Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her only escape was in the paddock , in the motor home or the pits , where she scowled ferociously if disturbed from her work , and even there the journalists sometimes prowled , always on the look-out for a good story . |
| 2 | Women 's immense contribution during the war led directly to their enfranchisement and to greater professional and social opportunities than they had ever before enjoyed . |
| 3 | The tremolo is especially worthy of note : it is extremely smooth in operation and although it detuned slightly when used in real anger , it settled in more each time I played it . |
| 4 | Turning to the mirror , she saw herself in the long white silk dress , clinging to her slender body , curving off the shoulders , accentuating her fine collarbones , tight at the waist then flaring out with clouds of taffeta below that made it seem as if she floated rather than walked . |
| 5 | No if you sit here cos look I and we sit here . |
| 6 | If you have ever considering fostering a child in need of a little homely care and attention , now is the time to get involved . |
| 7 | But if we go ahead as planned , then Miranda will own forty-five per cent — a minority holding — and after acquiring her shares , and taking up your rights issue , you will own thirty per cent . ’ |
| 8 | IT seems that home-owners are now being told they can save Pounds 2,000 a year if they rent rather than buy a property . |
| 9 | Our press date prevents us giving details of this run but it must have been quite a spectacle if it went ahead as reported , and would have provided a fitting finale to an outstanding season of operations . |
| 10 | Elizabeth Lewis reviews the existing philosophical underpinnings of social group work in the USA and finds these deficient , because they constrain rather than liberate individuals . |
| 11 | He gave no credit to his own moves and answers because he had all but forgotten them . |
| 12 | ‘ Decisions are best when everyone contributes rather than having them imposed from above . |
| 13 | The greenbelt boundary as I mentioned earlier as proposed by the County Council is very tightly drawn , excluding the sites which have been mentioned which our allocated , there is no land between the edge of the urban area and the proposed greenbelt boundary and that does seem to us , continues to seem to us er not an appropriate way forward . |
| 14 | Acknowledge people when you arrive rather than slinking into a corner . |
| 15 | I must say , that when you live here as opposed to visiting , the apparent lack of walks — and I agree that this is so — vanishes . |
| 16 | ‘ Let's black him , ’ Fergal suddenly announced , when they had all but drunk their way through the bottle . |
| 17 | Some produce little useful pollen of their own , even though they set well if fertilised by another tree . |
| 18 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 19 | He made no further sign of life as they drew near than to continue to watch them . |
| 20 | I hated it when he bribed rather than tipped , left without saying goodbye or arrived without saying hello , all perfectly acceptable in his world , but not in mine . |
| 21 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |
| 22 | His Newmarket reappearance confirmed him in good order , as he travelled comfortably until left behind by those smart animals Zinaad and Apple Tree in the final furlong , beaten a neck and two lengths . |
| 23 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |