Example sentences of "[vb past] there [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | London died 12 January 1714 , leaving estates in Thames Ditton , purchased from Talman , who built there a small house for his lifelong friend . |
| 2 | Only when he trawled his memory of leaving the room earlier , and found there a distinct recollection of checking that he had locked the door behind him , did irritation turn to anxiety . |
| 3 | I noticed there a young man what 's he called Richard is he ? |
| 4 | But when he arrived there the British embassy expressed fears that his scarred features would only reinforce anti-involvement sentiments among American parents . |
| 5 | She lay there a long time in the bath , soaking , looking through the open door at his sleeping figure on the bed . |
| 6 | The Chiswick Empire featured in the life of Michael Redgrave , who — as a boy — saw there a rough and ready performance , by Ben Greet , and his company , of ‘ Macbeth ’ . |
| 7 | I took the train to Fontainbleau , and to Versailles , and saw there the famous Hall of Mirrors where the notorious Treaty was signed which set Germany on the path to Hitler 's domination and the Second World War . |
| 8 | What about that young shepherd we saw there the other day , what was his name ? ’ |
| 9 | Oh about eight , seven or eight , but when we first went there the honourable S G W was the vicar , fourth son of the Earl of and er , oh you he was there then afterwards er Father came , and I used to do altar serving oh I was never interested in it you know I was forced into it . |
| 10 | ‘ Was n't there a policeman shot there a little while ago ? ’ |
| 11 | I sat there a long time , bored , with a cold bottom , and I was about to open the pub door to tell him I was going home when I saw the organ grinder trundling his barrel-organ down the street . |
| 12 | We stayed there a long time , until well after midnight . |
| 13 | Then she shut us in the byre — and we stayed there a long time ! |
| 14 | ‘ I stood there a long time , looking at a row of the most twisted , gnarled , sorry-looking pollard willows I have ever seen . |
| 15 | We stood there a long time watching , heads tipped back , neck muscles beginning to ache . |
| 16 | He stood there a long time , letting the feeling ebb . |
| 17 | Three minutes ago she stood there a fucking minute , never mind about Lucinda . |