Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cut 4cm ( 1½inches ) off the ends of two of the rectangular cakes and sandwich all four cakes together with some of the buttercream , the shorter ones on top , centred widthways but aligned at one end . |
| 2 | The award was made against London Underground , who admitted liability but disputed the amount of damages . |
| 3 | Lothian and Borders Police admitted liability but disputed her claim for £75,000 damages . |
| 4 | SORAFOM became OCORA and provided technical assistance to Francophone stations , for which it long remained a major source of material . |
| 5 | TWO men who braved flames and choking smoke to rescue a Motherwell couple from their blazing home were yesterday given Firemaster 's Commendations for ‘ courageous and unselfish actions ’ by Strathclyde Fire Brigade . |
| 6 | Already colour and form were coming together , but the drawing lacked contrast and required sharpening up . |
| 7 | He made notes and said that if he had a key to the house he 'd be able to plan what was needed in a shorter time . |
| 8 | The solicitor made notes and promised to do all that he could to help if contacted . |
| 9 | It followed a day of incidents yesterday when people in the Breton ports of Concarneau and Roscoff staged protest marches , attacked warehouses and forced a British cargo ferry carrying lorries loaded with fish to switch ports . |
| 10 | He says the men got out , produced firearms and went to a picnic area . |
| 11 | She lacked experience and had no one to advise her . |
| 12 | That 's where you met Colin and told him I was having a new car . |
| 13 | James Butt , 36 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted burglary and handling stolen goods . |
| 14 | Timeshare salesman Thomas Kerr , 21 , from Loughton , Essex , was jailed for 18 months at Snaresbrook Crown Court when he also admitted burglary and stealing £10,000 worth of computer equipment . |
| 15 | Christopher Appleton , 18 , of Highmoor Road , Darlington , admitted burglary and asked for two offences to be considered . |
| 16 | In negotiations conducted through church officials the NPA stated that Drown would be released only if government troops in the region ceased operations and returned to barracks . |
| 17 | The priests had followed one of two paths : those who took the full vows of celibacy and poverty provided the staff at the houses dedicated to training the young priests ; and those who , after their training , became associates and went into the parishes , to all intents and purposes no different from priests trained elsewhere . |
| 18 | I would like to thank all concerned with your magazine especially the readers who sent letters of encouragement , because whilst I was struggling to paint , I read AIM and took heart from all those like-minded people ! |
| 19 | yesterday , they erm they got Jacqueline and told Jacqueline that if know is that you call them bus shelter . |
| 20 | She respected money and had n't time for anything , no matter how beautiful , that was n't a success commercially . |
| 21 | BHC engineers came up with a floppier , tapered skirt that allowed them to reduce the pressure of the air cushion . |
| 22 | She met Andy while working on a production of Carmen at Sky Television , and at their wedding , her two outfits stole the show . |
| 23 | After a while he made tea and brought it back to bed and they talked in a way she never could have with Mike , or anyone she knew , about Garstang 's book on the songs of birds and about Haydn 's Bird Quartet and Wagner 's bird music in Siegfried . |
| 24 | Then Auntie Lou made tea and put the biscuit barrel on the table . |
| 25 | Hari made tea and sat at the table , her hands curled around the warmth of the cup . |
| 26 | The fact gnawed at him , haunting him while he cleaned out the sitting-room fire or made tea or used the Electrolux . |
| 27 | Here the option is either to purchase a ready made carrier or to devise one 's own . |
| 28 | This has had political and analytical ramifications , with the inner city debate frequently lacking a left perspective , leaving the field to a contest between liberal assertions of the case for sympathy ( ESRC , 1986 ; Robson , 1988 ; MacGregor and Pimlott , 1990 ; Wilson , 1987 ) and more recent and robust demands on the right for a faith in strategies of benign neglect based on market led regeneration and tempered by occasional state facilitation of the private sector ( Savas , 1983 ; Trippier , 1989 ) . |
| 29 | On the other side were many who voiced optimism and trust in the Holy Spirit rather than defensiveness , saw more need for encouragement than for condemnations , and were convinced that there was a new opportunity for liturgical and pastoral use of the Bible which must not be missed . |
| 30 | The Gascon led Corbett and Ranulf through a maze of corridors which led out to the back of the palace , across a deserted dusty yard into one of the large outbuildings there . |