Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have already discussed the notion of relative novelty in the course of an analysis of habituation ( Chapter 2 , pp. 44–5 ) and failed to come up with hard evidence that might require us to accept its reality . |
| 2 | As Clinton went from strength to strength , Bush failed to struggle out of that image of being weak . |
| 3 | At times like that , you call on your mates , and Kenny Everett kindly got us out of a spot of trouble there and agreed to come on at short notice . |
| 4 | It was as much to disprove some of their absurd assumptions as to help you prove your own theories that I agreed to come in on this project . |
| 5 | ‘ Aye , except he pointed out that if she was new to the job and she tried to muzzle in around that quarter , the others would soon make short shrift of her . |
| 6 | Yet the ‘ Song of Eärendil ’ does of course tell a story as well : how Eärendil tried to sail out of this world to a kind of Paradise , how he succeeded in the end by virtue of the ‘ Silmaril ’ , how this in turn led to his becoming a star , or rather the helmsman of a celestial boat in which the burning Silmaril appears to Middle-earth as a star . |
| 7 | The former topless model took action which led to police being called when Davidson tried to get back in this week . |
| 8 | Raiders tried to break in to this cottage in the early hours , but they were spotted by vigilant neighbours when security lights came on . |
| 9 | Raiders tried to break in to this cottage in the early hours , but they were spotted by vigilant neighbours when security lights came on . |
| 10 | Everything always seemed to lead back to that place . |
| 11 | He won their favour in the wake of last year 's Anita Hill case when he vowed to clamp down on sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace . |
| 12 | ALLY McCOIST last night declared himself fit for tomorrow 's European Cup match against CSKA Moscow — and vowed to make up for lost time . |
| 13 | It was cold in the stadium and a leaden sky threatened to weep down at any moment on the small crowd assembled below . |
| 14 | As the sun began to set over Auckland they took a short flight on a tiny seaplane , and the gold light enhanced the aerial view of Auckland as the lights began to come on in white wood houses , skyscrapers , hotels . |
| 15 | It was a further achievement that delegates from these two , until recently hostile , camps could clash sharply in debate during the conference without acrimony , although black consciousness delegates from Natal threatened to walk out at one stage . |
| 16 | Hollywood began to wake up to black culture , spurred on by statistics showing that although blacks only made up 12 per cent of the nation 's population they accounted for 25 per cent of America 's cinema audiences and were the fastest growing segment of US population . |
| 17 | FIVE years ago the fall-out from the world 's worst nuclear accident began to show up on radiation-monitoring equipment in Scandinavia . |
| 18 | The sergeant looked at her closely , obviously wondering if she planned to run off for some reason . |
| 19 | As for ‘ the old lady ’ , as he called Mrs Chadwick 's mother , ‘ well , she just loved to sit out by that mulberry bush and watch I cuttin' the grass . |
| 20 | Then offers started to come in from other amp and electronics companies , asking me if I wanted to branch off and do some design work for them , which I could see the advantages of — plus I wanted to have a life ! |
| 21 | A touch of deja vu started to creep in at this point . |
| 22 | Why he decided to come down on one player 's side against another is beyond comprehension . |
| 23 | What he really needed to come out of this marriage smelling of roses was a lucky accident . |
| 24 | Officials warned to look out for banned runner |
| 25 | The bill claimed to be ‘ putting the patient in the driving seat ’ , but it did not even allow patients to be consulted if a hospital decided to opt out of regional health authority control , he said . |
| 26 | Hugo glanced at his watch , and decided to press on for another half-hour . |
| 27 | Vital forensic evidence needed to convict up to 500 terrorist suspects is feared to have been wiped out . |
| 28 | maybe Wilko called to check up on another player , or he was returning Souness ' enquiry about Rocky ( saying no ) . |
| 29 | I was the youngest of the three boys who decided to wade out to Black Rock . |
| 30 | Patrick escaped from the party on the excuse that he needed to check up on some security arrangements . |