Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age . |
| 2 | Its proximity to another , larger , Binns store in Middlesbrough only made it the obvious candidate for the axe . |
| 3 | After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character . |
| 4 | I only asked him the other day |
| 5 | Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community . |
| 6 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've ruined my Gnome costume and perhaps lost me a lovely bicycle . ’ |
| 8 | But when I said as much to Mala , as a joke to ease the tension that still showed in her eyes , she merely called me an unrepeatable name and stalked away to her cabin again . |
| 9 | ‘ But you only saw me the other night ! |
| 10 | ‘ I guessed , ’ he replied , and suddenly gave her a lop-sided grin — and all at once Leith discovered she was feeling most unexpectedly lighthearted . |
| 11 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 12 | Erm before I sent , I only did it the other day , I regret to say any rate . |
| 13 | Fear of being ousted from Edward 's entourage by the king 's Poitevin half-brothers perhaps gave him a personal interest in the political upheaval of 1258 , which began with the half-brothers ' expulsion from England . |
| 14 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 15 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 16 | seeing it not as a game between two teams but between his team and the opposition , a position which not only gave him a particular involvement , but also particular rights of commentary and criticism on the team , the management and the club . |
| 17 | This obviously gave it a competitive advantage . |
| 18 | Terry eagerly gave me the whole picture ; he seemed to know enough about Pyke to write his biography . |
| 19 | The melodrama of it appealed to her sense of the ridiculous , and she hastily stifled a laugh as a youth passing inside gave her an odd look . |
| 20 | She only left me a little note . |
| 21 | Fair-haired , tall and with a distinctive upright stance , Geoff 's powerful running , strength and cultured style soon made him a firm favourite with Palace fans , who voted him our Player of the Year in his first season . |
| 22 | The defensive headers of the tall , red-haired Roberts soon made him a familiar figure at Highbury , and he was the first defending centre-half to earn the name ‘ policeman ’ or ‘ stopper ’ . |
| 23 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 24 | GENEVIEVE CAUDEN ( STUDENT ) : A bullet just grazed me a little bit . |
| 25 | ‘ Our manager Nigel Best told me a Celtic representative from Scotland would be watching me . |
| 26 | , but she told Helen , I just called her an old cow and she put the phoned down , well if she thought I said cow , well I do n't know but she went and used that . |
| 27 | It just took us a long time . ’ |
| 28 | just brought us a free sample of that erm freeze dried instant tea |
| 29 | On the strength of this scanty victory ( 23,000 votes , i.e. 28 per cent of the total number cast ) this largely unknown candidate was now treated by the media as ‘ the front runner ’ and ‘ the man to beat ’ , allowing him to gather the momentum that finally brought him the Democratic nomination . |
| 30 | I would have understand if he 'd dived and got out their way and the wind just blew it the other end . |