Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At dinner the undergraduate in his second year got on well with the ex-prime minister , which is a mark up to both sides . |
| 2 | He trusts me , we got on well in the old days . |
| 3 | Nisbet , with his first goal of the season , ultimately revived Rangers ' European ambitions and no matter how fortuitous his strike was , it may yet turn out to be of inestimable value to an Ibrox team who clung on bravely in the closing stages . |
| 4 | A few crofting families clung on there until the 19th century but the island is now uninhabited . |
| 5 | The excavators at Silchester and Caerwent had found great quantities , but regarded it as merely so commonplace and ordinary , that they hardly bothered even to mention it , thus ignoring the important principle laid down earlier by the great Pitt-Rivers , who attempted to record everything he found ‘ however small and however common … common things are of more importance than particular things , because they are more prevalent ’ ( 1898 , 27 ) . |
| 6 | Very often they moved on again after a short stay , for they found that reality was harsher than their dreams . |
| 7 | Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged . |
| 8 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 9 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 10 | Grandparents who moved in only at the very end of their lives , just for a few last months , rarely left much of a mark unless earlier contact had been important . |
| 11 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 12 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 13 | They all moved off together down the tawny dust of the road , close beside the shingle banks and black deeps of the river . |
| 14 | The SEC 's New York office is making informal inquiries into several instances when a share price moved up ahead of a favourable announcement about the restructuring of the company 's debt . |
| 15 | Its dominance over other media built up steadily through the 1980s ( Table 6.13 ) . |
| 16 | There followed a period of comparative quiet , while the water built up again behind the top step and those beneath . |
| 17 | The Physics department moved out completely to the new building and Chemistry — abhorring a vacuum — expanded to take over the space vacated . |
| 18 | On 20 January 1920 a detachment of Polish soldiers in greatcoats and four-cornered caps waded out knee-deep in the icy Baltic . |
| 19 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 20 | They rode through just before the first of the big gate timbers descended in an explosion of sparks . |
| 21 | It lingered on well into the 1930s . |
| 22 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 23 | ‘ Aw they 'll be up to somethin' , nae doot , ’ Isa 's needles clicked and the paddle-wheels of the Jeannie Deans churned on remorselessly through the grey waters of the Clyde , ‘ Chunk … chunk … chunk … ’ |
| 24 | Lili came down again in a black jersey frock and fresh lipstick and carrying the scent of some strange perfume . |
| 25 | Gunnell , running a controlled race , came through strongly into the final bend and pulled away in the straight to win by half a second . |
| 26 | Gunnell , running a controlled race , came through strongly into the final bend and pulled away in the straight to win by half a second . |
| 27 | This improvement came through entirely in the second half and was predominantly in the USA where we saw the beginnings of economic recovery . |
| 28 | The questions rose to a clamour , but no-one stood in the way as Sergeant Bird smoothly drove off again with a regretful shake of his head . |
| 29 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
| 30 | Seaman badly bruised a hip and came off early in the second half last weekend but has received extensive treatment . |