Example sentences of "[to-vb] and [art] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got places to go and no reason to give up our seats . " |
| 2 | However , we soon stopped smiling when it started to rain and the wind got up ; the sealant , which had n't yet hardened , started to dilute , and one by one the secondary glazing panels were blown in. the wind started to blow bubbles in the gooey sealant , which then floated around the room , only to burst and leave a sticky mess on the carpets and furniture . |
| 3 | It is very easy to look at diagrams and read how it is done , but quite another matter when you have to get down to soil level with thousands to do and a foreman standing over you ! |
| 4 | Minutes later , 'Mill went further behind , when Andy Berry was caught by a cruel bounce as he was about to clear and the ball spun up viciously to strike his hand . |
| 5 | Russia was in the last resort not prepared to fight and the crisis fizzled out ; no one paid any attention to the Turkish contention that Ferdinand 's title was illegal . |
| 6 | As I was thinking this , Pike started to laugh and the voice took on more colour . |