Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He never lacked for both helpers and escort , but men on starvation diet take time to respond to good feeding , and their willingness far outran what was left of their strength .
2 So got through there , it goes , we slip in them trees , here you are , you can drive through that other open path and out he other side , whey
3 I got through quite a few bits and pieces that was
4 That 's probably why she got through so many women .
5 Erm but I say there , there were a couple of erm objections that came up during the course of the conversation which really resulted because you , you 'd fallen down on the actual structure , but having said that then again there were two or three examples that you apacked and you got through very well and you , you recovered yourself well on that and , and I say really I think that 's er that 's covered most of the bits that , that I felt were , were there .
6 Never got through unfortunately , after a month or so it was not topical enough to bother .
7 Do look at different courses from those you applied for originally .
8 In appearance everything had been altered since then , and — so far as looks went — much for the better , but nearly everything he cared about most was enshrined in these earliest recollections .
9 Even the cash-flow predictions they cared about so much were nothing to her but answers she wanted ticked .
10 He pulled on his respirator , his mind made up to get back to her as soon as he could , for Nell Anderson was all he cared about now .
11 Only by drawing the attention of the public to these threats would the buildings we cared about ever be saved .
12 He lives , still , in the same Chelsea fiat with its pink and white striped wallpaper , geranium-filled window-boxes , elegant chintzy furniture , and the myriad of expressive original paintings which Joyce and he shared for so many years .
13 SLOUGH moved a step closer to achieving a League and Cup double when they qualified for today 's final against Hightown by convincingly beating Blueharts 11–1 in the semi-final of the All England Women 's Hockey Association Cup at Milton Keynes Sports Club yesterday .
14 In the ‘ bit plane ’ method , Fig. 4 is , in effect , duplicated for as many bits as are needed for each pixel .
15 They were monarchs indeed from the mid eleventh century on , ruling over a monarchy as wide as western Christendom with some very material weapons ; but it was a spiritual monarchy in which military power had no hand ; and in Rome itself the spiritual monarchy became for ever entangled with the pope 's role as the ruler of the city .
16 The little room at the end of the paddock , where scores are received , became for once the centre of attraction . ’
17 Will my right hon. Friend clarify a puzzle which arose during yesterday 's European Community debate ?
18 The Ostrogothic era ; Ravenna was taken by Theodoric in 493 and he ruled for over 30 years .
19 In her forty-four year life , Mary ruled for only six , so that we are faced with another thirty-eight years when she had virtually no role in her kingdom , being a minor and absentee ruler for the first nineteen , and a deposed queen for the second .
20 Having publicly backed his wife 's move , Mr Ozal now finds himself at odds with the party he founded and led for more than six years as prime minister .
21 You refer to her stately homes , which she cared for deeply , but more importantly round these homes she knew by name a huge number of tenants , workers and friends who always received a warm and cheerful word , and many enjoyed great generosity from her and her husband .
22 She recorded everything that passed in the room , but she cared for only one person .
23 As the UK 's main independent AIDS home care provider , we cared for around 25% of all those who died of AIDS last year .
24 ‘ But I have n't done anything — except be an absolute misery , ’ she added honestly as she realised for perhaps the first time what a wet blanket she had been .
25 SIR — As a convicted British tribalist , Scottish branch , may I urge the new Government of Great Britain not to make the same mistake as the British tribalists , English branch , who failed for so long to find a use for County Hall in London after Livingstone et al.
26 Jones , although supported by most official opinion , failed for once to influence Baldwin directly .
27 The Company 's Pest Control service covering Norfolk and Suffolk has moved from Norwich where it operated for over 30 years .
28 Lead was mined at several sites in Scotland 's Lowther Hills , and there are interesting remains of the industry here , which operated for about six centuries .
29 Er now these are more important asked about so I think we should be very clear on it before er we reduce spending .
30 Cheryl gazed for only half a minute .
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