Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , on the 18th June 1155 , Frederick Barbarossa was finally handed the sword , sceptre and golden crown that declared him fully Emperor , confirmed by military , political and spiritual authority . |
| 2 | It is not surprising that the nobles ' traditional attitude of hostility to foreign war gave way to growing enthusiasm for continental campaigns that brought them both riches and renown . |
| 3 | Another episode that gave him much reassurance was the time when Kate invited him in for tea at the Rectory . |
| 4 | My sister was sent off to boarding school near Bournemouth to improve her health and was near starved , but Mother always managed to find something for the home fare — I remember a great day when she found the butcher 's bare and bought a goose that was available and that we certainly should n't have had it in normal circumstances and I was quick to see it was an ill wind that did nobody any good ! |
| 5 | Nor had she any means of forming an independent judgment even if she had desired to do so . |
| 6 | Mr Major also increased the annual limit on investment in PEPs from £4,800 to £6,000 and allowed them more scope to buy unit trusts . |
| 7 | She hired a hit-man from Le Havre called Bruno Dassac , once a member of the Zemour gang , and paid him about £14,000 to do the job . |
| 8 | He invested £60,000 in his obsession with a venture which broke his health and gave him only £12,000 back . |
| 9 | And worshipped they only Elvis for He is King . |
| 10 | just to prove it was no fluke Bucks went and did it again moments later when they ran out Nixon … |
| 11 | They specialise in interesting shirts as well as underwear which started as an experiment but became their best selling items . |