Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meal was finished , his father had returned to the newspaper , rather deflated at his family 's lack of appreciation of his vice-presidency , and his mother had finished her ice cream and was rising from the table . |
| 2 | He ignored this and leisurely got into his undershirt . |
| 3 | Michael Banks clutched at his chest and slowly tottered to his knees . |
| 4 | People rarely asked for your invitation card . |
| 5 | She slowly got to her feet , her eyes wide with fear . |
| 6 | Then I slowly got to my feet and they all started laughing happily as if I was n't dead after all . |
| 7 | He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway . |
| 8 | Peter glowered back at his brother , then slowly got to his feet . |
| 9 | The Bishops of Rochester now mostly lived at their Palace at Rochester or Lambeth , the houses at Halling and Trottescliffe being allowed to decay owing to the expense of maintaining them . |
| 10 | With your wonderful knowledge of the Bible , Mr. Deputy Speaker , you produced the Lazarus motion which revived them all from the dead and they eventually passed on their way through the House . |
| 11 | He slowly straightened to his full height and she realised he had been sitting on the bed leaning over her . |
| 12 | His success in winning the confidence of the people in one of Bristol 's poorest areas paradoxically led to his dismissal . |
| 13 | This group , known as T.E.C.A. , the Teachers ' Economic and Cultural Association Ltd. had been impressed by the strong nationalistic tone of Williams ' book and they wholeheartedly agreed with his sentiments that education of the people should be ‘ part of their democratic privileges and their democratic responsibilities ’ . |
| 14 | Dickson duly complied with their wishes with an appalling 1–4 record on the first day . |
| 15 | The Witcombe reservoirs ( where the Horsebere originates ) opened around 1860 and were responsible for depleting the water supply to the mill , which eventually led to its downfall . |
| 16 | Her husband Reggie was not a strong believer , and it was only at his persistent insistence that Joyce sought medical advice on the eye cancer which eventually led to her death . |
| 17 | In the team 's acclimatisation tour of Latin America , he kicked his way into the public 's imagination and sowed the seeds of notoriety which eventually led to his life ban . |
| 18 | Accusations of corruption made against Alfonso Guerra which eventually led to his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister in January 1991 [ see pp. 37263 ; 37968 ] . |
| 19 | This opened the issue of how nerve cells might communicate with each other and eventually led to our now-sophisticated understanding of neurotransmitters . |
| 20 | Finally , and seeing he was getting nowhere , overcome by an incipient lethargy induced by the excesses of the previous night and exacerbated by the heat , the priest slowly rose to his feet and picked up his hat . |
| 21 | It slowly rose into his throat . |
| 22 | Amendments to the bill will be tabled — at the last attempt it collected more than 300 , and effectively sank under their weight . |
| 23 | It also contained a clause which effectively provided for its continued validity should the Soviet Union be dissolved or reconstituted . |
| 24 | He eventually capitalized on his knowledge of Europe by publishing in 1796 both a set of five maps of the Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt and a survey entitled A Developement of the Views and Designs of the French Nation , which sought to warn the English of certain French activities . |
| 25 | The group instinctively rose to their feet , but John said in a firm voice , ‘ You are not taking my wife up the stairs . |
| 26 | He tugged and pulled at it until it eventually moved over his nose and ears , causing his hair to spring up in all directions like soft wire . |
| 27 | One of the most popular misconceptions about the past is that our ancestors were rooted in one particular place , that they rarely ventured beyond their restricted horizons and that consequently they were limited in their outlook and in their knowledge of life beyond the parish . |
| 28 | " Tea 's ready , " shouted Dad , and the pips for seven o'clock pricked into her mind . |
| 29 | Not , thought Tim , because she greatly cared for his welfare but because she liked interfering . |
| 30 | The Lord Chancellor consulted the Lord Chief Justice , the Master of the Rolls and the President of the Probate , Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court who all agreed with his reply . |