Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There were no trends in death from cardiovascular or non-cardiovascular disease with length , though men whose length at birth was 20 inches ( 50.8 cm ) or less had a standardised mortality ratio of 103 from cardiovascular disease , compared with 93 in the remainder .
2 On hearing about our plans for a summer course at Green Park in 1982 some 30 or so showed a positive interest in attending .
3 Many had never stayed at a hotel or even had a cheap meal away from home .
4 This can only mean that the University Press at Oxford kept the type of the second edition standing for over fifty years , or else had a large number of the second edition sheets left over and stored .
5 Rooney grinned and nervously ran a wet hand under his cap , smoothing his tousled hair .
6 ‘ What am I supposed to do ? ’ he said in an aggrieved tone but ( fortunately , Nutty thought ) a misguided girl in puce trousers hit him over the head with a handbag and he launched himself instantly at his aggressor , being no respecter of the female sex , and thereby deflected a fair amount of Jazz 's opposition on to himself , the girl 's screaming indignation making her plight quite plain .
7 Many others joined the SPD , and eventually had a major influence on changing its policies back into a more radical line than the Bad Godesberg programme .
8 His second son John West Wilson was a resident agent in Gothenburg and eventually became a naturalized Swede .
9 Her brother , Merfyn , began training with his uncle as a motor engineer and eventually became a technical journalist .
10 Hence when I went to the Lords in 1965 I sat as a cross-bencher , although periodically , according to my attitude at the time , I was supporting one or other of the two parties and rarely took a cross-bench approach .
11 They were captivated by the beautiful village , played croquet on the lawn and altogether had a delightful time .
12 Accordingly , without ever rising from my sordid bed , I lay and groaned and babbled , and altogether gave a wonderful impression of a man in extremity .
13 Britain had successfully negotiated long-term contracts for the total output from the Congo , and so had a near monopoly of ore supplies , which she had been happy to share with the US in the wartime atomic weapons programme .
14 Deirdre joined the literature committee in 1985 after the closure of Craiglockhart College of Education , where she had been principal lecturer in English , and so began a second career .
15 As the float rose the shaft rotated and so did a circular metal plate attached to the end of it .
16 This happened to many punters who shorted bank stocks last year just as the Federal Reserve eased interest rates and so triggered a sharp rally in bank share prices .
17 He was the most recent recruit into H3 , and only had a Lower Second from Aston .
18 A dedicated professional seaman , he practised his motor launches ( MLs ) , the motor gun boat ( MGB ) , and the modified motor torpedo boat ( MTB 74 ) operating in close company , manoeuvres they did not normally execute and only had a few weeks to learn .
19 Some of the cottages behind their stone sea-walls had real charm , others were plain and cramped and only borrowed a little grace from their situation .
20 The proteins have little sequence identity and obviously diverged a long time ago .
21 It was hot , airless , badly lit , and generally had a cramped below-decks feel to it .
22 He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir .
23 Amphibious raiding along the Channel coast and elsewhere became a coordinated intelligence gathering operation in preparation for the opening of a Second Front by the invasion of Europe , plans for which entailed amphibious training for large armies , pre-empting men and equipment from possible large raids .
24 Students in the USA had to go out on placement to firms for training , and thus had a good grounding in practical embalming .
25 Few of them flying about coming along just the line of the hydro wire at the hydro wire and just saw a blue flash and get down .
26 She had arrived in Paris in 1912 and soon became a good friend of Soutine and a familiar Montparnasse character .
27 In February 1940 , Flying Officer Douglas Bader , who had lost his legs in a flying accident nine years earlier and was discharged from the RAF , rejoined and was posted to Duxford , and soon became a celebrated officer in Fighter Command , complete with tin legs , although he ended the war in Colditz .
28 Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going .
29 Basta , said Cresci , and promptly hired a fresh workforce .
30 It was tough on the aircrews though , going out night after night to drop bombs on targets they could n't see through the murk and the searchlights , but perhaps this very impersonality kept them going — that and the fact that they were young and usually had a few days between each mission when they could recuperate in the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside .
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