Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blufton seemed trustworthy enough and had no direct relationship with Nicola . |
| 2 | Two major " betrayals " in five years were more than enough and created the permanent attitude of mistrust towards leadership which characterized radicals in the labour movement from then onwards . |
| 3 | His work with The Miracles kept him in hits until 1972 , when he finally went solo and delivered the gorgeous Smokey , which might have promised more than it delivered but which ultimately — on ‘ Baby Come Close ’ , ‘ Just My Soul Responding ’ and the personal protest of ‘ Holly ’ — established him as the great single Romeo of modern soul . |
| 4 | The boy sat up suddenly and laughed a strange , low laugh . |
| 5 | I went inside and saw a beautiful work which the artist had done on the other side . |
| 6 | He went inside and did the same . |
| 7 | Ripley beat Paul Parker on the left , cut inside and hit a low cross to the near post . |
| 8 | ‘ Take care of yourself , kid , ’ Whitlock said softly then went inside and closed the sliding door behind him . |
| 9 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 10 | She heard a shuffling inside and gave a small sigh of relief . |
| 11 | Joseph leaned outwards and aimed a violent retaliatory blow at his brother 's midriff , but at that moment both rickshaws swerved apart and skidded to a halt . |
| 12 | Tensely , the airmen looked below and saw the crowded train reach the North Queensferry side in safety . |
| 13 | Shepherd switched the hologram off , then reached in and lifted the flexible plate up . |
| 14 | Barcelona went 2–0 up after 31 minutes , but the Russians refused to give in and produced a stunning three goals in 16 minutes to steal the tie . |
| 15 | Joe looked in and saw a dark stairway . |
| 16 | Somewhere in the period between the time that early man first made for himself a ‘ god ’ , and the time when evidence of ‘ god ’ worship was left for later generations to find , the use of ‘ gods ’ for purposes which were largely intended to create unfair privileges , and were therefore a source of evil , gradually crept in and became a widespread part of the social scene . |
| 17 | Almost too late to be of real use , a rehabilitation unit took her in and began the slow , hard work of helping her and her family reconstruct and make sense of their situation . |
| 18 | The only person to have both competed in and managed a British Olympic team , to have become that sport 's national president , and to have held virtually every administrative office from keeper of the records to team coach , and from time keeper to national selector . |
| 19 | Penny went in and had a twenty to one |
| 20 | I looked in and had the biggest shock of my life . |
| 21 | He reached in and wrenched the little bundle of plastic bands out of my hands , and I sat there , silent , watching as he fumbled the bands into position with the little cup to hold the weapon under his right armpit . |
| 22 | When I did return , I locked myself in and heaved the great oak table against the door and fastened the windows . |
| 23 | I was just going out when a man came in and asked the same question . |
| 24 | She still had n't found an answer when the housekeeper came in and served the first course . |
| 25 | I tucked her in and took the empty cup to the kitchen . |
| 26 | Oh then she come straight in and cornered the bloody paper . |
| 27 | It ended in a fight — I hit him , he hit me — then the teacher came in and broke the whole thing up . |
| 28 | After dark the men of the SAS crept in and obtained the necessary tentage and equipment to set themselves up , including even a piano for the officers ' mess . |
| 29 | David Ward then came in and thumped a spectacular half century in 40 balls and Surrey were on 178 for four at the premature close , with off-spinner Peter Such suffering the most — his six overs costing 66 runs . |
| 30 | As soon as Luce had been helped in and settled the gondolier plied his oar , and in less than a minute they were on the Grand Canal . |