Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb past] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the best way to find out how good you were at your job , whether you could regard yourself as being on a par with the best — or still had a lot to learn . |
| 2 | He wrote to the company 's insurers outlining Susan 's complaint , and eventually received a letter explaining that he would have to provide evidence that the stylist had not done her job properly . |
| 3 | The ILEA covered the area of the former LCC and thus ensured a continuity going back to the establishment of the London School Board in 1870 ( Maclure 1988 : 110 — 11 ) . |
| 4 | I have now had the opportunity to look over the attached and also asked a colleague to do a quick proof-read . |
| 5 | In AD 685 St Cuthbert perambulated ‘ illis murum civitatis ’ and also saw a fountain working , implying that there was still a functioning aqueduct ; whether he was looking at the walls of a genuine town or of a fort is arguable . |
| 6 | Carver said he 'd love a cup and carefully chose a stool to perch on well away from the chairs round the table . |
| 7 | His most important contact was Hayling , who had left Ford in 1983 and now had a job monitoring multinational companies in the GLC 's Industry and Employment Branch . |
| 8 | Oldham took advantage of the nervousness in the Leeds game and even had a goal disallowed on a marginal offside decision . |
| 9 | ‘ He first registered Eva as a missing person and then got a judge to issue an order to seek and find her , ’ explains Glynn . |
| 10 | A BURGLAR stole a hi-fi from a house in Sunderland and then ordered a taxi to take it home . |
| 11 | Thomas , 16 , took a massive overdose of painkillers and Pernod and then wrote a letter leaving everything he owned to her — including his footballer of the year trophy . |
| 12 | For example , they videotaped all TV news bulletins in the early months of 1975 , and then spent a year analysing the stories into categories such as parliamentary politics , Northern Ireland , terrorism , demonstrations , Labour Party internal , crime , economics ( currency ) , economics ( business ) , sport , and many more . |
| 13 | A small cottage was next to the terrace houses and like them had no garden but just a tiny yard and then came a doorway leading to the flat over the archway of Dean 's Yard . |
| 14 | The bone which in lizards conducts sound from the ear-drum to the inner ear originated as the hind border of a gill slit in a fish , and then became a strut bracing the jaw articulation to the skull , before it acquired its present function . |
| 15 | Burglars cut the telephone wires and then used a spade to force open a window at a house in Salcombe Drive on The Fens estate in Hartlepool . |
| 16 | The break lasted twenty minutes ; but it was not a complete break for the horseman for he was still in charge of the horses ; and as they were not feeding they sometimes got restless , especially in the summer-time when the flies worried them and sometimes caused a horse to get his foot over a trace . |
| 17 | Edward loved his youngest son , and therefore had a clause written into his will , stating that Swift Investments was to remain in the Swift family . |
| 18 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 19 | He loved apples , but rarely had a chance to eat them . |
| 20 | Andy worked mainly in the shop , but also had a chance to play with the Hunts as well as with other famous players of the 1970s such as Doug McLelland , John Garner and Peter Dawson . |
| 21 | The overnight explosion not only destroyed the chapel but also sparked a security alert in Dartmouth , Devon . |
| 22 | The overnight explosion not only destroyed the chapel but also sparked a security alert in Dartmouth , Devon . |
| 23 | The Under 13 Clarkson Shield semi-finals ended all square after extra time , Stanfield ( Quinn 2 , Ruby 2 ) overcame a 3-0 deficit to force a 4-4 draw with Tramways ( Gill 2 , McDonald , Barton ) and Four Swallows ( Carroll , King ) had a 2-0 advantage but then missed a penalty allowing Athlone to hit back through Kennedy and Randalls to equalise . |
| 24 | Ruotolo apparently submitted , but then published a pamphlet attacking current exegesis , especially as it was taught at the Biblicum . |
| 25 | Scarcely had I got myself fairly comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of people running I hurriedly tried to think up some famous last words to give my public , but never had a chance to utter them . |
| 26 | He 'd paid countless prostitutes to satisfy his craving , but never had a woman done it of her own will , until Jacqui . |