Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whether Rider Haggard wanted to move his mysterious veiled woman somewhat further from the realm of allegory near which she certainly appeared to reside in She and Ayesha , or whether he was merely exercising the husbandry of a writer who had created in Quatermain a remarkably useful narrator and wanted to make the fullest use of him , the fact remains that the ‘ She ’ of She and Allan is more shrewdly realised as a woman than in the two preceding books , even if her self- centred mysticism is still as grandiose and woolly as it was . |
| 2 | US officials in Jakarta furnished the names of about 5,000 Communist activists to the Indonesian Army and then checked off the names as the army reported that the individuals had been killed or captured . |
| 3 | I was n't going to court to get the order reduced , just stopped for a while until I get a job . |
| 4 | We had spent an hour or two in the hraun and had stopped for a rest when a huge white-tailed eagle came flying past . |
| 5 | Both ships stopped for an hour while repairs were made to the launch 's engines . |
| 6 | He successfully accomplished his design by the simple expedient of walking out of the gaol disguised as a workman while his doctor pretended that he was ill and confined to bed . |
| 7 | Bales had been arranged for the jury as they had been on the night of the fire . |
| 8 | On IPE and Fox , in the case of futures trades , the rules are more relaxed and allow the whole order to be filled off the floor provided it is within the minimum fluctuation in the pit at the time . |
| 9 | The importance of Stonyditch Point as the end of the spit for a long period is emphasised by the position of Orford , which was well situated as a port when the Ness ended at Stonyditch Point and not in its present position some miles to the south . |
| 10 | Indeed it may well be intended as a statement as to what should be the case in the eschaton . |
| 11 | Sarella 's heart was wrung for a moment as she remembered how hard Marc was on his younger brother . |
| 12 | Dykstra started the season behind Billy Thomson in the pecking order at Fir Park , but even though the former Dundee United man was recalled for a game after Dykstra let in ten goals in three matches , the roles have now been reversed . |
| 13 | Moreover , the linguistic analysis undertaken during the comparison provided concrete support for these observations . |
| 14 | They were favoured for the job because of their rapid loading , the cars hardly needing to stop ! |
| 15 | However , it is important to note that over half the applicants in our survey had enrolled for a course though not the one we were tracking . |
| 16 | When OS/2 was announced , Unix was dismissed as a flop because there were almost as many versions of Unix as people selling it . |
| 17 | Dismissed as a novelty when it first appeared on record over a decade ago , rap has proved itself remarkably durable . |
| 18 | Er , that could have fallen off a car cos it was a big piece and there was n't anywhe anywhere else . |
| 19 | Their arrival had been delayed for a fortnight after Gen. Farah Aydid claimed on July 7 that an aircraft with UN markings bringing food aid had also carried from Nairobi military equipment and counterfeit money for his rival , Somalia 's transitional President , Ali Mahdi Mohammed . |
| 20 | Also , cancers found at the screening ( first ) colonoscopy may be regarded as a success when the examination is performed according to the protocol . |
| 21 | ‘ UDCs can not be regarded as a success if buildings and land are regenerated but the local community are by-passed and do not benefit from regeneration ’ . |
| 22 | And if I do n't get that then well it 's depressing because it 's great to be treated as a person when you go into , in those places , and that 's really what I do . |
| 23 | The tax treatment of discounted debentures is very complex but in many cases the " discount " may be treated as a deduction when computing the profits of a company which reduces the cost of the discount to a company . |
| 24 | Mr Taylor , of Preston , who had both insurance and his mortgage with Cheshire Building Society , had forgotten about the cover until he received a letter from the society 11 months after his early retirement . |
| 25 | ‘ To be honest I 'd forgotten about the money until Jim Boyce reminded me , ’ said manager Frankie Parks after the 4–0 win . |
| 26 | We could almost have forgotten about the war but for the shell-holes in the surrounding downland , stark white chalk amid the tawny grass , the result of gunnery practice on the artillery and tank ranges at Tidworth , Bulford , and at Larkhill , where I remembered Leslie had gone to a firing camp all those months ago . |
| 27 | I would recommend , nevertheless , to improve the efficiency of this part of the filter that Siporax filter material is substituted for the Hexnodes as Siporax provides a much greater surface area for the same volume . |
| 28 | A third Scarlet , Neil Boobyer , is tipped for the centre while Nigel Walker , rated the fastest man in world rugby , could be a shock choice on the left wing after just a handful of Cardiff games . |
| 29 | Even the Clunbury Coach was forgotten for a while whilst the gems of Midland heritage were admired . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , Debord 's place within a reified history of ‘ political modernism ’ is assured , more by virtue of what is claimed for the work than by its testing in public — Levin admits that screenings have been rare , especially outside France . |