Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb past] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Motherwell took 27 minutes to create their first chance when Chris McCart carved out an opening for Joe McLeod , but the striker hesitated long enough to allow Brian Irvine to block the effort . |
| 2 | After many trials with cross-spars and bridles , the Geisha flew well enough to win Joel a trip to Japan ! |
| 3 | It was not long after that , though , that the rain decided once again to make an appearance and Ven decreed that it was in for the rest of the day . |
| 4 | And after these peoples , others had come : now and then , Davide passed , in a clearing in the grove , a stone hut , white and conical in shape , like the turbans of the Saracens who were overlords here long ago and who built these shelters for summer days when the heat in the grove swelled too burstingly to bear . |
| 5 | In the last few years , however , the Government began more frequently to provide a formal written response , and last year they undertook to respond in writing to all reports within two months of their publication . |
| 6 | Everyone then processed back to the Salle des fêtes , where coffee was served ; the Emperor left shortly afterwards to go to his study , where he could smoke his cigarette ; the male guests who shared his habit were allowed to retire to the smoking room , while the Empress remained behind with the ladies . |
| 7 | The sergeant hesitated long enough to decide he would be wasting his time by further argument . |
| 8 | The lion got near enough to blow hot oniony breath into her face . |
| 9 | I had stopped seeing the nightmare shape when I shut my eyes but every so often the pigeon stirred just enough to keep me awake . |