Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they 're just a bit shortstaffed because the girl that 's usually in there has n't been in there for weeks , Josie . |
| 2 | It is a reasonable inference that a 7s. parcel formed but an insignificant fraction of the estates of a nobleman like Lord Zouche , whose goods alone totalled 500 marks . |
| 3 | While the student is encouraged to keep a record of the activities undertaken and the progress achieved in the investigation , there is no requirement for a written report as a means of communicating the results . |
| 4 | Previously no distinction had been made between acquittals , cases which were dismissed because there was no evidence that the accused had committed the crime , and cases dismissed because no crime had been committed . |
| 5 | The beard parted and a dark red mouth edged with pure white American teeth engulfed the cock . |
| 6 | The highly successful relocation of the BLS has been well documented elsewhere and construction of their new museum around the former goods shed is steadily proceeding with the steel framework erected and the concrete floor and pit being prepared . |
| 7 | Along at the river 's mouth , at the standing wave formed where the incoming sea and outgoing melt water meet , a flock of terns hover and dive like gnats in the summer air . |
| 8 | Hugh Rance says his father , who 's the author of many best-selling books about cheese , would be heart broken if the shop were to close . |
| 9 | The assault was stiffly resisted and at no time in their planning had the Germans calculated that the Belgians would do anything other than tamely submit . |
| 10 | The friar had even made a vain plea to Cranston to have the sentence commuted but the coroner had sorrowfully shaken his head . |
| 11 | There would obviously be other important programmes undertaken but the line-item approach to budgeting does little to improve managerial planning and control . |
| 12 | As abruptly as it had started , the storm stopped and the sun shone from a sky the colour of a Ceylon sapphire . |
| 13 | Nor is such a provision invalidated because the method of communicating the offer differs from that prescribed by section 90 ; but the procedure laid down by that section supersedes that provided in the memorandum or articles . |
| 14 | Her jaw dropped as the woman walked past her and stopped by the car . |
| 15 | If the letterhead was faked , surely , as he says , not only was the story fabricated but the application was fraudulent . |
| 16 | A test showed that the frequencies of the three possible types of transition did not differ significantly from the values expected if the identity of a cone were independent of the identity of its neighbours and reflected only the absolute probability of that cone type ( ) . |
| 17 | The £3 million trial collapsed after the prosecution said Mr Clark 's evidence was not consistent with earlier statements and the charges could no longer be sustained . |
| 18 | There were two lawful ways to demolish the listed chapel — one was to have the building de-listed and the second was to obtain listed building consent for its total demolition which involved seeking representations from six conservation bodies . |
| 19 | There were only two cases reported where the wife killed her husband and a sexual relationship or activity was at issue . |
| 20 | It was reported on Aug. 3 that the Supreme Court of New South Wales had awarded damages of A$2,850,000 ( US$2,224,500 ) to a teenage girl who had sued her mother for negligence committed whilst the girl was still a foetus . |
| 21 | Her lips split , her jaw cracked as the branch thickened , then was still . |
| 22 | His look deepened and the corners of his well-defined mouth turned up in a half-smile of mystery . |
| 23 | People came in the summer to walk and to sail and , if development plans succeeded and the roads could be kept clear , they 'd soon be coming in the winter to ski . |
| 24 | The heady climate of experiment evaporated and a ‘ back to basics ’ approach became the dominant theme . |
| 25 | The boat overturned and a sailor was drowned . |
| 26 | Through the six months of Alberta 's bitter winter each lady tried to outdo the other in the number of coffee parties given and the number of charitable offices each managed to obtain . |
| 27 | Against the hard , insistent pressure of Guy 's mouth , Isabel 's lips parted and a whimper of surrender sounded deep in her throat . |
| 28 | Now the screen has been moved back to its original position , a new loft formed and the balustrade reunited with the lower part . |
| 29 | the skills or subjects taught and the amount of time allocated to each ; |
| 30 | Bacon said that there were three kinds of gift that might be offered to a judge : the first were bribes given in advance to pervert the course of justice ; the second were presents given when the judge thought the case was over . |