Example sentences of "[adv] they [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly they heard a terrible noise outside in the forest . |
| 2 | Suddenly they heard a quiet noise |
| 3 | Though they did n't read much they had a huge library and they just left me to it so I did read without direction . |
| 4 | Apparently they feared the burning timbers more than the bullets , but no doubt they were feeling some reaction after more than four hours in action : four hours of dodging snipers ' bullets and bursting open doors that all too often concealed a rifleman who fired , while around the houses a grenade could be dropped from any window . |
| 5 | But perhaps they chose the Northern to make sure we understood . ’ |
| 6 | Did you say somebody called but perhaps they had a key though , I wo n't say anything to her , they might have had a key . |
| 7 | Lambert hesitated , finding excuses in wanting to oversee the complete destruction of the flaming balloon , or wondering where the Triplane was , or perhaps they had a third balloon somewhere … |
| 8 | Perhaps they lacked the ideological baggage , or even the intellectual equipment , to recognize the type of mentality which lay behind the smiles and jokes . |
| 9 | Perhaps they feared the dreaded shoot-out after Coleraine equalised but paid the penalty in any case . |
| 10 | Perhaps they bugged a dozen other people as well but they 'd only hear you and me talking about naming names on her bug . |
| 11 | Gently they lifted the bedraggled form as Bert came lumbering down from the 3 and 4 landing , with Gilbert Forbes behind him , and behind him the trembling form of Jessie , wringing her hands . |
| 12 | Obviously they blamed the poor performance of students for the 15% and their ability to get the best out of the students for the 47% . |
| 13 | Now whether it made a lot of difference or no , I could n't tell you , but they believed it er the set of tools they had were the best in the yard , you know , so obviously they took a wee bit of pride in them and looked after them . |
| 14 | At 8.00am they sighted a circular reef , just below the surface of the sea . |
| 15 | So they had a big argument downstairs , this woman plod and the others and I said to John : ‘ Look . |
| 16 | So they thought the implicit extension of the convention included the proposition that the TVA dam must be halted and the snail darter saved . |
| 17 | So they took the dirty one . |
| 18 | So they weakened the strong one |
| 19 | So they weakened the strong one |
| 20 | So they sang the old hymns with tears in their eyes and an ache of pride in their hearts . |
| 21 | So they asked the wise woman . |
| 22 | So they scanned the local horizon and set up agreements with Strathclyde for management skills , Napier Poly for plastic skills , Paisley College of Technology for Materials skills , and so on . |
| 23 | So they decided the best way out was to remortgage their home . |
| 24 | By doing so they amended the three basic treaties which respectively created the European Coal and Steel Community ( which came into existence in 1951 ) , the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community ( Euratom and EEC — both of which came into operation in 1958 ) . |
| 25 | So they blocked a local stream , the Lau Bunuk , and started building their own co-operative hydro-electric dam . |
| 26 | So they entered the cheerful portals of the Jade Cockatoo , the only cafe to be found in Chetwynd , and threaded their way through a maze of small tables to an alcove by the fire , where they took off their soaking mackintoshes and warmed their hands . |
| 27 | . The works and the people had sort of amalgamated and so they used the one place where they had a fitting shop . |
| 28 | So they cancelled the first show and had the day off so they could set up all the gear . |
| 29 | So they bought the cheapest obtainable in order to get more of it , Nicolas , and stuff called Hirondelle . |
| 30 | In doing so they established a new serie B record with their eighth consecutive win , beating Lazio 's previous record . |