Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first few days of what she and Cara now termed their ‘ Czechoslovakian Experience ’ had been carefully planned , so that Fabia knew in advance that she would never get to see Vendelin Gajdusek . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you enjoy seeing your father 's studio ? ’ she suddenly asked and it seemed to Jenna that not only did Alain stiffen alarmingly but Marguerite appeared to ice over . |
| 3 | They sat chatting together while Elizabeth waited for trade to pick up again . |
| 4 | Opinion such as this was well established long before Hitler rose to power and there can be little doubt that Germanisation was one of the many items of baggage the Prussians left behind for the Nazis to snatch . |
| 5 | Crudely , the sense of blurred boundaries , of disrupted hierarchies , of disrespectful , intertextual playfulness , of the delight in superficiality and the wearing of cultural masks — all these were fundamental to the strategies of camp long before postmodernism lurched into view . |
| 6 | A real anxiety is traceable even amongst the most priapic of men , especially when sex entangled with class . |
| 7 | The jaw muscles turn out to have been placed to generate the most powerful bite possible , especially when Diatryma brought into play the powerful downwards hingeing action of the upper beak on the skull . |
| 8 | The employer may find it difficult when he becomes aware of the fact that his former customers are now dealing with his former employee to prove that preparation to entice them away or enticement did in fact take place during employment . |
| 9 | The owners of parrots Billy and Milly have been told to keep the birds indoors after neighbours complained of noise . |
| 10 | ‘ Have n't you washed your face yet , Sam ? ’ asked his mother just before Aunty arrived for tea . |
| 11 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 12 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 13 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 14 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 15 | Armies from Sweden and Spain , France , the Netherlands and from as far away as Transylvania contended for superiority . |
| 16 | We renounce our own way of living and thinking to live the life of obedient faith — just as Jesus lived on earth . |
| 17 | Far from it , for he has matched his chosen designs to the theme of the growth of professionalism in architecture from the formation of the Architects ' Club in 1791 to the founding of the Institute of British Architects in 1837 ; and more than this , for just as architects strove for recognition in a professional world being transformed by the Industrial Revolution and new sciences , so does Worsley show us how this new breed of architect acquired technical proficiencies : in the presentation of drawings , in methods of copying and reproduction , in colour coding , and in advanced modes of perspective . |
| 18 | At ten o'clock on a Sunday morning traffic was almost nonexistent , and as soon as Deirdre came into view Jacob began to cycle towards the bridge . |
| 19 | As soon as Andrew paused for breath , she took her chance . |
| 20 | However , the desire to provide an extensive training programme as soon as boards came into existence did rule out any early collaboration between provider and receiver . |
| 21 | His microphone whistled a little and Sally winced in embarrassment . |
| 22 | Felipe advanced dangerously and Maggie came to life , jumping between them . |
| 23 | Angel was picked up by police half a mile from her home while Michelle snoozed in bed . |
| 24 | That was still before people went to chokey for dodgy dealings , but he soured his own patch . |
| 25 | Electrogenic ion transport was measured directly as SCC recorded by voltage clamping the tissue at zero potential , as described previously . |
| 26 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 27 | Carl Prean and Alan Cooke , who were beaten only once as England soared to promotion in the European League , suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the men 's doubles at the European Championships in Stuttgart last night . |
| 28 | Nadine was killed instantly and Deanne died in hospital four hours later . |
| 29 | Mrs Hurkett and Sharon died instantly while Lisa died in hospital four days later . |
| 30 | A few days later before Anne went to work her mother asked her to go for bread . |