Example sentences of "[vb past] in the [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | In this small group of tales he first described in the third person how a murder had happened and then in the voice of his " Watson " narrated the activities of his sleuth , Dr Thorndyke , the scientist , in bringing the murderer to book . |
2 | But he and Eleanor moved in the same set socially . |
3 | A good example , relevant to this book , surfaced in the previous chapter where we discussed ‘ overinclusive thinking ’ as an extreme , clinical , manifestation of divergent thinking . |
4 | The cylinder bounced hard on Dream Baby 's dazzle-painted transom , then sank in the clear water where , resting on the sea-bed , it continued to discharge its disgusting foam . |
5 | Er I mentioned in the earlier session today about erm a situation that appertained when I was in the police at Maidstone . |
6 | Potent creatures swam in the dark sub-ocean in between worlds . |
7 | Lightning flickered in the ragged aperture where the ground-floor staircase door had been . |
8 | On the other hand , it would be incorrect to suppose that the first influx of nuclear workers in Thurso did not produce the twofold or greater increase noted in rural new towns : the only two cases at ages 0–14 in the period 1951–67 occurred in the five years following the influx in 1958 ( expected 0.41 ; not significant ) . |
9 | It was noticeable that infringements occurred in the last quarter more than in the rest of the game and I put this down to tiredness and a resulting lack of concentration . |
10 | When convocation met in December 1373 even the prelates were alienated from the crown , or at least from Gaunt and those who carried on the government in the king 's name : the attempt to levy an unprecedented tax of £50,000 in 1371 had aroused great resentment , aggravated in the next year when , in an effort to speed its collection , all the bishops of the southern province had their temporalities seized . |
11 | Eyes rounded in appalled realisation , she stared up at the man who stood stooped in the confined space up ahead . |
12 | Littlejohn , playing his first game of the season , equalised in the 47th minute when he took advantage after Gary Mabbutt slipped , and slammed a fierce shot past Eric Thorstvedt . |
13 | Setback number two came in the 70th minute when Stewart Renton ( Barrhead ) broke a leg in a collision with the Dundee goalkeeper . |
14 | The difference came in the trailing edge where 3mm glass fibre rod was retained in a hemmed sleeve . |
15 | The Dundela score came in the 25th minute when Mark Snodden latched onto a brilliant cross sent over from the right-wing by Lawrence Fyffe to head the ball high into the roof of the net . |
16 | To put this in another way , before democracy came in the Western world there came the society and the politics of choice , the society and politics of competition , the society and politics of the market . |
17 | Jonathan came in the other night when the news was on . |
18 | McCarthy 's mistake came in the 76th minute when he allowed a long ball to go over his head , and Guy Whittingham nipped in for the equaliser . |
19 | The best demonstration of the quality of Harry Collyer came in the 1909–10 season when he appeared in the English International Trial match . |
20 | Perryman 's relief came in the 52nd minute when Ken Charlery , his Pounds 350,000 signing from Peterborough , scored his third goal in seven matches to bring an end to more than 400 minutes of League football without Watford scoring . |
21 | His best chance came in the 10th minute when Woan 's slightly over-hit cross allowed Southall to save with his legs as Keane closed in . |
22 | Wivenhoe 's only chance of hauling themselves back into the match came in the 48th minute when Gray was pulled down by keeper Caskey , who then saved the spot kick from Abrahams . |
23 | The turning point came in the 75th minute when McGrath brought down Walsh only for the resulting penalty by Lineker to be saved easily by Spink . |
24 | The decisive goal came in the 75th minute when Tiler swept in Crosby 's right-wing centre . |
25 | Yeovil 's first came in the 31st minute when Paul Wilson scored with a low diving header . |
26 | He never played in the same pub twice in the same month ; even so , word got around among the regulars . |
27 | The only disturbance to its surface happened in the nineteenth century when the architect Gilbert Scott took up the edges in order to install a heating system . |
28 | Tempers briefly flared in the 15th minute when Steve Nicol was flattened by Viktor Onopko 's blatant lunge , which followed a crunching challenge seconds beforehand . |
29 | They showed in the first half why they were the bookies ’ favourites , ’ he said . |
30 | Willie joined in the second time round . |