Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bitterly disappointed , Harrison abandoned medical reform , but his ideas lived on to provide a solid basis for future important developments , which culminated in the Medical Act of 1858 . |
| 2 | Marcus , limply , but for a perfectly decent period , took it as it was offered , and then moved on to lay a cold cheek against his mother 's . |
| 3 | The crowd was eventually scattered but , later that evening , the police tried forcibly to remove a political banner at the city centre 's War Memorial . |
| 4 | He knelt down to place a small pile of change in her hands . |
| 5 | As a sound is a mantra , so an image is a yantra , the two used together making a powerful combination for spiritual exercises . |
| 6 | She bent down to lift a domed glass lid lying on a heap of earth . |
| 7 | Two decades ago , Strahler tried valiantly to infuse a genetic approach into the subject but was greeted with meagre response … |
| 8 | An excellent organizer and fund-raiser , the movement he created soon became an established part of British life . |
| 9 | But I tried always to have a quiet time with God before I started my revision that morning . |
| 10 | Both the Christian Democrats and the Socialists , long the leading partnership of Italian government , tried yesterday to put a brave face on their poor showing . |
| 11 | Separatists tried unsuccessfully to disrupt a military parade in Lithuania . |
| 12 | But Colin bounced back to score a good victory in the under-16 final against Adam Bond ( Skelmersdale Park ) . |
| 13 | Cuprinol 's Clear Varnish used here provides a tough skin , ideal for wood floors . |
| 14 | It was not easy to avoid domestic politics but we tried hard to achieve a delicate balance . |
| 15 | For most cuts , the work is steadied against the foot plate which can be angled to bring it into contact with the workpiece ; because the teeth of the sawblade tend to become worn close to the foot plate , the plate can be unclamped and moved forwards to bring a fresh section of the blade into use . |
| 16 | German companies rallied round to form a holding company just to buy Daimler shares . |
| 17 | In addition to those covenants mentioned by Scott LJ above examples of those which have been deemed to touch and concern the land include : a covenant for quiet enjoyment ; a covenant by the landlord agreeing to supply a housekeeper to clean a block of flats ; a covenant in which a landlord agreed not to open a public house within half a mile of the tenanted premises ; a covenant placing an obligation on the tenant to repair ; and a covenant in which the tenant agreed not to carry on a particular trade at the premises . |
| 18 | He spoke after Bronson 's owner appeared before York magistrates and admitted not keeping a dangerous dog under proper control . |
| 19 | If it was Mrs Foster 's intention to express disapproval of the Major 's predilection for gossip , the animation in her tone and the wild fluttering of her colourless eyelashes seemed rather to show an unhealthy interest in what he had to say and an eagerness to discuss it . |
| 20 | When the old Roman city was revived and became London again , from the late ninth century on , one of its prime functions in the eyes of King Alfred and his successors was as a bulwark against the Danes ; his boroughs had a major defensive role to play , and London was the greatest of them — one of the very few cities of this age which came wholly to fill a Roman enceinte . |
| 21 | I dropped down following a lovely track through the woods below Ivelet Boards and followed the pathway down to Ramps Holme , disturbing a weasel on the way . |
| 22 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 23 | look , I think we 'd better put a dry bib on you as well , I think we 've got one in here , oh we 've got one in yeah |
| 24 | Yeah you 'd better have a mobile unit |
| 25 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 26 | ‘ You 'd better have a good reason for all this , Lizzy , because I want to know exactly what 's going on with you . ’ |
| 27 | The headmaster said , ‘ I think we 'd better have a little talk . |
| 28 | ‘ Now we 'd better have a formal interview with you , which I will allege took place in your flat . ’ |
| 29 | I was n't actually gon na say anything but I 'd better say a little bit . |
| 30 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |