Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a bizarre leadership contest had dug up a dead Davidian and challenged his rival Vernon to bring the body back to life . |
| 2 | By around 1910 the cultivation of rubber and tea had brought about a more permanent change . |
| 3 | D'Arcy had invited Saint Julien to join them ; the Corsican had struck up a strangely abrasive relationship with Nadirpur , who appeared comforted by his mildly sarcastic wit and no-nonsense approach to the situation in which they found themselves . |
| 4 | Rare Bear had fallen back a little . |
| 5 | After 4 a.m. on the morning of the twenty-seventh the eruption appeared to die down a little , but the grandest moments were yet to come . |
| 6 | Harry Curwen , his friend and cycling companion , had a story that Father wanted to ride up a very long hill on one of their excursions but fell off near the top . |
| 7 | His skin had taken on a more normal pink tinge , but there was still no heartbeat . |
| 8 | Berkeley School had taken on a little more than they had bargained for . |
| 9 | At 3500 miles into the Metro 's life , the Rover dealer had to sort out a badly slipping clutch and , a few miles later , replace the brake pads in a effort to cure the soggy feel of the originals . |