Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From that small coterie of fine talented actors half dozen or more went out to make names for themselves using the experience gained during those early days in Vancouver 's CBC . |
| 2 | The financial interests thus gelled into four organizations that soon became instantly recognized household names and logos . |
| 3 | The election was required by law , and if anyone thought it odd that there should be such trouble over elections to a chamber that now met only to ratify decisions taken elsewhere , then they kept the notion to themselves . |
| 4 | However , there was one big kolkhoz consisting of 150 households only 20 versts from Roslavl' that was said to be too well satisfied with itself , and so did not welcome visits from the town . |
| 5 | Rampant stags looked odd balanced on twigs among foliage , and so did exquisitely made seabirds , puffins and razorbills . |
| 6 | In many parts of the Asian elephants ' range the slaughter began with the coming of colonial man , who not only shot for sport but also cleared the forest for rubber and other crops and naturally did not want elephants to undo his good work . |
| 7 | Rufus would n't have bothered , he came and went as he pleased , and anyway did n't believe parents should be pandered to in this way . |
| 8 | I asked him to bring me a sandwich and a glass of wine , and still went on reading Jane Eyre . |
| 9 | He passed it over the table , and courteously got up to give Catherine a second copy . |
| 10 | Although I was sympathetic , I explained we had two children and a large dog and simply did n't have room for him . |
| 11 | He went to all the openings , parties and dinners that he wanted to and frequently did not see Constance for several days . |
| 12 | Not only that , she administered artificial respiration and brought you round , and then came here to get help . |
| 13 | Mosley spoke for an hour and then went on to answer questions . |
| 14 | Chris Nicholl who played for Villa and then went on to manage Southampton and Terry Venables … who knows he may even try to buy the club lock stock and barrel … |
| 15 | Meanwhile Mr Jagger has been attempting to put the record straight about his musical colleague , Mr William Wyman , the bass ( sic ) player , who recently declared that the belipped chanteur was ‘ an egomaniac ’ and then went on to dispute Mr Jagger 's claim to be the author of the seminal lied , ‘ Jumping Jack Flash ’ . |
| 16 | Steve Thompson from Gloucester is the new world karate champion … in the finals in Italy he won his class … he won the champion of champions fight and then went on to help Britain win the team title … |
| 17 | ‘ No , ’ answered Raffaella and then went on to tell Julia with no self-consciousness at all that she became a prostitute in Rome , where the dollar-rich American soldiers were prepared to pay a small fortune to a good-looking , elegant girl . |
| 18 | Erik thanked referees Crawford Allan ( Centralised Banking ) and Stephen McKie ( Glasgow International Division ) for their contribution to the success of the tournament and then went on to pay tribute to Cubby Lorimer who retires from the Bank at the end of May . |
| 19 | He visited W.H.F. Talbot 's house and museum at Lacock Abbey , Wiltshire , in the summer of 1987 and immediately experimented with Talbot 's calotype process and then learned how to make platinum prints . |
| 20 | Electric installations were smashed with sledgehammers and then switched on melting connexions in complete destruction . |
| 21 | He left active political life for six months and then bounced back to become leader of the Labour Party . |
| 22 | On Dec. 5 Japan extended a grant-in-aid worth 4,876 million yen which officials said had been promised in 1988 and therefore did not affect Japan 's temporary ban on economic co-operation . |
| 23 | By a notice of appeal dated 25 February 1992 the creditors appealed on the ground , inter alia , that the service of a statutory demand was not the bringing of an action and therefore did not contravene section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 24 | She was about to kick it aside , but luckily glanced up to see Luch 's watchful eye on her . |
| 25 | But just lay off bullying Bradley . " |