Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little after eight o'clock the sun touches the altar rock , the signal for the burial to begin . |
| 2 | Shortly after two o'clock the police returned in strength . |
| 3 | Soon after 6 a.m. the rebels took control of Radio Nigeria ( situated 300 metres from the barracks ) , announcing that Babangida had been deposed and the governing Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) dissolved , and stating their political objectives . |
| 4 | Shortly before five o'clock the sepoy cavalry made an attack near the Cutcherry but fortunately the men had not yet left their positions at the rampart . |
| 5 | Just before ten o'clock the reporters set out on their ‘ beats ’ . |
| 6 | Apart from all else the concentration required to hear mentally an orchestral passage while seated in a bus or train or standing in the Underground can not fail to be beneficial . |