Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb past] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with Auer 's lace , the verisimilitude was striking and The Times reported that touch alone could convince the beholder that the minutely detailed weeds with their infinitely varied tints were not actual specimens from the sea shore.2 |
| 2 | The working majority achieved by the Conservatives removed that worry . |
| 3 | And the plants grew and bore food . |
| 4 | The rebels claimed that Drown , a former US Army officer , was assisting the Philippines military in its counterinsurgency campaign , an assertion denied by the US and Philippine authorities . |
| 5 | Although in many areas votes were cast for individual candidates rather than the party which fielded them , analysis of the results showed that support for the AP had shifted markedly from urban to rural areas where government development plans and projects had made an impact . |
| 6 | The men shouted and spread out their arms . |
| 7 | The nightmares began and have haunted me ever since . |
| 8 | The police relaxed and move in . |