Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adv] [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where Kant then found a place for religious faith in the realm of practical reason , in ethics and morals , Schleiermacher held that this too was inadequate . |
| 2 | Marks & Spencer also came a cropper in France when it launched its yoghurts over there . |
| 3 | A rent terrier for 1760–66 reveals that Atkinson & Hall together paid a total of £172 in rent . |
| 4 | In such primitive surroundings , amid the stunning beauties of the island and the glories of the Aegean , where fishermen still wrested a living from the sea and farmers scrabbled one from the land , Leonard found his peace ; his ‘ sitting-down time , ’ as he called it , where he could — as all poets must — recollect in tranquillity . |
| 5 | Cable & Wireless also enjoyed a rally , leaping 9p to 653p following a 16% rise in Hong Kong Telecom 's interim figures . |
| 6 | ie Harvey & Charlton only played a hanful of times together , during which time Cooper was injured . |
| 7 | The court heard that Wells allegedly plunged a knife into Mr McGuire 's neck , severing an artery then left him to die . |
| 8 | As well as being technically superb , the pictures reveal that Thomson certainly had a gift for composition and a feeling for light and atmosphere . |
| 9 | They were both so caught up in developments at Crystal Springs that it was sometimes hard for Christina to recall that Stephen still had a stake in a totally separate business empire in England — one that Robert seemed to be finding increasingly hard to administer in his partner 's prolonged absence , though Stephen still kept a very firm grip on English events from Barbados . |
| 10 | It 's a bit of poetry by the poet in which he er says that Pythagoras once saw a puppy being beaten and said er , do n't beat that puppy , that 's a good friend of mine , I recognize his voice . |
| 11 | stoutly denied by Herr Nordern , strange gluts of — equally stoutly defended by him , memorable meals of the past , the coming party , and , although Omi barely spoke a word , sitting silently , merely picking at her meal , Karl kept up a lively alert manner which belied his years . |
| 12 | The two men therefore began to produce a series of articles on local African history in order to show that Africa also had a past worth recalling . |
| 13 | This was possible but , if it were true , she never saw them read anything , although Francie occasionally bought a copy of the Irish Independent . |
| 14 | Then , in 1965 , Derry was confronted with the Government 's decision to accept the recommendation of the Lockwood Report and site the proposed second university for Northern Ireland in Coleraine — despite the fact that Derry already had a focus for third-level education in Magee College . |
| 15 | Although T. never became a member of the sect she was brought up in accordance with its tenets . |
| 16 | ‘ Sorry , that was a bit of an insensitive remark to make , ’ she said , recalling that Steve certainly had a catalogue of failed relationships trailing in his wake . |
| 17 | Although Mamaloni successfully defeated a motion of no confidence in May , a second vote was scheduled when the legislature reconvened in October . |
| 18 | He tells us that Baldwin later told a friend : ‘ Only time I was frightened . |
| 19 | My parents were very young when they met , and Mum already had a son , Jack , from a previous marriage . |
| 20 | Joshua married , for the second time at the same church Elizabeth Hartley , and William soon had a half-brother , Bernard Hartley Green , who died on 16th August 1820 . |
| 21 | Here , Gertie cared for Hilary , and Victoria now had a governess . |
| 22 | It was only three minutes down the road , and Jim always had a storehouse of odds and ends . |
| 23 | He was a member of the Howie Committee on the future provision for S5 and S6 in secondary schools and David also played a part in the development of educational programmes on television in Scotland and Zambia . |
| 24 | In particular , South Korea and Taiwan both got a kick-start to economic growth from lavish American aid and easy access to the US market . |
| 25 | Bhopali , breaking through the middle , gave them the lead after 16 minutes , and England again conceded a goal immediately after the interval . |
| 26 | Frontage and skyline together offered a treasury of delights and surprises . ’ |
| 27 | Profit for the year was 8.04 per cent and Walton duly donned a grass skirt and wiggled away . |
| 28 | Christina wondered if Martin really had a date , and suddenly felt cheated , guilty and annoyed , all at the same time . |
| 29 | But ships are too valuable to lie idle for very long , and Robert barely had a month in which to re-acquaint himself with his new wife and pat his young infants on the head before he was leaving John Street and Stepney again — through Limehouse into Poplar and aboard the Orynthia in West India Dock . |
| 30 | Springfield amassed 160 for 8 , mainly through Mortimer , Jeffrey and Dance , although Dearmer and Williams both took a couple of wickets cheaply . |