Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Throgmorton seemed to have any idea of civilised behaviour . |
| 2 | Only Israel continued to reject any recognition of the PLO , a position of isolation which was becoming decreasingly defensible . |
| 3 | Verses 2–3 : it was normal to employ professional embalmers — but perhaps Joseph wanted to avoid religious entanglements . |
| 4 | Perhaps Britain had to undergo painful shock treatment if she was ever to become as economically dynamic as France or West Germany . |
| 5 | On May 22 Liechtenstein became the seventh member of the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) joining Austria , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Sweden and Switzerland ; hitherto Liechtenstein had had associate status through its customs union with Switzerland , but no vote . |
| 6 | Perhaps Betty had asked some people in and they were enduring one of those breaks in conversation , but the silence went on . |
| 7 | Long John began to sing that song I knew so well : |
| 8 | She was taking a gamble , already Hari had spent precious time and materials making footwear that might never be bought and paid for . |
| 9 | Somehow Boulestin contrived to persuade these gentlemen that the great statesman , surfeited with political banquets and pompous food , would appreciate something simple and at least one dish and one wine from his native Nantais country . |
| 10 | Slowing down , she listened in case they were in the middle of a talk too personal to be interrupted ; but it soon became clear that they were discussing the house and the various improvements that might be made once Europe had reached some kind of normality again . |
| 11 | The more the USSR began to probe for influence in Iran and Turkey , and to try to exploit Anglo-American " capitalist contradictions " , the more London began to see possible advantages — for instance — in the spread of American oil interests in the Middle East . |
| 12 | It was the day after Marie went missing four years ago . |
| 13 | Later Jed had lost all sense of time as the external heart slowly pumped a solution of formaldehyde into the dead woman 's body , as the dead woman 's body began to blush . |
| 14 | Later BT pledged to stop 0898 phone operators using its videophones for sex shows . |
| 15 | Now Fincara had filled that space , brought her spells into the centre of his mind , and he was aware of nothing else . |
| 16 | Now Eleanor had gone one step further . |
| 17 | By now Miller had dropped all pretence at knowing where he was , and the night was exceedingly dark . |
| 18 | By 3pm Dez had washed 39 cars , mostly Jaguars , Mercedes , Porsches and even a couple of Rolls Royces , plus a few Ford Escorts and other smaller cars , and was appealing for more cars ! . |
| 19 | Now Cranston had seen decapitated heads , be they of murdered taverner or some lord executed on Tower Hill , but this was truly gruesome ; it was not so much the half-closed eyes and still blood-dripping neck but the mouth forced open and , thrust inside , the mangled remains of the dead merchant 's genitals . |
| 20 | So far Kine had had little success persuading the BBC 's higher management to take his Department more seriously , so when Doctor Who came along he saw a golden opportunity . |
| 21 | By now Alice had regained complete control of herself . |
| 22 | Here Nicholson came to know such students as Frederick Abel , Fred Field , Charles Mansfield , George Maule , George Merck , Henry Noad and George Simpson . |
| 23 | Even Mozart failed to infuse new life into its moribund form . |
| 24 | The police found more than four hundred poundsw in cash hidden inside a caravan and today Loveridge admitted handling stolen property . |
| 25 | Fortunately John had learned many skills in the process of renovating the house . |
| 26 | She remembered that somewhere Dorothy had kept old photograph albums and , on a whim , began to search for them . |
| 27 | However , this was definitely secondary to the manpower approach , though again Dalton liked to contrast actual levels of expenditure with the £500 million which the Coalition had thought likely to be necessary in peacetime , pointing out in early 1947 that the current level of expenditure at over £800 million meant 2s. in the pound extra on the income tax in comparison with the Coalition figure . |