Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben got busted so Pru took the kids to Glasgow to live with her Mum . |
| 2 | On June 22 , West Germany agreed to restructure over a 14-year period a debt of DM3,000 million due for payment by March 1991 . |
| 3 | Tait and Stewart sought to show not the truth of Christianity , but its compatibility with modern science , and the narrowness of those who contented themselves with what they called ‘ how ’ questions and never with ‘ why ’ . |
| 4 | The European Council of Ministers on 10 March got fed up with Super-SARA — which was to have been Europe 's model for testing the conventional wisdom on safety designs — and axed the £200 million project . |
| 5 | Haverford got going again with the cream jug . |
| 6 | The division of his estates between the two branches of his family helps to explain why the Langleys failed to rise further , as Geoffrey 's own career might well have suggested . |
| 7 | Dorigo and Kelly got caught out many times on Saturday , the central defenders are suspect , so the full-backs should be helping them not leaving them more exposed . |
| 8 | Then in June 1967 , Romania failed to break off diplomatic relations with Israel after the outbreak of the Six Day War . |
| 9 | Characteristically Morse sought to swallow back the bitter-tasting fluid that had risen in his gorge ; and the surgeon , with understanding , pulled the rubber sheet over the head again . |
| 10 | De Choiseul planned to collect only eight small vessels between Dunkirk and Calais , too few to attract any agent 's notice but sufficient to carry a small force to secure the initial beachhead , which would then be rapidly reinforced . |
| 11 | The withdrawal of these pioneers from the scene need not have been bad news for the industry ; few American production outfits made the transition to new times and Méliès failed to keep up in France . |
| 12 | things went from bad to worse then as United defender Colin Andreson got sent off … for a challenge that was late but not as bad as it looked … ref had different thoughts |
| 13 | things went from bad to worse then as United defender Colin Andreson got sent off … for a challenge that was late but not as bad as it looked … ref had different thoughts |
| 14 | Analysts are forecasting that Zeneca will make taxable profits of about £500 million in the current year , with ICI expected to come in at around £250 million . |
| 15 | Under an agreement signed on Sept. 24 Romania agreed to accept back all Romanians who were living illegally in Germany in return for DM30,000,000 in reintegration aid . |
| 16 | The entire plan violated every principle upon which the SAS had been founded , yet Stirling agreed to go along with it . |
| 17 | Then when they got older , me dad sort of took our John on , because our John were mechanical minded , and our Colin got pushed out a bit , 'cos our Colin were n't interested in cars . |
| 18 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 19 | It is undoubtedly necessary to identify the reasons why Nizan failed to become as fully integrated within the structure of the party as Politzer , Cogniot or Aragon , for example . |
| 20 | Cecilia tried to gather together some dignity . |
| 21 | Kelly tried to smile gamely . |
| 22 | Farag tried to look over his shoulder . |
| 23 | While her hands were busy rooting the ingredients out of their packs , Jezrael tried to work out just how she did feel about the Magyar , but that was a niggling discomfort blunted by the stone weight of her worry about Chesarynth — and about Antoine . |
| 24 | There were alternative scenarios : the killer , an outsider , was still with his victim when Gerald tried to get in but , by the time the woman arrived , he had left . |
| 25 | The former topless model took action which led to police being called when Davidson tried to get back in this week . |
| 26 | Luce tried to think back , but so much had happened . |
| 27 | Luce tried to speak casually . |
| 28 | Formed in 1981 ULSS helped set up and launch the first Scottish Amicable unit-linked policy — the Capital Investment Bond . |
| 29 | Spot was jumped to music and Jazz tried to feel more optimistic . |
| 30 | Once in the carriage , Alexandra stopped feeling merely apprehensive and became sick with fright . |