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 | Faye pulled the flannelette blanket aside a little , already tender and protective of her child , and Belinda bent down to take a closer look . |
| 7 | She bent down to lift a domed glass lid lying on a heap of earth . |
| 8 | Two decades ago , Strahler tried valiantly to infuse a genetic approach into the subject but was greeted with meagre response … |
| 9 | Robyn tried not to care , tried not to feel a million times worse just from seeing the clearly disdainful expression , but it was impossible . |
| 10 | But I tried always to have a quiet time with God before I started my revision that morning . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Separatists tried unsuccessfully to disrupt a military parade in Lithuania . |
| 13 | But Colin bounced back to score a good victory in the under-16 final against Adam Bond ( Skelmersdale Park ) . |
| 14 | Cuprinol 's Clear Varnish used here provides a tough skin , ideal for wood floors . |
| 15 | Patients readmitted consistently had a shorter length of stay in all specialisms than non-readmitted patients . |
| 16 | It was not easy to avoid domestic politics but we tried hard to achieve a delicate balance . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Whitlock thought of the Italian restaurant and moved closer to get a better look . |
| 19 | On Sept. 4 Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland replaced six ministers and reorganized several ministries in a Cabinet reshuffle designed primarily to provide a stronger focus on tackling the problem of unemployment . |
| 20 | German companies rallied round to form a holding company just to buy Daimler shares . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He spoke after Bronson 's owner appeared before York magistrates and admitted not keeping a dangerous dog under proper control . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 26 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'd better break a few rules . ’ |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | Yeah you 'd better have a mobile unit |
| 30 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |