Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] [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 | 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 . |
| 6 | He gave no credit to his own moves and answers because he had all but forgotten them . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Let's black him , ’ Fergal suddenly announced , when they had all but drunk their way through the bottle . |
| 9 | He made no further sign of life as they drew near than to continue to watch them . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |