Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] bought [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was really going to buy cigars at the shop next door , but I saw the sugar mice in the window and he could n't get me away until he came in and bought some . |
| 2 | And we were reminded of this last week when , in making our way up from the quay , we passed this sweet shop and there were the sugar mice in the window , and the cat , and that 's why we went in and bought some . |
| 3 | After that , Mabel got carried away and bought some china cups — on sale at bargain prices , because they had lost their matching saucers — and Florrie bought a cobweb brush with a special extending cane handle , for getting up into those awkward comers of the ceiling . |
| 4 | so we went out and bought that house in Maddors Road |
| 5 | And the leading man of the railway union went out and bought all the shares he could get his hands on and off the railway company . |
| 6 | She went out and bought all her erm tut Christmas cereals , coffee and tea bags and er |
| 7 | We done it for Kerry and done it for her , Kerry left home sorted all the house out and bought all the stuff back and give the rest away ! |
| 8 | I 'm not actually sure what model it is — I think it 's a 335 Dot — but I 've just been out and bought another one for a spare , and luckily enough it feels exactly the same . |
| 9 | Again as if she read my thoughts , she said : " After I heard you talking on the phone , I nipped out and bought this — you can pay me back , if you like , Mother 's ruin . |
| 10 | Luckily , Patrick saw the funny side and went out and bought some shirts his partner approved of . |
| 11 | Then I went out and bought some anaesthetic spray and applied it , but the pain was so excruciating that I thought my foot would fall off . |