Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Only the porters saw him come in , and they wo n't talk !
2 ‘ How long a visit did you have in mind ? ’
3 I prodded with my pole , but somehow the current made it cling , and I found I could n't shake Casey away .
4 It was a standard opening — the kind of play that made no real difference to the final outcome — yet somehow the boy made it seem a challenge .
5 Just a glimpse did I get of a boldly patterned — red , black and white — great spotted woodpecker , and yet its drumming was constantly in my ears .
6 But while you were still a miner did you have any trouble being in the miners ' association when the Spencer Union was ?
7 Now the sun made everything sparkle and ( come on , admit it ) the place did have its attractions .
8 Often the tensions made it appear as though there was a ring of invisible men sitting outside the circle of women , a silent audience whose approval we often still needed .
9 Jesus , even the words made him shiver .
10 All day she walked , and never a soul did she see , let alone the way to the sea-king 's palace .
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