Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Some early skinheads went awry & wore tie-dyed granddad vests . |
2 | And note 62/6/2 emphasises that ‘ the right of a mortgagee to his costs of a redemption or foreclosure suit is a matter of contract and not in the discretion of the court , except where he has ‘ unreasonably instituted or carried on or resisted any proceedings . ’ ’ |
3 | Slave masters strode through the crowds of men and women whipping them if they slowed down or showed any interest in the travellers . |
4 | It invites the contrast to be made on the particular process , so that objectified social consciousness can be compared with non-objectified , and social representations can be contrasted with those commonsensical beliefs which are not social representations . |
5 | So that divided forty-nine point two three four by ten and it 's as if I 've moved the point one place back . |
6 | Lawfulness is clearly an issue in so far as one of the fundamental principles of the British , no less than most other constitutions , is that government action should take place under the authority of , and in accordance with law the narrow literal meaning of the rule of law — so that repeated unlawful actions or a perceived casualness towards the duty to comply with the law would in itself begin to raise doubts about the legitimacy of governmental action . |
7 | But it was n't just Tyson 's playing credentials and Satriani 's say so that impressed original members Dan Arlie and Eric Valentine . |
8 | 167 ) says that the Corinthians despised craftsmen less than did other Greeks ( note the negative formulation ) and a recent survey of Corinthian territory confirms the exceptional variety of goods manufactured there . |
9 | Other critics shared his view that enough was enough and gave both Marilyn French 's The War Against Women and Susan Faludi 's Backlash a pretty cool reception . |
10 | Attempts to straighten out the Lang Lang river in Australia between 1920 and 1923 caused a series of cuts into the bank , which progressed rapidly upstream and destroyed seven bridges . |
11 | She giggled suddenly and took another swig from the bottle , carelessly wiping away the champagne that trickled down the sides of her mouth with the back of her hand , in a gesture that proved to this man she was n't the least bit impressed or intimidated by his overbearing attitude . |
12 | He stopped suddenly and took another mouthful of lamb . |
13 | I jumped in and frothed about a bit , then went back inside and made some coffee . |
14 | She turned away impatiently and opened another case . |
15 | We should debate and argue at , at every level to ensure the local government receives the money available to provide efficient , effective services and , and not be subject to the whims of the market economy where cowboy contractors can come in and undercut in-house tenders in order to gain local authority services . |
16 | there was this er butchers , and I went in there and I got some sausages , oh , er nobody said anything about these sausages I just thought well I 'd better take something back for Fred 's dinner so I went in and got these sausages , well they were the nicest sausages I 've ever tasted in my life |
17 | In 1953 , the coastal region was the site of one of Britain 's worst natural disasters when the tide surged in and caused extensive flooding and loss of life . |
18 | They looked furious when they saw our faces peering in and made frantic signs for us to close the curtains again . |
19 | She 'd bought some fancy underwear and was showing it to Franca and I came in and made some remarks . |
20 | The happiest results came when householders gave their evacuees time to settle in and made some attempt to understand their cultural differences . |
21 | Marek eyed them up his nose for a moment , breathed in and recited two verses , his head flung back , his eyes damp . |
22 | Now children am I right in thinking that when Mrs came in and took some lessons with you when I was on a course that she taught you how to count up to thirty ? |
23 | While Dreadlocks held him hard another man — gold incisors glinting — stepped in and pulled open Estabrook 's coat , then reached in to empty his pockets with the speed of an illusionist . |
24 | Two handlers stepped in and stood either side of a scratched line . |
25 | to get you away when I bust in and found Old Red chatting you up ! |
26 | By this time I was frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog in walking boots with the effort of running in the heat , so I gave in and resumed normal speed . |
27 | At Mohnyin ten convalescent officers and twenty-eight men , the two faithful sergeants and myself got off the hospital train and made for the hospital of the BCMS where Dr Russell and the two nursing sisters took us all in and gave medical treatment to those needing it . |
28 | A BANNED driver who mowed down and killed five youngsters in a high-speed chase was jailed for a maximum of five years yesterday . |
29 | I had no idea there was a class distinction , having lived in a sort of world of my own , and when I went to meet his parents in his house in Bromley , I 'd never been to such a small , little house where all the chairs had those things on the back where you catch the Brylcreem and you sat down and had high tea . |
30 | When I knocked and entered , Ira , with a broad smile on his face , reached down and produced two glasses and a bottle of Okanagan wine which we were soon sipping . |