Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That sense of disintegration which he always feared was now all around him ; earlier in 1938 , he had told Martin Browne that public events made him feel that he was working against time and that , in any case , the race might be lost . |
| 2 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 3 | But nowhere in this fine plan did anyone cite the imposition of VAT as a measure to be avoided if literature , reading , writing , and books , are to flourish in the new Europe . |
| 4 | The lines that radiated from their corners did nothing to detract from their brilliance , but in some curious way made her look approachable , despite her immense style . |
| 5 | Some important business made me change my plans . |
| 6 | Only in a few cosmetic details did it owe anything to French or other West European influences . |
| 7 | And VERDI , known only for the Operas and the Requiem : how much non-operatic music did he write ? |
| 8 | Such belligerent consolation made me think more , not less , about that strange woman he had coupled with on the Nile . |
| 9 | How many red lights did you jump , going home ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ How many other people did you tell ? ’ |
| 11 | Er and put us out of our er how many ballistic shields did you take into that flat ? |
| 12 | The loco remained in service until 1947 but those final years saw it take on a neglected appearance but it remained at Gorton intact until 1950 . |
| 13 | Not on that day or on any other day did he attempt such a sortie with me . |
| 14 | It was apparent to Miss Wharton , on that first day , that he had never been inside a church before , but neither then nor on any subsequent visit did he evince the least curiosity about its purpose . |