Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She continued to visit her former foster parents and even went on holiday to Spain with them . |
| 2 | Twenty-four pairs of painted lips let out long-drawn gasps and then broke into speech . |
| 3 | He spoke for one and half hours and barely paused for breath . |
| 4 | Apparently this did nothing to alleviate the situation , and the house was uninhabited for many further years and then fell into disrepair . |
| 5 | Columbine too started life as a servant of the gods and gradually rose in rank from waiting on the aristocracy to conspiring with Harlequin in such ballets as The Good- Humoured Ladies , where the two of them appear as serving maid and waiter . |
| 6 | As in the past , the information for guidance will be conveyed mainly by the head teacher 's report , which governors would come to regard rightly as a source of sound professional advice , subjects for discussion and a welcome touch of humour ( ‘ Mr C scored three goals for the staff against the pupils and also acted as referee ’ ) . |
| 7 | Downstairs in the warehouse , French pork was being offloaded from vehicles and immediately reloaded for distribution in Moscow shops . |
| 8 | He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure . |
| 9 | She lived out of doors and often went to work in the fields with the contadini . |