Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conservative interests sought their own way of picturing the order of Nature , preferring images that admitted change only within the framework of a divinely preordained plan of creation . |
| 2 | She tied up her ribbons and laid William gently in the cradle before saying , ‘ I think he will sleep now . |
| 3 | When James Halden led Sarah away from the scene of her father 's death she had never felt so ashamed . |
| 4 | To strew blessings all over the world ; |
| 5 | He became mayor again after the war only to be dismissed by a British officer of the occupying forces , who found him as awkward to deal with as the Nazis had . |
| 6 | People spoke of the great times when he fought sea-battles all over the Sudreyar and further south , in England and Ireland and Wales , but he , Paul , had not been there and did n't remember them . |
| 7 | All this is not to say that the clergy lacked grievances generally against the king , but that they were neither of the kind to excite lay sympathy nor even sufficiently widespread or fundamental to unite the clergy themselves . |
| 8 | We used carbomer primarily as a vehicle for the bismuth to try to achieve adherence to the surface mucosa with optimal topical application of the bismuth . |
| 9 | Later still , by the mid 1960s when the various organisations within the broad front of the civil rights movements had developed sufficiently to conduct their own educational programs , Highlander changed direction again in the thrust of its educational programs . |
| 10 | The decision by Nicaragua to open diplomatic relations with Taiwan in November meant that only Mexico of the Central American countries maintained ties exclusively with the mainland . |
| 11 | Below him , Nooty prodded Sacco respectfully on the arm . |
| 12 | Barton beat Spencer Prior on the right and his 57th minute cross was stabbed in by Sanchez who made the vital connection just in front of Ian Culverhouse . |
| 13 | Selkirk grasped Corbett hard by the wrist . |
| 14 | I did , and to my disappointment , I found Edward alone in the library . |
| 15 | The obvious fact that Event was not working , his instincts to protect his investment , but also the awakening of his latent enthusiasm for the business of running a magazine , all drew Branson deeper into the quicksand which Event became . |
| 16 | The IMF was understood to have urged such a devaluation , when Algerian representatives visited Washington earlier in the month . |
| 17 | After the meeting one of the leaders stopped Karen outside in the corridor . |
| 18 | My first inkling of this came when I phoned Karen shortly after the funeral . |
| 19 | They visited pubs all over the country , immersing themselves in pub culture — playing darts and drinking with the lads . |
| 20 | He regarded Lexandro musingly as a brother might a sister whose honour he must protect — a sentiment which Lexandro had purged from his own soul , though he recognized the symptoms . |
| 21 | This drew attention away from the whole and focused it on the part , as all empiricist research tends to do . |
| 22 | Owing to faulty traffic lights at the top of Tip Lane , the procession was held up and , on arriving at the ground , found Potley already on the pitch and themselves a hefty fine for their late arrival for the game . |
| 23 | THE ROAD TO ELLING CHANGED CHARACTER dramatically at the place where it met the river and altered its course to follow that of the river . |
| 24 | ‘ Tiananmen is nothing compared to Timisoara , ’ said a Western student who entered Yugoslavia yesterday from the centre of the weekend carnage . |
| 25 | Regular watchers of Rugby Special will have seen Llanelli , who beat Australia earlier in the season , playing some magnificent rugby as recently as last Saturday , when Stephens scored two tries in the victory over Cardiff , who meet Ayr at Millbrae tonight . |
| 26 | Brazilian Nogueira headed Marinos ahead from a free-kick in the 32nd minute but compatriot Jorginho set up Grampus ' equaliser after 77 minutes for Shigeo Sawairi . |
| 27 | The rector , as he had intended , found Dimity alone in the house , for he had observed Ella striding towards Lulling Woods , basket in hand , and had remembered that this was the day on which the eggs were collected . |
| 28 | Sophie regarded Emily steadily for a moment . |
| 29 | They were put on the same strip CD had used , and second time around it helped spinners almost from the outset . |
| 30 | When I saw his blue eyes open wide in surprise , I felt very sorry I had lied , and that evening , as soon as I found Joe alone for a moment , I confessed to him that I had lied about my visit to Miss Havisham . |