Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in the nature of a goal oriented specialty to take on new tasks , which has often been necessary in the past . |
| 2 | Apricot waited until her exams were over and then went down to the Catholic church and hung about until she met Bernard coming out of confession . |
| 3 | So we got money coming in . |
| 4 | Villagers still talk of ‘ death rays ’ that made birds fall out of the sky and car engines stop when the beams were switched on . |
| 5 | They had lunch in the parlour , a dreary room with slippery , brown leather chairs , a harmonium against one wall , and a case of dead , stuffed birds hanging on another . |
| 6 | The home secretary announced plans to set up a special police unit to investigate suspects . |
| 7 | ENGLISH China Clays today announced plans to pull out of construction materials as it unveiled a £202.3m US acquisition . |
| 8 | ENGLISH China Clays today announced plans to pull out of construction materials as it unveiled a £202.3m US acquisition . |
| 9 | Control Data Corp last week announced plans to spin off its computer systems arm into a new company , Control Data Systems Inc , and rename the software and computer services rump of the company Ceridian Corp . |
| 10 | In his keynote speech in Aberdeen , Mr Lang announced plans to bring in non-educationists in every school inspection team within two years . |
| 11 | In as tactful a way as she could contrive she asked Shildon to hurry up with what he wanted to say . |
| 12 | Something in her voice made Patrick look up . |
| 13 | On April 30 Lekhanya announced proposals to set up a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution . |
| 14 | I frittered away the morning and then got Armstrong wound up and headed towards the West End . |
| 15 | I got Armstrong fired up and headed towards Hackney , using the back streets to avoid the worst of the rush hour . |
| 16 | A few moments later they passed Gilberto walking back up the hill to the place where he had left his own car , just below the massive wall of the columbarium in the cemetery where Ruggiero Miletti had been interred two hours previously . |
| 17 | The three warring factions signed a ceasefire agreement in November , which held through December and January 1991 , and in December agreed plans to set up their own interim government . |
| 18 | What made Bella look up as she passed the sitting room door , Cassie was never to learn . |
| 19 | Chris Stocks was set up by a friend when The Sun newspaper asked readers to send in photographs of Chris Evans lookalikes . |
| 20 | Acorn for example , produced data broken down by ‘ agricultural areas ’ , ‘ older housing ’ , ‘ council estates ’ , ‘ metropolitan areas ’ . |
| 21 | There was some nuance of intimacy in her tone that made Richard look up in surprise and then look at Frank . |
| 22 | So therefore you got motorbikes going up the ramps , which were n't designed for that . |
| 23 | The controversy led AID to turn down the project . |
| 24 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |
| 25 | ‘ We asked units to try out some of the new recipes with positive results . ’ |
| 26 | Yeah , I mean , that 's going , that it 's actually quite powerful situations , normally er you got roles worked out , and exactly who 's doing what . |
| 27 | ‘ No , but Jane got fockin' stood up , and there 's a rumour that Van might have something , but he wo n't serve fock all people . |
| 28 | Later I turned a page and uttered a gasp of stunned surprise that made Edward look up from the manuscript he scrutinized . |
| 29 | Early in his time as prime minister he asked Ramsey to come down from York so that they could meet . |
| 30 | The tone of his voice made Grimma look up . |