Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Throgmorton seemed to have any idea of civilised behaviour . |
| 2 | Only Israel continued to reject any recognition of the PLO , a position of isolation which was becoming decreasingly defensible . |
| 3 | Verses 2–3 : it was normal to employ professional embalmers — but perhaps Joseph wanted to avoid religious entanglements . |
| 4 | Perhaps Britain had to undergo painful shock treatment if she was ever to become as economically dynamic as France or West Germany . |
| 5 | On May 22 Liechtenstein became the seventh member of the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) joining Austria , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Sweden and Switzerland ; hitherto Liechtenstein had had associate status through its customs union with Switzerland , but no vote . |
| 6 | Perhaps Betty had asked some people in and they were enduring one of those breaks in conversation , but the silence went on . |
| 7 | Long John began to sing that song I knew so well : |
| 8 | She was taking a gamble , already Hari had spent precious time and materials making footwear that might never be bought and paid for . |
| 9 | Somehow Boulestin contrived to persuade these gentlemen that the great statesman , surfeited with political banquets and pompous food , would appreciate something simple and at least one dish and one wine from his native Nantais country . |
| 10 | The plaintiffs ' case was that Peats and Coopers had made mistakes of mixed fact and law , and that they were entitled to ask the court to determine whether or not Coopers had made those mistakes . |
| 11 | Slowing down , she listened in case they were in the middle of a talk too personal to be interrupted ; but it soon became clear that they were discussing the house and the various improvements that might be made once Europe had reached some kind of normality again . |
| 12 | The more the USSR began to probe for influence in Iran and Turkey , and to try to exploit Anglo-American " capitalist contradictions " , the more London began to see possible advantages — for instance — in the spread of American oil interests in the Middle East . |
| 13 | It was the day after Marie went missing four years ago . |
| 14 | Later Jed had lost all sense of time as the external heart slowly pumped a solution of formaldehyde into the dead woman 's body , as the dead woman 's body began to blush . |
| 15 | Later BT pledged to stop 0898 phone operators using its videophones for sex shows . |
| 16 | Now Fincara had filled that space , brought her spells into the centre of his mind , and he was aware of nothing else . |
| 17 | Now Eleanor had gone one step further . |
| 18 | By now Miller had dropped all pretence at knowing where he was , and the night was exceedingly dark . |
| 19 | By 3pm Dez had washed 39 cars , mostly Jaguars , Mercedes , Porsches and even a couple of Rolls Royces , plus a few Ford Escorts and other smaller cars , and was appealing for more cars ! . |
| 20 | Now Cranston had seen decapitated heads , be they of murdered taverner or some lord executed on Tower Hill , but this was truly gruesome ; it was not so much the half-closed eyes and still blood-dripping neck but the mouth forced open and , thrust inside , the mangled remains of the dead merchant 's genitals . |
| 21 | So far Kine had had little success persuading the BBC 's higher management to take his Department more seriously , so when Doctor Who came along he saw a golden opportunity . |
| 22 | By now Alice had regained complete control of herself . |
| 23 | Here Nicholson came to know such students as Frederick Abel , Fred Field , Charles Mansfield , George Maule , George Merck , Henry Noad and George Simpson . |
| 24 | Even Mozart failed to infuse new life into its moribund form . |
| 25 | The police found more than four hundred poundsw in cash hidden inside a caravan and today Loveridge admitted handling stolen property . |
| 26 | She flopped back , exaggerating her disappointment , then let him tell her how Marshall had discovered identical knives on sale in Leather Lane . |
| 27 | George , who was a friend of the Old Groaner for 25 years , will be talking about how Bing came to record White Christmas which became the world 's greatest hit even though Crosby was n't impressed by it at first . |
| 28 | Fortunately John had learned many skills in the process of renovating the house . |
| 29 | She remembered that somewhere Dorothy had kept old photograph albums and , on a whim , began to search for them . |
| 30 | One of the reasons why Napoleon wished to retain close supervision of France 's foreign policy was his understanding of the difficulties which would arise once he began to probe the weaknesses of the European system established in 1815 and designed as a check to French ambition . |