Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It confirmed that I don ‘ t exercise enough and suggested a programme of swimming and walking . |
| 2 | Then I went below and got a handkerchief and helped Hands tie up the great bleeding wound in his leg . |
| 3 | Karen went below and found a table in the cafeteria . |
| 4 | Crowds of people went out and a young clergyman came in and ordered a pint of bitter . |
| 5 | Feeling a bit of a jape coming on , they went in and ordered a veggie omelette . |
| 6 | Finally , his son stepped in and wrote a song , ‘ Not Out ’ , that would become an anthem for the new generation of active centenarians . |
| 7 | ‘ I even went in and had a meal on the spot where Ruth was killed . |
| 8 | No , no , I come in the car , I was coming on the bus when I had this bloke next door doing some work like , I used to go out with him years ago , so he come in and had a cup of tea , I said , come in about half past eleven went home at one , he come |
| 9 | And then we went in and had a caravan somewhere up by Aberystwyth , Ginnie and me , and you kids . |
| 10 | Dr Maurice Hankey , land use specialist with the Scottish Landowners ' Federation , said : ‘ Water services in Scotland are unique in Great Britain in that they have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . |
| 11 | ‘ Water services in Scotland … have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . ’ |
| 12 | Second , it was based in and expressed a paradox : that the educational reform had been primarily for men ; women were still relatively excluded . |
| 13 | A few of the more level headed ones , obviously relieved at the prospect of imminent rescue from the evil sect which had ensnared them , even joined in and lent a hand . |
| 14 | ‘ I came to tell you something , but no one was here so I got in and took a look . ’ |
| 15 | Meanwhile Mr Cottle finally gave in and took a piece of bread and butter , his hand trembling so that the vaunted delicacy looked like a ship 's flag in a breeze . |
| 16 | He took a glass of water till the Home Guard barged in and waved a muckle pistol in his face . |
| 17 | On the next floor , he found a toilet , slipped in and lit a cigarette , then took the envelope Himmler had given him from his pocket and opened it . |
| 18 | The man stepped in and turned a key in a slot marked ‘ Security ’ , then pressed a button . |
| 19 | And when we got to the other end one of the lads actually walked in and did a waltz into the school with it which the kids thought was great . |
| 20 | Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief . |
| 21 | After about ten minutes Mr Morris , the violin teacher that visits the school , came in and wanted a word with Mrs Glen . |
| 22 | With the demise of Taurus , the Bank of England stepped in and established a Task Force with responsibility for overhauling the London settlements system . |
| 23 | Oh no no , if he , if he tried to pull a fast one we 've already had one like that th that came in and bought a set unfortunately his father paid by cheque , oh no , well he paid by two cheques which , they had a card on them I know very well they ca n't stop them very well and he went out and er , and er the T V was only in the car and he went round a corner quick and he went brrrm like that you know |
| 24 | On my way to conference this morning , I went in and bought a packet of eight tampons . |
| 25 | But too long , and Rab , thinking fuck it all , whatever happened , sat down and rolled a fag . |
| 26 | A SPEEDING driver distracted by laughter and loud music in his car ran down and killed a woman delivering pizzas on a moped , an Old Bailey judge heard yesterday . |
| 27 | Why do n't you sit down and read a book for five |
| 28 | The House of Commons Select Committee on the Estimates ( 1958 ) argued that the whole system of Treasury control was breaking down and advocated a committee of inquiry . |
| 29 | well I went down and had a look at it as a kid you know . |
| 30 | Yeah , that 's why you see , we 've converted , put a wall up where the door were and knocked the wall down and had a door into the house |