Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing Saad laid out on the floor , dumb and silent . |
| 2 | There was more drama to follow in the actual race , where Shemaka held on by a nose from Baya . |
| 3 | The exit to the roof was on the other side of floor 5 so Ralph went back through the door into the large room . |
| 4 | This could be converted into a worldwide trip , so Roland went on to the ‘ Hot Spot ’ to try and get around the world in 80 seconds answering as many questions as possible . |
| 5 | ( Gen. 12.1 ) So Abram set out on a journey where faith rather than sight would be the guiding light , seeking a home , a city , a country . |
| 6 | It was n't until Ronni stood up at the shore 's edge that she saw Guido standing watching her , bare feet planted in the sand . |
| 7 | It was as if Moses came down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments to find Christ and the disciples standing in the crowd . |
| 8 | If Owen looked round for the cameras , North acted throughout as though he was sure they were there . |
| 9 | ‘ And a better son he is to me than you 've ever been a daughter ! ’ raged Lucier , whereupon Gabriel sat down in the mud and wept silently , his head clamped between his knees to shut out all sights and sounds . |
| 10 | I did that until Elvis came out of the Army , and then we went back to work with him , went in and did the sessions , did an album in Nashville , got on a train , went to Miami and did the Frank Sinatra show . |
| 11 | Unless Guy came up with an acceptable explanation , the entire Court would be gossiping about them . |
| 12 | These warnings assumed even greater importance because Opren stayed around in the body for a long time . |
| 13 | But Anna did not talk to him , because Sarah came in at the same time . |
| 14 | You went in to get the package while Ibrahim went on to the river — was that it ? ’ |
| 15 | We all watched while Will walked over to the Queen 's chair . |
| 16 | More awkward still , since Laura was not on board , he was obliged to lock up before going to the office , and had to wait on board , with his brief-case and umbrella , determinedly not listening , while Nenna went down to the saloon . |
| 17 | For three days , while Asmar lingered on in a Beirut hospital , Coleman stayed in the apartment and slept with a gun under his pillow . |
| 18 | Rachel followed a squealing Belinda down the steps while David walked up to the deep end , dived in and swam back to join the rest of the group . |
| 19 | ‘ You told me , Hugh , what the priest 's man of Upton said , how he parted from Aldhelm at Preston , while Aldhelm went on to the ferry . ’ |
| 20 | The intra-Christian fighting of the first half of 1990 did not result in any tangible changes in territorial control over the enclave ; the LF maintained control of Jounieh and Jubail areas to the north of Beirut as well as the East Beirut quarters of Ashrafieh and Karantina , while Aoun held on to the area around the Baabda Presidential palace , where he himself was based , and around Ras al Metn and the southern entrances to East Beirut . |
| 21 | Mr Catlett was deputized to ‘ keep an eye on everything ’ while Perkins went up to the vicarage to make his 'phone call . |
| 22 | Thank God her father had survived , but for how many more years could he go on , with only Rachel to inherit while Jamie hung around in the background , desperate to take the firm , simply to settle a childhood score ? |
| 23 | It is only two weeks since Gough came back from a multiple fracture of the cheekbone . |
| 24 | It is only two weeks since Gough came back from a multiple fracture of the cheekbone . |
| 25 | At sixteen , Coleby left school with two ‘ O ’ levels , while Peter went on to the sixth form . |
| 26 | Unlike most of its competitors , the firm has tended to inspire loyalty on the part of its consultants — who , since Stuart sold out in the 1970s , may enjoy a share in the equity — and has achieved a remarkable stability of gradually improved performance , still at a rate of 35% per year . |
| 27 | While Pavel set out for the next town on his list . |
| 28 | ‘ We were sent upstairs to address envelopes as ‘ the girls ’ ‘ , she recalls , ‘ while Clive got on with the serious business of deciding about the paper . |
| 29 | They had n't said much to me apart from announcing themselves as Detective-Sergeant Hatchard and Detective Constable White , and even when they got back inside , Hatchard talked to the pathologist while White went off for a snoop around , as policemen do . |
| 30 | Kitty slouched off again while Charlie got up from the kitchen table carrying the remainder of the pie in his fingers . |