Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much so that Jan got quite giggly and started swapping bargain stories with him , and I was left with Darren . |
| 2 | Mark Prudhoe played extremely well and saved one certain goal , while one or two crosses went across the face of goal without anybody getting a touch . ’ |
| 3 | On Jan. 15 Gorbachev went so far as to suggest that the country 's new liberal press law might be suspended in the wake of Soviet media criticism of the leadership 's handling of the Baltic crisis . |
| 4 | Barnett looked away quickly and gazed at his own pale face again . |
| 5 | Toby went so far as to straighten his back . |
| 6 | Indeed , Stein went as far as to wish his players ‘ all the best for the future . ’ |
| 7 | Only wingers Rory Underwood and Simon Halliday went so far as to deliver confirmation of their departures from the international scene after the 24–0 win against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday . |
| 8 | Talking to Andre Malraux years later , Picasso went so far as to say that it was on this occasion that he all of a sudden received the revelation of why he was a painter at all and that ‘ I realized what painting was all about ’ . |
| 9 | Through some of his paintings of 1912 Picasso went so far as to say candidly to the spectator , ‘ j'aime Eva ’ ; at the same time he wrote to Kahnweiler of Eva , ‘ I love her very much and I shall write it on my paintings . ’ |
| 10 | Pascoe came carefully forward and took it . |
| 11 | Leeds were naive in defence , provided no cover , and could have conceded a few more ( for the record though , Fairclough played very well and made some very timely interceptions ) . |
| 12 | Franca turned slightly away and began senselessly to mess the contents of the saucepan with the spoon . |
| 13 | Sharpe looked behind again and saw the closest Dragoons were now just fifty yards away . |
| 14 | Farr-Jones went so far as to telephone his wife Angela in Sydney saying she should expect him home within days . |
| 15 | But seeing off Michael Meacher proved substantially easier than seeing off the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 16 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the dark , hunched buildings at the side of the road . |
| 17 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the Robe , seeing that the lids were closed and that here and there the lashes were matted and sticky-looking . |
| 18 | Theda stopped still suddenly and faced him . |
| 19 | Numb , Wilson turned once more and crept out , all in a run , all the way back to her own home . |
| 20 | Ellwood stepped forward slightly and lowered his voice , as if they were n't alone . |
| 21 | Mrs Cranbrook unbent so far as to show approval . |
| 22 | Following announcement of the settlement , the government admitted that it had blundered in its handling of the affair , and on Oct. 30 Antall went so far as to suggest to parliament that he should resign ( no formal resignation offer was made , however ) . |
| 23 | Peter Robinson went so far as to say that until late 1974 ‘ there was no party ’ . |
| 24 | Ray Warren left soon after and moved on to higher things , no doubt with some relief . |
| 25 | Grainne stood very still and knew she was going forward into something that might well be a delight , but that might also be a torment . |
| 26 | Willie turned quickly away and walked out of the door , his ears smarting . |
| 27 | Sam turned away abruptly and walked along the path to his workshop . |
| 28 | Bergson went so far as to describe intelligence , or the intellect , as being , and I quote , ‘ characterised by a natural inability to comprehend life . ’ |
| 29 | Tolstoy went so far as to say that " He who was not alive in the Russia of 1856 does not know what life is " . |
| 30 | Willie leaned nervously forward and touched Sammy 's fur . |