Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were so badly treated they had to be humanly destroyed . |
| 2 | Before independence , Zimbabwe competed for and successfully gathered what had been Zambia 's crown of regional leadership against South AFrica . |
| 3 | ‘ Railways still in a mess after the air raids — they were so delayed they missed the last ferry connection . |
| 4 | Though Thomas was greatly revered he had never been well off , and now that he had retired from government advisory jobs he earned nothing much except by writing . |
| 5 | Its owner , Toni Hobbs only realised what had happened when she saw its picture on Central News . |
| 6 | The entire area was so altered it took her several minutes to establish where their cottage had been . |
| 7 | None of the thoughts that had so oppressed her came into her mind . |
| 8 | Anywhere that was obviously occupied he drove on past , as he did with any place that was exposed or too close to the main road , but deserted-looking buildings on village outskirts and elevated rows that were set back from the road generally rated at least a circling-around and a second look . |
| 9 | The warmth of a moment ago that had so overwhelmed her had cooled to a more familiar glint of contempt . |
| 10 | Jane Pargeter walked self-consciously to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea : she had obviously decided she had drunk enough gin for the afternoon . |
| 11 | One moment there was glass , and the next there were bits of glass , drifting out like a jigsaw puzzle where every piece had suddenly decided it wanted some personal space . |
| 12 | Back in Argentina , Don Masson had been called in front of a hurriedly convened SFA meeting , where he changed his story , admitting that he had only said he had taken the drugs as an act of loyalty to his friend and roommate . |
| 13 | After the war years and the terrible Winter they had all endured they had every right to be . |
| 14 | ‘ I have only done what lay within my power to better her lot . |
| 15 | Royal Rovers , who joined in 1894 , were so strapped they played with a rugby ball . |
| 16 | I was so rattled I glanced round to make sure this was n't a signal for an army of bunnies like this Dobermann of a beast to come up from behind and tear me to shreds . |
| 17 | I know I 've only got one left , yeah . |
| 18 | Lord Carrington , Healey 's successor in the British Ministry of Defence from 1970 , warmly commended what had been achieved since 1964 . |
| 19 | I 'm not entirely convinced he survived . |
| 20 | Zen sat down on the large sofa which occupied most of one wall , thinking about that last card which he 'd fondly thought he had up his sleeve . |
| 21 | He 'd say that he 'd suddenly remembered he had to go to the theatre with his family , or to a friend 's engagement party . |
| 22 | No , representative Amnesty , all for , only known he had , I think it was Ann 's and he , Ann was out he did n't get her , I thought , no it was n't you , it was Ann , and he , and he could n't get her , I do n't understand quite what 's he talking about , but anyway , I phoned the Justice and Peace Group and found they 'd already , |
| 23 | He was so touched he felt he must go immediately to find her , however angry she and her family might be with him . |
| 24 | ‘ Long gone I told you . ’ |
| 25 | They stay submerged for ages , until you begin to think you 've only imagined you saw one go in — and then they pop up with a beakful of food . |
| 26 | I had caught a glimpse of the Indian 's face in the rear mirror , a flat , rather moon-shaped face with high cheekbones , blackened teeth and dark eyes that were so slitted he had a Mongol look . |
| 27 | He was so miffed he left without leaving his name . |
| 28 | Once they realised how risk had suddenly escalated they took steps to cut down their ‘ book ’ . |
| 29 | I was so offended I asked him to leave me alone . |
| 30 | I had only pretended I did n't know , preferring to see things as I would like them to be , rather than as they were , imprisoning myself in a ramshackle edifice of lies because I could n't bear to knock it down and start again , shivering and alone in a great expanse of sand . |