Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at the beginning of May , some weeks after he first left , that the Zoo finally gave up hope of capturing the escaped golden eagle . |
| 2 | ‘ Today , ’ the colonel continued , ‘ we march towards Ypres where we will set up camp before beginning a new and I believe final assault on the German front . |
| 3 | The sensual Margaret Tudor very quickly stirred up trouble by taking a second husband , the sixth Earl of Angus — a Red Douglas , who proved to be a greedy bully and unsuitable either as a husband or a stepfather . |
| 4 | Travel less than half-a-mile in a built up area without finding a fast food restaurant — yet travel west for 600 miles and not see anything but grass . |
| 5 | Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor the Old Rectory had only one bathroom , a defect which necessitated embarrassed , low-voiced inquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked out rota by taking an unexpected bath . |
| 6 | ‘ Enter the professional tour with sound basic strokes and complete all round game before challenging the big guys on the tour . |