Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age . |
| 2 | Its proximity to another , larger , Binns store in Middlesbrough only made it the obvious candidate for the axe . |
| 3 | After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character . |
| 4 | I only asked him the other day |
| 5 | ‘ I only met you a half hour ago and I love you like one of my own . ’ |
| 6 | Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community . |
| 7 | As season 72/73 arrived , a passing shopper , Mrs Hilda Sheppey ( 58 ) , suddenly found herself the first manageress in football history . |
| 8 | Oh , so you do n't so told you the first year ! |
| 9 | Sharpe told Ziegler what he knew , which merely confirmed what the Prussian Captain had already discovered for himself . |
| 10 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've ruined my Gnome costume and perhaps lost me a lovely bicycle . ’ |
| 12 | But when I said as much to Mala , as a joke to ease the tension that still showed in her eyes , she merely called me an unrepeatable name and stalked away to her cabin again . |
| 13 | ‘ But you only saw me the other night ! |
| 14 | ‘ I guessed , ’ he replied , and suddenly gave her a lop-sided grin — and all at once Leith discovered she was feeling most unexpectedly lighthearted . |
| 15 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 16 | Erm before I sent , I only did it the other day , I regret to say any rate . |
| 17 | Fear of being ousted from Edward 's entourage by the king 's Poitevin half-brothers perhaps gave him a personal interest in the political upheaval of 1258 , which began with the half-brothers ' expulsion from England . |
| 18 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 19 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 20 | seeing it not as a game between two teams but between his team and the opposition , a position which not only gave him a particular involvement , but also particular rights of commentary and criticism on the team , the management and the club . |
| 21 | This obviously gave it a competitive advantage . |
| 22 | Terry eagerly gave me the whole picture ; he seemed to know enough about Pyke to write his biography . |
| 23 | The melodrama of it appealed to her sense of the ridiculous , and she hastily stifled a laugh as a youth passing inside gave her an odd look . |
| 24 | She only left me a little note . |
| 25 | Fair-haired , tall and with a distinctive upright stance , Geoff 's powerful running , strength and cultured style soon made him a firm favourite with Palace fans , who voted him our Player of the Year in his first season . |
| 26 | The defensive headers of the tall , red-haired Roberts soon made him a familiar figure at Highbury , and he was the first defending centre-half to earn the name ‘ policeman ’ or ‘ stopper ’ . |
| 27 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 28 | Durkin soon made himself the principal object of attraction . |
| 29 | ‘ When I came down to London , I finally got myself a decent bass , a Fender Mustang , then started changing pickups to get a raunchier , more distorted sound . |
| 30 | Seeing that ruling railroaded through made it the saddest day of my life . |