Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever might have been the prosaic reason for his initial posting to Masai District , an officer who stayed long enough and had a sufficiently striking personality could expect to become locally famous not only for his love of the Masai but also for the love they bore for him . |
| 2 | Blufton seemed trustworthy enough and had no direct relationship with Nicola . |
| 3 | ‘ It confirmed that I don ‘ t exercise enough and suggested a programme of swimming and walking . |
| 4 | Two major " betrayals " in five years were more than enough and created the permanent attitude of mistrust towards leadership which characterized radicals in the labour movement from then onwards . |
| 5 | His work with The Miracles kept him in hits until 1972 , when he finally went solo and delivered the gorgeous Smokey , which might have promised more than it delivered but which ultimately — on ‘ Baby Come Close ’ , ‘ Just My Soul Responding ’ and the personal protest of ‘ Holly ’ — established him as the great single Romeo of modern soul . |
| 6 | Giles thanked him warmly and pushed the map into his coat pocket . |
| 7 | For example , in the MISLIP project teachers in different subjects ( biology , history , English ) found that the microcomputer helped pupils to plan projects better and improved the motivation of pupils ; while the school librarian at Bankhead Academy pointed to the use of a wider range of resources by pupils in the school library . |
| 8 | He whirled suddenly and struck the wall with his clenched fist . |
| 9 | Then he straightened suddenly and returned the paperweight to its place on his desk . |
| 10 | The boy sat up suddenly and laughed a strange , low laugh . |
| 11 | I went inside and saw a beautiful work which the artist had done on the other side . |
| 12 | Dexter jumped inside and inserted the ignition key . |
| 13 | The lift doors parted and he smiled fleetingly at the couple who emerged then stepped inside and pressed the button for the seventh floor . |
| 14 | We went back inside and signed the indentures , the scrivener cutting the parchment into three and keeping a duplicate copy . |
| 15 | Receiving no answer , Hilary went back inside and slammed the door . |
| 16 | He was white with rage and she stepped back rather fearfully as he came inside and slammed the door , locking it securely . |
| 17 | Seeing a sheet had been stuffed round the edges of it he suspected something suspicious was going on inside and forced the door open to have a look . |
| 18 | The Trunchbull simply grabbed me by one ear and rushed me to The Chokey at the double and threw me inside and locked the door . |
| 19 | He went inside and did the same . |
| 20 | Ripley beat Paul Parker on the left , cut inside and hit a low cross to the near post . |
| 21 | When I arrived , she urged me inside and closed the door , and I could see that she was breathless with fear . |
| 22 | ‘ Let us hope that your feet are in the correct place by the morning , Mildred , ’ said Miss Hardbroom frostily , as Mildred hastened inside and closed the door . |
| 23 | ‘ Take care of yourself , kid , ’ Whitlock said softly then went inside and closed the sliding door behind him . |
| 24 | Instead , she turned the handle of the door , picked up her basket , stepped inside and closed the door firmly behind her . |
| 25 | As they reached their garden gate , he burst into a torrent of foul-mouthed racist abuse that continued as they went inside and closed the door . |
| 26 | He put his hand to the switch just inside and turned the light on . |
| 27 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 28 | I went inside and found the snake . |
| 29 | She heard a shuffling inside and gave a small sigh of relief . |
| 30 | Joseph leaned outwards and aimed a violent retaliatory blow at his brother 's midriff , but at that moment both rickshaws swerved apart and skidded to a halt . |