Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 2 | Bradford slowly got into the game and nearly took the lead when Mark Prudhoe could only parry a piledriver from Mike Duxbury , then punched the ball away from the onrushing Sean McCarthy . |
| 3 | She mostly lived in the country and she was rich . |
| 4 | I eventually got off the motorway and decided to drive straight to the hospital to see Toby , and paused only to buy him some fruit and a bottle of his favourite Bollinger . |
| 5 | A peculiar head slowly rose from the hole and peered into the room with patient animal scrutiny . |
| 6 | The tent seemed eerily dark , so I gingerly drawled towards the door and unzipped it slightly . |
| 7 | At this point the husband , who had not moved once during his wife 's burial — not even during the long wait for the priest — suddenly fainted to the ground and had to have cold water thrown over him . |
| 8 | Although it was the size of a pantry , they endlessly clung to the bars and clamoured to be let out . |
| 9 | ‘ There I only cared about the money and all the other teachers were the same . |
| 10 | A limp rope , lying unseen across the track suddenly rose in the air and was pulled tight between two trees . |
| 11 | I only came into the room and I switched it on and i there were quite a lot of recriminations with people who |
| 12 | As there was now no room left for the driver 's game , he suddenly accelerated past the man and we were again moving down the street at forty miles an hour . |
| 13 | Silver Helm cavalry swiftly raced along the coast and came upon the Dark Elves on the cliffs . |
| 14 | The nose dipped further , and the flame suddenly raced along the wings and around the cockpit . |
| 15 | I have been here over a week now , and I miss you very much , and I miss the fresh air and the fresh faces of all those people I so hated on the Tube and the fresh things that happened every hour of every day if only I could have seen them — their freshness , I mean . |
| 16 | They crept up the stairs but ca n't have got more than half way up when our cat , Pete , came scurrying down followed by the chopper and the lump of wood . |
| 17 | It is not up to us to forget or forgive the crime that Germany committed only a few decades ago ; the only ones who might have done so died on the battlefield or , worse yet , in the gas chambers . |
| 18 | After breakfasting with the mortar team I made my way over to Brigade H.Q As I passed along the wall of the orchard I suddenly thought about the Frenchman and his family who lived in the cottage on the other side of the wall . |
| 19 | That we only lay on the ground and kissed . |
| 20 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
| 21 | He had seemed to sniff at the opened envelope as though it carried some scent , but the letter inside only peeped from the teat and was not taken out . |
| 22 | A boar , tusked and red-eyed , suddenly burst from the undergrowth and Corbett jumped in fear as it blundered its way amongst the trees . |
| 23 | Before reaching London , Gloucester apparently wrote to the council and to the city 's mayor , explaining that he had taken possession of the prince because the circle around the boy had been inimical to the safety of king and kingdom . |
| 24 | Before reaching London , Gloucester apparently wrote to the council and to the city 's mayor , explaining that he had taken possession of the prince because the circle around the boy had been inimical to the safety of king and kingdom . |
| 25 | He idly pushed around the salt and pepper to avoid meeting anyone 's eyes , and then he took out a sachet from the sugar bowl and looked at it with curiosity . |
| 26 | Last week , however , Brugge successfully appealed against the ban and instead were fined 250,000 Swiss francs ( about £115,000 ) — one of the heaviest fines by UEFA . |
| 27 | Last week , however , Brugge successfully appealed against the ban and instead were fined 250,000 Swiss francs ( about £115,000 ) . |
| 28 | But I soon recovered from the chloroform and really appreciated the company of the other Mums . |
| 29 | He just got on the horse and launched off into space , landed in the lake and he 's swimming it out . ’ |
| 30 | you just got into the car and roared away . |