Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They met between George 's window and the open door at the end of the car and although at first they looked moderately at peace with each other , the encounter deteriorated rapidly . |
| 2 | A st'lyan ate up the ground like no horse he had ever encountered , and although at first he had estimated that a verst , the basic unit of Tarvarian distance , was equivalent to about a kilometre , now he realised that it was probably more than twice that . |
| 3 | The nun looked away from Millie now and towards the partition as she said in a voice little above a mutter , ‘ He bids us come , and if at first we do n't obey Him , His voice is insistent . |
| 4 | To preserve her anonymity they had agreed on the pseudonym Vesta , and if at first he had thought a few days in the East End might dampen her enthusiasm he had been proved wrong . |
| 5 | She told herself not to let negative thoughts take over , but , night after night , her will-power dissolved into helplessness , and when at last she slept , her past life rose before her like a grotesque apparition . |
| 6 | The ringing seemed to go on and on and when at last a voice answered it took Jinny by surprise . |
| 7 | Fortunately , it usually happened that the rejected lover did not go away , and when at last the heroine was free , there he was , waiting still . |
| 8 | Sarah was worried because it was getting late , and when at last she was out of the hospital she started walking quickly towards Clerkenwell , but she had n't gone far before a hackney cab drew up . |
| 9 | On the way home from school that afternoon she began to mull over the various possibilities , and when at last the germ of a brilliant idea hit her , she began to expand on it and lay her plans with the same kind of care the Duke of Wellington had done before the Battle of Waterloo . |
| 10 | Of the two Asian models for Vietnamese independence , China and Japan , China was always more immediate and when at last the Chinese Empire fell to pieces and the Manchu dynasty ended in 1911 , the impact of this revolution was full of promise for Vietnam . |
| 11 | Once , hearing an unaccountable noise in front of him , which ceased on the instant , he kept still for a long time ; and when at last he moved cautiously forward , found Silver crouching behind a tussock of cock's-foot for fear of the sound of his own approach . |
| 12 | And when at last it drifts through the window and fluffs all round his feet and legs , even then he does not let himself be disturbed . |
| 13 | Chroniclers and poets in their embittered criticism of papal initiatives for peace were scarcely less vehement than the lords and commons in parliament , and when at last , in 1378 , an Italian pope was elected , an Englishman at Rome rejoiced because ‘ Previous popes and their cardinals had been greater enemies of the kingdom of England than the king of France himself . ’ |
| 14 | The man went on waiting , almost as if he were teasing Stephen , and when at last he did move , it was suddenly and with a strange dancing skip . |
| 15 | Eventually he pushed his hand inside her brassiere and began kneading one of her breasts , but instead of responding she lay motionless and waited as she always did ; gradually the movements of his hand grew slower , the rhythm of his breathing more regular , and when at last he lay still she disentangled his hand from her twisted clothing and slipped out from underneath him . |
| 16 | As he watched them , he released the spell , and they began to rouse , and when at last he turned to Dierdriu , she was awake and listening to him . |
| 17 | And when at last the whole death was assured , |
| 18 | And when at last in February 1662 the real festival opera , Ercole amante , one of his finest scores , was produced to inaugurate the new theatre in the Tuileries , he had — despite his deliberate attempt to satisfy French taste with pomp and dancing rhythms — again to accept the insertion of ballet music by Lully , the success of which completely distracted attention from his unusually fine recitatives . |
| 19 | Alain was fascinated by the scheme and when at last it became a reality , he asked if he could take an active part . |
| 20 | And when at last she emerged , beaten and dull , it was to find that her sister was waiting . |
| 21 | And when at last she fell asleep it was to find herself in the château , running endlessly through a labyrinth of rooms , searching for something that was always just beyond her reach . |
| 22 | And when at last he got a ringing tone , it was several minutes before it was answered . |
| 23 | And as for last night 's embarrassment , hurt pride could heal , if she set her mind to it . |
| 24 | ‘ the transfer on its face was a perfectly regular sale and as against third parties taking a legal estate for value and in good faith it was within the ostensible authority of Mrs. Steed and can not now be repudiated against such third parties . |
| 25 | The pressure was becoming too much for him , and though at first they had taken the challenge with both hands , and had almost made a joke of it , now the months of confinement and running , running and confinement , the eternal hiding , were beginning to take their toll of his spirit . |
| 26 | And though at first he appeared shy and ill at ease , he rapidly became a favourite . |
| 27 | That Molla Fenari was not unaffected by the upheaval caused by Timur is indicated by Asik Celebi who , in the biography of his own father , Sayyid Ali writes as follows : " In the interregnum [ caused by ] Timur Buhari ] Efendi , Molla Fenari and Sayyid Natta " [ Asik Celebi 's great-grandfather ] fell prisoner to Timur 's men ; and though at first they were afflicted with chains and fetters , they were later freed out of respect for the distinction of [ their ] status as seyyids and the distinction of [ their ] learning . " |
| 28 | But although at first the converse might appear to be true , I believe it 's actually more difficult ( and therefore expensive ) to assemble a worthwhile bass that functions with pleasing efficiency — particularly in this cost-conscious area . |
| 29 | But when on first hearing of this arrangement I tried to inform Miss Kenton of it , she once again refused to converse with me , and in order to accomplish matters as quickly as possible I was actually obliged to write a note and put it under the door of her parlour . |
| 30 | But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . |