Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [adv] [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where Kant then found a place for religious faith in the realm of practical reason , in ethics and morals , Schleiermacher held that this too was inadequate . |
| 2 | In such primitive surroundings , amid the stunning beauties of the island and the glories of the Aegean , where fishermen still wrested a living from the sea and farmers scrabbled one from the land , Leonard found his peace ; his ‘ sitting-down time , ’ as he called it , where he could — as all poets must — recollect in tranquillity . |
| 3 | stoutly denied by Herr Nordern , strange gluts of — equally stoutly defended by him , memorable meals of the past , the coming party , and , although Omi barely spoke a word , sitting silently , merely picking at her meal , Karl kept up a lively alert manner which belied his years . |
| 4 | This was possible but , if it were true , she never saw them read anything , although Francie occasionally bought a copy of the Irish Independent . |
| 5 | Although T. never became a member of the sect she was brought up in accordance with its tenets . |
| 6 | Although Mamaloni successfully defeated a motion of no confidence in May , a second vote was scheduled when the legislature reconvened in October . |
| 7 | Christina wondered if Martin really had a date , and suddenly felt cheated , guilty and annoyed , all at the same time . |
| 8 | The passing out parade was held on Saturday , 23 February 1918 , which ended with Charlie marching his section up and down the parade ground keeping step with the regimental band , and for the first time feeling like a soldier even if Tommy still resembled a sack of potatoes . |
| 9 | If Sinatra ever blew a line he would make ‘ such excuses as ‘ There 's an extra talking back there ’ . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Because , ’ said Caspar patiently , but wondering where these three had come from , for goodness ' sake , ‘ because Reflection once had a bit of a — well , more than a bit really … |
| 11 | In hindsight , it 's difficult to understand what all the furore was about , since Sikorsky only took a minority stake in Westland , but at the height of the storm Cuckney found himself in the unwelcome glare of national publicity . |
| 12 | While England thus had a monopoly power to buy colonial products , the sugar and tobacco and other products of the colonies were more or less guaranteed the entire English market by a system of preferential tariffs . |
| 13 | Churches remain at Maddington , Shrewton , and Rollestone , while Elston formerly had a chapel which may once have been a church . |
| 14 | Philip 's reluctance to risk battle helps to explain why even so famous a soldier as Richard never fought a battle in Europe , with the possible exception of his " battle " against Vulgrin of Angoulême 's mercenaries in 1176 — but that was probably a slaughter rather than a battle . |
| 15 | When Waterman finally got a glimpse of the superstar he had created he saw a Kylie unlike anything he had seen before . |
| 16 | It is a measure of the enthusiasm which he observed that , when Sadler duly provided a reading-list — tactfully headed with the ‘ King 's Book ’ , an episcopal compilation in which Henry VIII had had a hand — he felt it necessary to advise caution ; religious works circulating too freely had their own dangers , as Henry had recognized , when he passed an act in that year forbidding the reading of them by unfit groups , women , artificers and labourers . |
| 17 | And when Suckling completely missed a Stuart Ripley cross , Shearer tapped in his second . |
| 18 | Two more symphonies followed , both in three movements rather than the traditional four , though Mozart later added a minuet to No.33 in B flat . |
| 19 | Rideout faces a three-match ban after catching Peacock right in front of referee Gerald Ashby , who earlier applied the letter of the law when Southall instinctively grabbed a backpass straight at his midriff whilestanding a yard outside his area . |
| 20 | It surprised me , nevertheless , that in such a small place as Reine there existed a street so out of character with the rest . |
| 21 | HTV , too , blamed the levy for its problems , though expenditure also played a part . |
| 22 | A wound swab was taken as Julie still had a pyrexia . |
| 23 | If it had steeled itself to cross this threshold ( as Yemen bravely did a month ago ) , Egypt might today be afflicted by nothing worse than a bad case of anti-incumbency — hardly surprising after a dozen years with the same tired face at the top . |
| 24 | But as John still got a lot of work on , and Mary Ann ? |