Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling a bit of a jape coming on , they went in and ordered a veggie omelette . |
| 2 | Crowds of people went out and a young clergyman came in and ordered a pint of bitter . |
| 3 | Barcelona went 2–0 up after 31 minutes , but the Russians refused to give in and produced a stunning three goals in 16 minutes to steal the tie . |
| 4 | Joe looked in and saw a dark stairway . |
| 5 | Somewhere in the period between the time that early man first made for himself a ‘ god ’ , and the time when evidence of ‘ god ’ worship was left for later generations to find , the use of ‘ gods ’ for purposes which were largely intended to create unfair privileges , and were therefore a source of evil , gradually crept in and became a widespread part of the social scene . |
| 6 | Finally , his son stepped in and wrote a song , ‘ Not Out ’ , that would become an anthem for the new generation of active centenarians . |
| 7 | The only person to have both competed in and managed a British Olympic team , to have become that sport 's national president , and to have held virtually every administrative office from keeper of the records to team coach , and from time keeper to national selector . |
| 8 | ‘ I even went in and had a meal on the spot where Ruth was killed . |
| 9 | No , no , I come in the car , I was coming on the bus when I had this bloke next door doing some work like , I used to go out with him years ago , so he come in and had a cup of tea , I said , come in about half past eleven went home at one , he come |
| 10 | And then we went in and had a caravan somewhere up by Aberystwyth , Ginnie and me , and you kids . |
| 11 | Penny went in and had a twenty to one |
| 12 | Dr Maurice Hankey , land use specialist with the Scottish Landowners ' Federation , said : ‘ Water services in Scotland are unique in Great Britain in that they have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . |
| 13 | ‘ Water services in Scotland … have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . ’ |
| 14 | Second , it was based in and expressed a paradox : that the educational reform had been primarily for men ; women were still relatively excluded . |
| 15 | A few of the more level headed ones , obviously relieved at the prospect of imminent rescue from the evil sect which had ensnared them , even joined in and lent a hand . |
| 16 | So she ran in and whipped a pair of socks on to the girl 's feet . |
| 17 | While bystanders did nothing , Teresa , 12 , waded in and slapped a pair of handcuffs on the prisoner as he tried to escape . |
| 18 | Meanwhile Mr Cottle finally gave in and took a piece of bread and butter , his hand trembling so that the vaunted delicacy looked like a ship 's flag in a breeze . |
| 19 | ‘ I came to tell you something , but no one was here so I got in and took a look . ’ |
| 20 | David Ward then came in and thumped a spectacular half century in 40 balls and Surrey were on 178 for four at the premature close , with off-spinner Peter Such suffering the most — his six overs costing 66 runs . |
| 21 | He took a glass of water till the Home Guard barged in and waved a muckle pistol in his face . |
| 22 | On the next floor , he found a toilet , slipped in and lit a cigarette , then took the envelope Himmler had given him from his pocket and opened it . |
| 23 | Never having read a word of Norse ( Old Icelandic ) before , Lewis plunged in and attempted a few lines of Laxdaela Saga . |
| 24 | The man stepped in and turned a key in a slot marked ‘ Security ’ , then pressed a button . |
| 25 | Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief . |
| 26 | Superb ‘ Ray has been superb in the last couple of games , and Steve came in and did a good job . |
| 27 | And when we got to the other end one of the lads actually walked in and did a waltz into the school with it which the kids thought was great . |
| 28 | After about ten minutes Mr Morris , the violin teacher that visits the school , came in and wanted a word with Mrs Glen . |
| 29 | By means of the passwords ‘ peace and goodwill ’ the squad broke in and caught a considerable number of clients red-handed , red-faced and red in several other places as well . |
| 30 | With the demise of Taurus , the Bank of England stepped in and established a Task Force with responsibility for overhauling the London settlements system . |