Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Of the company of Niccolò , the only truly happy person next day was Captain Astorre , who relished parades and believed in dressing up for them . |
2 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
3 | Just as his late father was reviled in Forres for siding with the Boers fourteen years before , so John was mocked and jeered for speaking up for peace . |
4 | Claudia put the phone down gently and decided against going back to bed . |
5 | ‘ I have an important document I have to finish , ’ she said , and insisted on going in to work . |