Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [verb] [vb pp] [adv] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Overcome by the romance of the setting , she did what she had always promised herself she would not , until Nicky had done so first .
2 It was about sex — not about sexual politics — but another show was about to go on the road , and Oz had got there first .
3 Perhaps from her sister , because she knew you and Clare had dined there last year , shortly before … . ’
4 As Ben had pointed out last night , his Annie was scurrying between the looms when she was seven , and barefoot .
5 Look at all these people , taking and taking though Jim had said proudly last night that now he would contribute properly ; he would pay his way , Alice need n't think that he would n't .
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