Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I felt uneasy and the back of my neck was prickly with sweat , but relentlessly I kept the same pace towards them .
2 Slowly I unfolded the thick paper and spread it flat in front of me .
3 Luckily I had a little book in my pocket called Anaesthetics For Medical Students .
4 The initial research provided nothing , but eventually I discovered the scientific name and came up with a photograph of Synbranchus marmoratus , also known as the Marbled Swamp Eel .
5 Eventually I thought the only way I could control what I was doing was to decide on one specific charity — I chose Muscular Dystrophy — and work just with them , which is what I did .
6 Eventually I made a new friend around the corner .
7 So eventually I got a temporary job , er in ni end of sixty , which lasted til er February sixty one .
8 Eventually I got an old house , I had another baby , I was still working and put the kids in a nursery .
9 Eventually I had a better bite and to my surprise I hauled in a roach of 11b 5oz .
10 Eventually I joined a real estate company in New Jersey and did rather well .
11 On I had a half day on Wednesday
12 Later on I produced a medical certificate , given me by the doctor , stating that my father was ill and that Saturdays and Sundays were the only days of the week I was at home and could help my mother look after him .
13 From then on I did a great deal of telephoning to him ; but , as usual , he preferred contact de vive voix .
14 Eagerly I awaited a detailed review , but an upgrade package arrived from Microsoft first .
15 Suddenly I heard a loud scream and rushed to the front door .
16 Suddenly I heard a huge bang about 50ft away .
17 Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle that seemed to resound through the whole universe .
18 Suddenly I heard the guttural roar of fire from my studio above .
19 Suddenly I noticed a naked boy .
20 Suddenly I realized the awful truth .
21 I was going to shout to tell them they had forgotten me , when suddenly I saw a huge creature walking after them into the sea .
22 Suddenly I saw a whole host of photographers hiding behind the bushes .
23 Suddenly I had a compelling urge to look at Wilkerson .
24 When I got halfway I heard the angry voice of the French maid saying very aggressively : ‘ You got nobody like Napoleon ! ’
25 Basically I had the wrong equipment at Reading '88 .
26 Oddly enough I met the same warrant officer some years later when he was SWO on a station near Warboys and we had many a chuckle about that .
27 If only I had a decent time management system , you know , I could be really effective , and all the rest of it .
28 ‘ If only I had a pretty voice — I 'm quite without tune , am I not ? ’
29 Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take , I was gutted .
30 So , two days before closing down I removed a thin strip at the edge and duly exposed a layer of dark occupation material .
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