities ; the Ministry of Health and Board of Education , he maintained , doled out ‘ platitudinous ’ advice via circulars and adopted an attitude of complacency over the possibility of medical problems among evacuee children , such as malnutrition , head lice , impetigo , etc . |
| 14 | While Wordsworth later adopted an attitude of hostility to tourists — he fought the coming of the railways in the 1840s tooth and nail — there is no doubt that he aided and abetted their holiday plans . |
| 15 | Early in this chapter it was pointed out that at the beginning of the century British governments adopted an approach of relief of unemployment that largely ruled out the creation of specific employment opportunities . |
| 16 | He encouraged movement , vigour , and a sense of character in her birds ; he instilled an idea of composition in which the subject related to its background , instead of perching in mid-air like a cardboard cut-out . |
| 17 | Then came an offer of land in the swampy jungle area 40 miles to the east of Calcutta , known as the Sandurbans . |
| 18 | Winter then suffered an attack of cramp in the jockeys ' changing room and had to be assisted in preparing for the ride on Mandarin . |
| 19 | In Target Home Loans v Clothier [ 1992 ] , The Times , 7 August , the Court of Appeal delayed an order for possession by the lenders for three months to allow the borrowers to sell the mortgaged property . |
| 20 | So , I 'd an appointment in town at the hairdressers and for a legwax and that you do n't want to let yourself go I do n't want him to get back and catch me with my knickers down and my nail varnish all chipped … |
| 21 | The rising in Scotland provoked an outburst of loyalty amid King George 's English supporters , including at least one set of verses denouncing the rebel leader : |
| 22 | In a move expected to pave the way for the return of about 20,000 political exiles , de Klerk on Dec. 18 granted an indemnity against prosecution on the charge of leaving the country illegally before Oct. 8 , 1990 . |
| 23 | In Marshall ( Thomas ) ( Exporters ) Ltd v Guinle [ 1979 ] 1 Ch 227 Megarry V-C held that an express contractual restriction on disclosure did not also prohibit use of the information ( the plaintiff was , in fact , granted an injunction against use on the grounds of the defendant 's duty of good faith but this duty will not exist in all cases ) . |
| 24 | Yeremi and Biff eyed one another , and Lexandro , remembering their previous savage encounter ; while Lexandro himself assumed an air of disdain at the presence of two such … companions . |
| 25 | I also like the look of their new Cos lettuce , ‘ Corsair ’ , which keeps well in the ground , has excellent disease resistance and received an Award of Merit from the RHS . |
| 26 | The day before the conference I received an appeal for help from the Jamaican Council of Human Rights whose offices have been torched , equipment damaged , over 3,000 files destroyed , and its courageous co-ordinator , Florez elle O'Connor subjected to death threats . |
| 27 | Ramiz Alia , President of Albania and first secretary of the ruling Party of Labour , speaking at the 10th plenum of the party 's central committee in Tirana on April 17 , declared an end to opposition to diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union and with the United States . |
| 28 | Our finding is similar to that of Simmonds et al who also showed an increase in chemiluminescence in ulcerative colitis . |
| 29 | She found that 93 per cent of the first-born children showed an increase in naughtiness after the arrival of a new baby . |
| 30 | The poll , carried out by Ulster Marketing Surveys for the Birth Control Trust , also showed an increase in favour of abortion on a range of other grounds . |