Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | As a sound is a mantra , so an image is a yantra , the two used together making a powerful combination for spiritual exercises . |
| 3 | Two decades ago , Strahler tried valiantly to infuse a genetic approach into the subject but was greeted with meagre response … |
| 4 | But I tried always to have a quiet time with God before I started my revision that morning . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Separatists tried unsuccessfully to disrupt a military parade in Lithuania . |
| 7 | Cuprinol 's Clear Varnish used here provides a tough skin , ideal for wood floors . |
| 8 | Patients readmitted consistently had a shorter length of stay in all specialisms than non-readmitted patients . |
| 9 | It was not easy to avoid domestic politics but we tried hard to achieve a delicate balance . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Whitlock thought of the Italian restaurant and moved closer to get a better look . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 15 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd better break a few rules . ’ |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Yeah you 'd better have a mobile unit |
| 19 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd better have a good reason for all this , Lizzy , because I want to know exactly what 's going on with you . ’ |
| 21 | The headmaster said , ‘ I think we 'd better have a little talk . |
| 22 | ‘ Now we 'd better have a formal interview with you , which I will allege took place in your flat . ’ |
| 23 | I was n't actually gon na say anything but I 'd better say a little bit . |
| 24 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , film work 's very precarious , of course — so I thought I 'd better get a steady job for a bit , especially when my money ran out . ’ |
| 26 | We 'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash . |
| 27 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Funnell thought it better not to call him because you 'd only taken a small dose . |
| 29 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |
| 30 | We 'd only had a few dates . |