Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This division eventually led to the departure of some of the laboratory 's senior staff , a loss that became the universities ' gain . |
| 2 | The grey outline of the submarine slowly disappeared into the darkness , and they were alone . |
| 3 | His progress only came to a halt when he had the misfortune to swop punches with one of the many irrepressible Cubans , the eventual gold medal winner . |
| 4 | His progress only came to a halt when he had the misfortune to swop punches with one of the many irrepressible Cubans , the eventual gold medal winner . |
| 5 | The car eventually crashed into a bus stand , Durham Crown Court was told . |
| 6 | Blood slowly coagulated round the edges of the gash . |
| 7 | The oars dipped unhurriedly in the calm water , and when the boat eventually arrived at the shore there was a further infuriating delay before the procession formed up and began making its way round the harbour to Ballingolin . |
| 8 | And we meet the couple whose wedding literally started on the rocks . |
| 9 | The Leader of the Opposition apparently said in the campaign for the Langbaurgh by-election that £2.6 billion extra would be spent on education by a future Labour Government . |
| 10 | While they watched the rain a horse suddenly walked around the corner of the track ahead . |
| 11 | Its programme necessarily went beyond the question of Palestine or the recovery of the Golan Heights , to the fulfilment of its regional ambitions . |
| 12 | This opposition naturally came from the left of Irish politics , with support from left Labour figures such as Noel Browne and David Neligan , trade unionists such as Michael Mullen of the ITGWU and members of the Workers ' Party . |
| 13 | The nose dipped further , and the flame suddenly raced along the wings and around the cockpit . |
| 14 | But Crosby 's future only came to a head this week when he reacted angrily to claims of an approach for Crystal Palace boss Steve Coppell . |
| 15 | Among the earl 's possessions there was the lordship of Spofforth , the home of the Middletons of Stokeld , who as a result naturally looked to the Percies for lordship . |
| 16 | Among the earl 's possessions there was the lordship of Spofforth , the home of the Middletons of Stokeld , who as a result naturally looked to the Percies for lordship . |
| 17 | Shell-fire suddenly tore into the roof of the mobile boardroom . |
| 18 | The figure suddenly jumped into the water . |
| 19 | A little earlier , the famous literary pair would have arrived by boat : the stairs of the land entrance only appeared during the reign of the previous chief . |
| 20 | After he finished , it is said , a wind suddenly arose from the floor of the desert and blew sand across the spectators . |
| 21 | As he spoke an icy wind suddenly blew into the room . |
| 22 | On other occasions a wind suddenly blew from a direction which made recording trains on the climb from Shepton Mallet impossible , or a sudden rain storm blew up at an inopportune moment . |
| 23 | Your priest only knew about the past . |
| 24 | The violence apparently stemmed from a campaign , stepped up in March , for the restoration of Ingushi autonomy within the borders of the former Ingush Autonomous Region . |
| 25 | The car finally came to a halt outside the house , and Jessamy looked around , a small frown drawing her brows together . |
| 26 | When the car finally came to a halt , she looked straight ahead of her , not daring to look at him . |
| 27 | A police car finally arrived at the scene and officers spoke to the motorist . |
| 28 | These must be what are called hypnogogic images , the strangely potent montages which come at a mind already lapsed into a sort of sleep . |
| 29 | This is an important matter , particularly as it affects violence , and violence more perpetrated on the woman than on the man . |
| 30 | His mind usually stayed at the level of gossip and anecdote but not always . |