Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The red warning lights of The Sandhopper glowed like boiling blood in the blackness . |
| 2 | The widening of the EEC argued for greater awareness of the European market and the need for both young people and businesses to face the real demands for new skills , greater knowledge of other languages and more mobility in moving throughout other countries . |
| 3 | The Stewarts reigned for 333 years , through 7 Scottish kings , a queen ( Mary Queen of Scots ) , and 7 monarchs of Great Britain , making theirs the longest monarchical dynasty ever to rule in these islands . |
| 4 | ‘ The Graces dwelt on ev'ry Limb : |
| 5 | The Political Secretariat of the ECCl replied on 20 February , repeating its suggestions for a United Communist Party and accused the ILP leadership of attempting to escape the decisions of its 1933 Conference . |
| 6 | They treated little embarrassments such as their role in the gradual destruction of the ozone layer in the same way that the Vatican dealt with internal corruption : by brushing it under the carpet and pretending it never existed . |
| 7 | The Sierra slipped to sixth place , just ahead of the Renault Clio . |
| 8 | The Scot opened with nine pars then balanced three bogeys with three birdies . |
| 9 | Despite its international character , the conference continues to function under the supervision of a Commission of State of the Netherlands established by Royal Decree in 1897 , and the Netherlands Government bears the costs of the Sessions of the Conference held generally every four years ; however , the budget of its Permanent Bureau is approved by the diplomatic representatives in The Hague of Member States . |
| 10 | In the days of glasnost and perestroika the KGB came under public scrutiny for the first time , much of it hostile . |
| 11 | Thus , in the immediate post-war years the WEA came under considerable pressure from two more powerful providers and doubts were raised about its future as a recognised Responsible Body — an issue which was closely addressed by the Ashby Committee in 1953 , and again raised by the Russell Committee some twenty years later . |
| 12 | Blaney 's success in the States lasted for some years and then , in 1910 , the affluent company decided to tour Great Britain . |
| 13 | The PLO struck at Israeli soldiers and civilians alike , and by 1970 the Israelis were retaliating deep into Lebanon , usually against civilian targets and always with results quite out of proportion to the original Palestinian attack . |
| 14 | Husayn stated that if the PLO fell under Syrian domination there was a legitimate question as to whether it would continue to speak for the Palestinian people . |
| 15 | The speeding Audi and the Volvo slammed into each other with sufficient force to buckle the Audi 's grille and shatter both headlights . |
| 16 | He drew the nut grove in the Lamonts ' garden and the surrounding countryside , especially the view over the Weald found within two minutes ' walk from their house . |
| 17 | On Dec. 10 the FAO appealed for 1,300,000 tonnes of food aid for the Sudan in 1991 . |
| 18 | Under the new Social Fund , the higher long-term benefit rate was abolished and the ARPs replaced by flat-rate premiums , which are not geared to specific needs but based on two categories of basic and severe disability . |
| 19 | The GLC was empowered by the Act to make grants to the LTE for any purpose ( section 3 ) and the GLC intended in this way to reimburse the LTE for the revenue lost by the fares reduction and so enable the LTE to balance its books , this being an obligation placed on the LTE ‘ so far as practicable ’ . |
| 20 | The Sultan deposited within this town a vast store of wealth . |
| 21 | The Watchman survived until 13 May 1796 , when the tenth and final issue appeared , Coleridge leaving his readers with explanations , regrets , and the words of the prophet , ‘ O Watchman ! thou hast watched in vain ! ’ |
| 22 | When the voices of Essex and the Cecils combined in unusual harmony to press the claim of Francis Bacon for the office of Solicitor-General , she turned him down . |
| 23 | In 1990 the DJP merged with two opposition parties : the resulting Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) controlled two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly [ see pp. 37187-88 ; 37247 ] . |
| 24 | The headlights of the Fiat swept from one side of the narrow winding road to the other , picking out an area of ploughed field , a thicket of scrub oaks with last year 's brown leaves still clinging to the branches , an ancient wooden cart fitted with modern lorry tyres , an abandoned barn covered with posters for a dance band called ‘ The Lads of the Adriatic ’ , a dirt track leading off into the hills . |
| 25 | The House of Lords accepted evidence that the NSPCC relied on anonymous informants for much of its work in child protection and held that the public interest in informants coming forward with information outweighed the parents ' interest in being able to sue a malicious busybody . |
| 26 | Although the PNP campaigned on local issues , the elections were widely seen as a test of the party 's popularity following the devaluation and austerity measures introduced in February [ see below ] . |
| 27 | The British bombardment on the Somme began on 24 June ( the infantry attack went in on 1 July ) and on that same day Falkenhayn stopped the massive flow of ammunition to Verdun and cancelled all reinforcements . |
| 28 | It was a test that the Three-Ninetieth passed with flying colours destroying thirteen enemy aircraft and achieving excellent bombing results . |
| 29 | In July 1971 the Chairman of the CDP wrote to three polytechnic directors who were apparently intending to make a direct approach to Mrs Thatcher , as Secretary of State , ‘ in relation to the possible granting of degree awarding powers to your polytechnic ’ : individual initiatives , he considered , were premature . |
| 30 | When it acquired the painting for the sum of FFr5 million ( £511,000 ; $889,000 ) the Louvre acted in good faith following guarantees given by Christie 's lawyer Paul Lombard and by a Swiss notary . |