Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six months ago we reported interim results , fifty eight percent down on the previous year but held out hope for a stronger performance in the second half , in the event our os optimism was justified . |
| 2 | Eighteen months ago I took early retirement . |
| 3 | Because the sandwich is only a few angstroms thick it transmits visible light — but it reflects longer wavelength heat radiation . |
| 4 | When we looked at the lighter and darker areas separately we found considerable differences . |
| 5 | Only ten feet later she touched firm ground again . |
| 6 | Then a few days later we had opening night , and I was in my first tuxedo . |
| 7 | Two days later I saw dark clouds in the sky , and I knew that a storm was coming . |
| 8 | Two years later he told mutinous Clydesiders that a concentration on foreign affairs , far from indicating a neglect of the problem of unemployment , would lay the basis for its resolution . |
| 9 | For some years now they had licensing agreements with some major U S companies to produce ‘ Laura Ashley ’ designs on sheets and other home furnishings . |
| 10 | Two days ago I ate baited carrion left out for fox or crow over in Skye and its effects were to poison me and make me feel near death . |
| 11 | Over the years you get called all kinds of things , but a few weeks ago I reached new heights . |
| 12 | Two years ago she got legal aid , and her case went forward . |
| 13 | When he first became the candidate more than two years ago it caused considerable controversy . |
| 14 | Andrew Maltby was outside a pub with 29-year-old Michael Waterworth , to sort out their differences but minutes later he received fatal injuries . |
| 15 | In the cities also they find exciting shops and entertainments . |
| 16 | Only two or three hours earlier they had drunk tea from the same cup . |
| 17 | Through our two hundred projects nationwide we give practical support , counselling , and specialist treatment , but above all we give sixteen thousand children a year the hope for a better future . |
| 18 | She did n't turn round : she expected Ace to follow , and a few moments later she heard running footsteps behind her . |