Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun prp] [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much so that Lenin commissioned a leading party organizer and Georgian , Josef Stalin , to write a counter-attack ( published in 1913 ) . |
| 2 | The position might be different if Woolwich had paid under threat of the revenue taking distress proceedings without a court order under section 61 of the Taxes Management Act 1980 , but as I have said there is no evidence that such drastic and highly unusual proceedings were either threatened by the revenue or anticipated by Woolwich , still less that Woolwich had a reasonable apprehension of being put out of business by them . |
| 3 | Enough was only just enough and Ireland took a perfect record on to their second pool engagement against home town favourites Hong Kong . |
| 4 | As they reached the mouth of the tunnel , fresh air drifted in and Devlin took a deep breath . |
| 5 | Personally , she thought it was fair enough if Connor had a small moment of glory before Jack , armed with the material in the briefcase beside her , hauled her in and finished her little investigation for good and all . |
| 6 | There are intricate philosophical and logical disputes of the Hellenistic schools which we now understand only because Origen gave a clear account of the points at issue . |
| 7 | White switched from the flank to partner Shearer in attack , but it was n't long before Taylor tried a third attacking combination . |
| 8 | For ‘ Bondy ’ the roof literally caved in as Rowland launched a detailed investigation into his financial affairs that triggered his downfall and subsequent imprisonment . |
| 9 | His fellow pupils at school suffered so badly that Mary became a constant visitor to the headmaster 's study , and Gary was banned from the playground . |
| 10 | But they fell away and Schmeichel turned a fierce shot from Micky Adams against the outside of a post , and substitute Nicky Banger sent a tremendous shot from long range past the post with the goalkeeper beaten . |
| 11 | A lucky twist rolled them over and Evelyn launched a stinging slap at the other girl 's face . |
| 12 | Our knowledge of all these sides of religious life at Canterbury at the time of the Conquest has had to be reconstructed by laborious scholarship , largely because Lanfranc turned a blind eye to every aspect of a native religious tradition . |
| 13 | The computer unit that is being closed had sales of just $169m last year , down from about $1,200m at its peak , shortly before Prime completed a hostile takeover of the original Computervision company back in early 1988 . |
| 14 | Franks liked their brilliant unambiguous light , just as Wycliffe preferred a gentle , warm glow with undefined shapes and shadows . |
| 15 | Exactly when Blake became a Russian spy is hard to determine . |
| 16 | The clearance of the staging at the end of the bridge took only a short time , and it was not until they were moving once more that Alexei had a sudden thought . |
| 17 | Stockwell hustled into the penalty area on his own but Ironside was off his line quickly and Stockwell hit a hurried shot over the bar . |
| 18 | Yussuf shuffled off and Georgiades waved a grateful hand . |
| 19 | Ever since Conran converted a struggling furniture-manufacturing business into a unique chain of retail shops called Habitat and set in motion a high-street revolution , good design has been at the core of everything he has done . |
| 20 | The decision came at a meeting of the new 14-member Consultative Group on Indonesia in Paris on July 16-17 , chaired by the World Bank , set up after Indonesia dissolved a Netherlands-led aid forum in March in protest at alleged Netherlands interference in its internal affairs [ see p. 38868 ] . |
| 21 | He looked up as Nuadu made a quick movement and Nuadu caught again the amusement . |
| 22 | Woodforde , who dropped his serve only once in the match , served for the tie , and wrapped it up when Reneberg hit a backhand drive well over the baseline . |
| 23 | Davies points out that Gorbachev took a conservative attitude to Soviet history for the first 18 months of his time in power . |
| 24 | Rachel was crying now and Annie spoke a few comforting words to her as she set off pushing the pram along the shabby street . |
| 25 | Maxim glanced at him sharply and Scholz smiled a slow smile back . |
| 26 | The two men stared each other out before Peter gave a sudden exclamation halfway between anger and defeat , and started for the door . |
| 27 | Everton bounced back when Barlow smashed a stunning volley from the edge of the penalty box . |
| 28 | ‘ Word travelled fast that Ferryside had a good bed and this army wasted no time in coming down to get it . |
| 29 | ‘ Word travelled fast that Ferryside had a good bed and this army wasted no time in coming down to get it . |
| 30 | Incidentally ; the choice of these two films represents a critical opinion , not only of their special effects though these are outstanding too , even if Oscar turned a blind eye but of the films as a whole . |