Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie kept catching her eye with an expression of knowing amusement , but at the same time she obviously hated having these men stomping through her every possession and destroying any remaining magic in her secret chamber . |
| 2 | From palaeomagnetic evidence , it is alleged that the African and European continents moved vast distances during the Devonian and only began to approach each other during Carboniferous times . |
| 3 | His lips traced the curves his finger had explored , and then he delved sensuously deeper , his tongue finding hers and abruptly intensifying the embrace , as if the intimacy of their tongues together had driven any intentions of reserve and restraint from his mind … |
| 4 | The monarch remained the chief executive in the state : he alone continued to determine all matters of policy ( foreign and domestic ) ; he had the right to choose his own ministers ; he retained the right to veto legislation ; and he was left with the power to determine the summoning , proroguing and dissolution of Parliament . |
| 5 | The price of cobalt soared and the industry suddenly had to pour much time and money into redesigning the magnets in loudspeakers , using less expensive ceramic materials instead of cobalt . |
| 6 | But Mr Stratton saw Mr Aldrich ; and so in an odd sort of way , even if we had no proof of Stratton being in Didcot , the pair of them quite unwittingly perhaps had given each other an utterly unshakeable alibi . |
| 7 | We looked , and though we never said so , we believed that we alone had seen these things , that they had never been seen before . |
| 8 | ‘ When your mother came to live here and asked me to advise her , ’ he said uneasily , ‘ I naturally wanted to know some background . |
| 9 | Published works of the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s all tended to follow this approach , and while there were occasional signs of shifts in direction , these were mere rustlings in the undergrowth compared with the revolution taking place elsewhere in British archaeology . |
| 10 | T'Home does n't run to one , and t'daughter only wanted to get all t'kids back to Sunderland . " |
| 11 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 12 | Nithard already seemed to sense that bond . |
| 13 | The phenomenal rise in venereal diseases and the performance of abortions ‘ for social reasons ’ were two of the unintended consequences of sexual hedonism which nevertheless seemed to have little effect on sexual behaviour . |
| 14 | But I soon learnt to get those cows out without messing up my nice clean cow shed , what we used to do , because wanting to get the first one out very quietly , I used to put my hand on the tail , press the tail to the backside and push her out ! |
| 15 | I just happened to see these selection of pots no I think there these fancy ones more |
| 16 | Apparently during the First World War some professor erm was using a bunsen burner and he burned himself quite badly and by him he just happ he just happened to have some lavender oil essential and for the nearest thing he put his hand in there and apparently it was supposed to have calmed it down and it healed very quickly . |
| 17 | He thus arranged to have each Dalek fitted with a waistband of vertical metal slats to suggest some form of solar ray receiving system . |
| 18 | So impressive was the damage , and the mess , that willing Goblins soon began to take this form of warfare quite seriously . |
| 19 | Thanks to the help of Edna and Bert , Harriet soon began to establish some kind of order and routine at Four Winds . |
| 20 | She found him nice and easy to talk to , and they soon started seeing each other regularly . |
| 21 | Ladies and gentlemen erm about three years ago we finally decided to restore this car that you see behind us and although it was er an impossible task at times we , we carried on regardless and I hope that you 'll agree that everything you see today , plus the fact that seeing everybody out here , I think we , you 'll agree we made the right decision and er we feel that as long as this car is in this position that nobody 'll erm have any doubts who the Three- Ninetieth Group were and er , I think er , I think we 're all proud of this day particularly . |
| 22 | I only just remembered to put some clothes on . |
| 23 | Local communities thus had to find more money to fulfil even their admitted obligations under the statute of 1327 , and the regular wearing of military uniform , which began in the 1330s , added to their burden since it too had to be paid for by the community . |
| 24 | ( 'Sorry I 'm late — I just had to confirm some bookings on our European tour . |
| 25 | We just had to stop half way . |
| 26 | But you just had to do that sort of thing , I , we used to feel awfully sorry for the patients but you had , they had do it because they would n't have got a wash otherwise , there was so mu so much to do . |
| 27 | So consequently at times there would be er periods of stress for myself , where I just had to get enough money to give my daughter some new clothes like you know . |
| 28 | Some of that initial group of students and myself already had known each other for several years and knew each other 's families . |
| 29 | He was another ‘ if only ’ character , who nevertheless had played several times in the Ryder Cup against the USA with distinction . |
| 30 | In the end we just stood holding each other close , as the tears coursed down our faces . |