Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 A fairly rushed programme but involved in going to Stranraer Women 's Guild where she communicated extremely well and was delighted to see Christian Aid work at local level .
2 Loki was caught and punished by ODIN several times , once being imprisoned beneath the earth 's surface where he shook so violently that the world trembled .
3 Yet he had a way of manipulating our conversations on to ground of his choosing where he spoke so admirably that only afterwards did one realize how other issues , other questions , had been delicately side-stepped .
4 They were about 10 yards from the western side of the reef , where it fell away sharply and waves were pounding on its shore .
5 Lima , where it rains so seldom that the city 's roofs are not designed to withstand more than a mild shower , the inhabitants are anxiously awaiting the worst .
6 We 've got to set up a proper complaints procedure , so that people know how to complain about Social Services , although I doubt very much whether anybody would ever want to complain about Oxfordshire 's Social Services , and so on .
7 I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year .
8 I was wanted so I ran away again and came down to London .
9 Typically , teen magazines like Smash Hits , were soon on the case and presented them as a ‘ new ’ band , although none went as far as dubbing them the customary , overnight success .
10 One of my former patients , whose ex-husband had spent their entire marriage telling her that she was ‘ stupid ’ or ‘ brainless ’ , told me that , although she knew perfectly well that this was not true , by the time she had heard it said every day for the twelve years they had been together she had begun to believe that there must be something in it .
11 She did n't want to see him although she knew perfectly well that he would have to be faced .
12 Jane knew from bitter experience that love is a rare thing , so she felt very strongly that nothing should be allowed to come in its way , that nobody should be condemned to endure the rest of life with those two small , sad words : ‘ if only … . ’
13 yeah , you get a subsidized grant for going to London , yeah , so you get like more than normal
14 It was very wet , getting worse , and I did n't feel that the patient could tolerate sitting out flood waters , so we moved as fast as we could . ’
15 They are conspicuous for their conciliatory terms : although they insist as firmly as ever on the prohibition of lay investiture , they make no mention of homage .
16 Derek Edwards , speaking after the Place of Safety orders were extended , said that although they had all more or less expected this to happen , it was another blow for the parents .
17 Faced by the Welsh emergency of 1283 , Canterbury province granted a triennial twentieth , and York in 1286 possibly a thirtieth , although they did so reluctantly because they were still paying off arrears of the subsidy of 1279–80 .
18 In the human female fetal ovary the maximum number of pachytenes occurs at about 26 weeks , although they appear as early as 14 weeks and continue to about 30 weeks of gestation .
19 Reagan responded by sending in 1,200 US Marines on a peace-keeping mission which , although it sounded all right and looked good on television , had no particular purpose .
20 Although it occurred more slowly than for subjects given non-reinforced pre-exposure , loss of the OR occurred in control subjects too , a result consistent with the view that α will decline when the CS predicts a consistent consequence and that the OR reflects the value of α .
21 First , the defendant might argue that he believed in the victim 's consent since she permitted penetration although he knew full well that she had no understanding of the act .
22 Even so , if you consider the pressures contingent on me that night , you may not think I delude myself unduly if I go so far as to suggest that I did perhaps display , in the face of everything , at least in some modest degree a ‘ dignity ’ worthy of someone like Mr Marshall — or come to that , my father .
23 Good do n't forget if I go too quickly or if I give you too much say , Ooh hang on .
24 If I move as privately as possible , it is to hold off the fools and rogues until the thing has a chance of success .
25 McManus , who now faces Thailand 's James Wattana in tomorrow 's semi-final , said : ‘ If I play as well as I did against Stephen , there 's no reason why I ca n't go on to win .
26 I mean she 's in and out of town all the time like you said here there and bloody everywhere .
27 But among all these doubts it had not occurred to her that if she got as far as 42b Milvain Street , and rang the bell , Edward would not open the door .
28 If she stays here like as not you 'll lose her anyway .
29 She knew that if she stood very still and sent forth quiet animal-soothing thoughts , it was often enough to discourage attack .
30 But then she would expl exude an atmosphere , the house could breath evil through her walls if she concentrated hard enough and the smiles would be wiped off the faces of those to whom money was no object .
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