Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [adv] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is most important is how classes are taught and how a school manages its teaching staff , rather than the actual number employed or the number of pupils per class . |
| 2 | To escape from such a condition it must first be recognized and then a strategy to move backwards a step at a time until a new route is found must be followed . |
| 3 | Mission accomplished and not a shot fired . |
| 4 | Mission accomplished and not a shot fired . |
| 5 | Well you took all this sort of things in your stride but the next day we heard about these houses being knocked down , you see , and I think that 's the nearest I 've been to be killed but one day , one Saturday and that was in a daylight raid , one Saturday afternoon because , you see , I was off every afternoon but I worked till ten every night , you see , and er so erm but of course Hugh worked during the day and he was off in the evening , that 's why he used to come down to see , to see us and er he used to come in er you see and leave his lodgings and , oh be about nine o'clock and he spent the last day up there perhaps with his friends , have a chat , and er , you see , and but er and I was walking along it was called and suddenly a plane came over and I thought oh I expect it 's one of ours . |
| 6 | It is of the essence of a religion which talks about hairs on your head being counted and not a sparrow falling from Heaven without mercy attending its descent , that it should be concerned about Mrs McSquirt 's upcoming visit to hospital just as much as any public issue of ‘ importance ’ . |