Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long whips of hawthorn arched over and helped to shut out the barely lightening sky . |
| 2 | Then , riding on , he stiffly dismounted , avoiding the kicking of disabled horses , and stooped to pick up the now trampled and muddied Lion Rampant standard of Scotland . |
| 3 | At 3500 miles into the Metro 's life , the Rover dealer had to sort out a badly slipping clutch and , a few miles later , replace the brake pads in a effort to cure the soggy feel of the originals . |
| 4 | Rose had moved back a little to stand in front of one of the shop windows , scanning the crowd with knowing eyes . |
| 5 | But only yesterday he had pulled off the best purchase yet — not the biggest , but a vital strip of land running along the foreshore . |
| 6 | Careful to avoid being declared a fugitive , Coleman had kept up the fortnightly calls to his pre-trial services officer in Chicago , reporting truthfully but contriving to leave his precise whereabouts in doubt . |