Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [verb] [conj] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so we waited and continued to get to know one another . |
| 2 | Within religions of Indian origin , such as Hinduism , Buddhism and Sikhism , certain views of reality being as it is are taken for granted , such as dharma — the existence of a moral law , and karma — the impact of this on individuals according to how much they fulfil or fail to fulfil dharma , and samsara — the process of reincarnation . |
| 3 | well some do today , er especially if they 're on commission , perhaps they bother and try to sell you things you never really want |
| 4 | They would wait silently by the roadside for a victim and could only he identified if forced to speak , for then they would emit a loud bray . |
| 5 | In 1167 his army had been decimated before Rome by an outbreak of malaria ; and he had been chased over the Alps in humiliating disaster ; but still he plotted and planned to return to the task . |
| 6 | A year later she met and began to live with C. , who was the father of her baby who was later to be stillborn . |
| 7 | His father died , two years later she remarried and went to live in France . |
| 8 | Here I alighted and began to walk into the wood in search of something . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , that cuts them out of my book , unless , of course , they 're entertaining , witty , rich , and — ’ Here he turned and began to march from the room , saying , ‘ have the sense to appreciate my worth . ’ |
| 10 | Rather he asserted and tried to use effectively in the 1760s and 1770s powers which he undoubtedly possessed in theory but which under his predecessors had begun to be whittled away in practice . |
| 11 | Twice I rose and tried to help her , but I seemed to be in a different dream . |
| 12 | He thought she would n't reply , then she shrugged and tried to laugh , but could n't bring it off . |
| 13 | Then she rose and bent to touch Oswin 's cheek with her lips . |
| 14 | Then she turned and began to climb steps cut in the rock . |
| 15 | Then it roared and tried to stand up , and it was n't until it was nearly upright that it found that its feet were tied very firmly to the legs of its chair . |
| 16 | Then he kicked and came to rest against the far wall . |
| 17 | Conker hurried to begin with , gregarious as usual , then he slowed and tried to snatch grass from the hedgerows , the long stalks of cow parsley dangling from his mouth . |
| 18 | Then he smiled and proceeded to make Ronni feel even prouder — her brother was a pretty decent fellow , too ! |
| 19 | Then he frowned and seemed to consider for a moment . |