Example sentences of "[noun prp] continued [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet Mrs Blakey continued to sense the unease she 'd been aware of on the telephone , which she 'd first of all sensed when she 'd looked out of the landing window and seen the boy with the children in the garden . |
| 2 | Without an away win since April , Leeds were continually harassed could ill afford to spurn gilt edge changes like that and Watford continued to harass the champions out of their stride in midfield . |
| 3 | This pious strain was much more apparent in the third brother , David I. Although he contributed lavishly to the Dunfermline foundation , David continued to favour the Edinburgh residence . |
| 4 | Mirabilis continued to stab the picture , muttering low-voiced curses , looking up at the walls where the pigeon was still standing . |
| 5 | Later in the month the ANC and Mandela continued to question the government 's response to the township violence . |
| 6 | The Sussex man noticeably slowed as Hall continued to switch the play . |
| 7 | From 2-3 down in the third Baddeley was outplayed as Hall continued to switch the play . |
| 8 | Nell continued watching the flaring heat . |
| 9 | The only fruit of this plan , however , was the private publication in that month of the book 's central portion under the title " Socrates and Greek Tragedy " ; " and it is clear that Nietzsche continued to regard the book as one continuous work . " |
| 10 | Impassively , relentlessly , Curtis continued to soak the ranting man 's clothing , ignoring his pleas . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , with some help from Moxie , ( the ‘ daily ’ who sometimes ‘ helped out ’ was still afraid of infection ) Franca continued to run the house , to shop , to clean , to organise , to feed a sick man , to feed her husband , and entertain , as necessary , Alison , Irina , Gildas , Ludens , the doctor , Jerry , Sidney , Barry , Ned , and one or two of Jack 's painter friends who , now that Pat was recovering , had decided to come round for drinks . |
| 12 | The stories of Manjiku she had heard on the island , when she was herself a girl , had not had happy endings : Manjiku continued to raid the inland waters for women , his hunger was not to be appeased , his need to have babies of his own still raged . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the Serbs continued to dominate the army and ( until 1966 through Ranković ) the secret police and the ‘ nomenklatura ’ . |
| 14 | Initially Narong continued to receive the support of the five coalition members , but by April 3 reports from Bangkok claimed that the military had withdrawn their support . |
| 15 | Caradryel continued to oversee the long retreat from the Old World . |
| 16 | Oldman continued to tackle the difficulties of postwar reconstruction . |
| 17 | Declining mine output in Anglesey , opposition by Birmingham consumers , and an improving international copper market prevented the monopoly persisting , but Williams continued to influence the industry strongly till his death , and his activities were looked at by the select committee on the copper trade of 1799 . |
| 18 | Otis continued to buy the R model until the L2 patented model went into full-scale production in 1986 . |
| 19 | Despite a brief interlude during the 1914–18 war , Paneth continued to use the autochrome process right up until 1938 , although autochromes were no longer produced after 1935 . |
| 20 | Despite a brief interlude during the 1914–18 war , Paneth continued to use the autochrome process right up until 1938 , although autochromes were no longer produced after 1935 . |
| 21 | Rector 's wife Alice Ann Bailey and an outrageous accomplice called Annie Besant continued laying the foundations of a New Age Movement , both being governed by the ‘ Masters ’ . |
| 22 | Becky Crisp and Gill Sargent made some vital interceptions and Tracy Farrar continued to give the shooters a good service . |
| 23 | Hooper continued to run the business until his death in 1869 following which his son , Charles Henry , took over . |
| 24 | Mary Read continued to manage the school in New York after John 's death . |
| 25 | The UK continued to oppose the complete abolition of border controls after 1992 , on the grounds ( i ) that it would facilitate the free movement of terrorists , drug dealers and illegal immigrants ; ( ii ) that it could increase the spread of rabies and other diseases spread by animals ; and ( iii ) that the UK 's geographical characteristic as an island represented a valid natural boundary . |
| 26 | Even in death , Lang Hancock continued to stir the desert winds of controversy . |
| 27 | By contrast , Judge Lauterpacht retained this emphasis in his insistence that the General Assembly could only authorise the oral hearings if South Africa continued to frustrate the operation of the Mandate ; he laid stress on the continued status of the territory . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't carry on fer long , ’ he said as he swung the back gate behind him , but Willie continued to pile the earth on , levelling it down with his hands . |
| 29 | During negotiations between Syria and Israel the head of the Syrian delegation , Muwaffaq al-Allaf , was reported to have raised immediately the issue of UN Resolution 242 , stating that Israel continued to distort the interpretation of the resolution by claiming that it did not demand a withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 30 | Forces of the rebel Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) which remained under the command of Col. John Garang continued to hold the area around the towns of Torit and Kapoeta , in the south of Equatoria state . |