Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had finally done so and had seen other eagles , each in his own cage , all mature , all seeming big and threatening . |
| 2 | Two were giggling together and seemed to know each other . |
| 3 | I stuck two papers together and started to make another joint . |
| 4 | Three days post-spawning I planned to remove a percentage of the anticipated hatch to rear separately and began to prepare another tank , only to find the female eating the eggs before I was fully prepared . |
| 5 | After a few days I was allowed downstairs and began to eat proper meals again , and two weeks later I started back at school . |
| 6 | She licked her lips nervously and tried to simulate deep interest in the scenery outside , which was difficult , since there was very little to see in the rapidly failing light . |
| 7 | Where the possibility of a conflict of interest arising is detected the clients affected must be advised of the circumstances fully and promptly and told to obtain independent advice . |
| 8 | Averting her head , she bent down quickly and finished stuffing some sheets of paper and pencils into a plastic bag . |
| 9 | And they 've taken the free kick quickly and tried to take full advantage of the situation and the referee has said you ca n't do that . |
| 10 | WARRING factions in Bosnia ordered a ceasefire yesterday and agreed to open three routes for the safe passage of civilians out of the stricken capital Sarajevo . |
| 11 | The skimmed milk was fed to pigs but the Rowlands eventually decided it could be used more profitably and began to make low-fat yogurt and cottage cheese . |
| 12 | The squirrel was sleeping when she entered , but he woke instantly and began making agitated noises , obviously indignant at his captivity . |
| 13 | On intimation claim forms and front sheets must be prepared accurately and checked giving particular attention to : — |
| 14 | Ashamed of having frightened me , he looked at me sweetly and began to sing Italian songs to make me forget the incident ’ . |
| 15 | Work on the site for the stalls began three weeks ago and involved installing individual water standpipes to allow each trailer to link up with a hose . |
| 16 | that she could could make the tea or something you know , him having put the cups out and everything and I I put the teapot there and said put two tea bags in it and she just |
| 17 | The EC had , among other things , ( i ) financed the construction of a road through one of Zaïre 's forests so as to increase production at a meat processing plant ; ( ii ) financed timber extraction projects in Equatorial Guinea designed to quadruple timber production over the next four years ; and ( iii ) financed the Carajás iron ore project in the state of Pará , Brazil , which had destroyed much of the Amazon rainforest , had led to the deaths of 1,000 Indians after the opening up of their habitat 10 years earlier and had consumed 4,000,000 tonnes of charcoal each year to smelt the iron ore into pig iron . |
| 18 | He remembered not only his father 's harshness , but that he had worked hard and struggled to give both children a good education , holidays abroad and a comfortable home , all things he 'd never had himself . |
| 19 | At this point , Mark ( 4.8 ) , who was making a clay elephant nearby and had overheard this conversation , interrupted with a very disdainful , ‘ No ! |
| 20 | Then Stephenson went forward and tried to force thin metal gauges between . |
| 21 | The truth was , of course , that he was in love with someone else and chose to use poor Isabel as a scapegoat . ’ |
| 22 | That night in my areesh , wrapped warmly in my blankets , the wind rose again and began to make odd wind sounds as it pushed through the fencing . |