Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , some colleges will offer only EFL while others , mainly those in the adult education sector , concentrate on highly subsidized ESOL courses . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that information is held and manipulated in cytochemically encoded structures . |
| 3 | Instead his minders offered just enough to keep the hacks occupied , mainly in transcribing undecipherable tape recordings snatched on carefully marshalled visits , whose symbolism was either crassly self-evident or completely obscure . |
| 4 | ‘ Really , ’ exclaimed in heavily scandalized tones one of the few other passengers braving the last gusts of a salt-laden sirocco up on deck , an Englishwoman in an ample frock loud with different coloured daisies . |
| 5 | But development is going on apace and many new houses appear where once stood fields and open spaces . |
| 6 | I sauntered along attractively named Wine Street , then came to a bridge over the rushing River Garavogue . |
| 7 | Mum did n't touch hers and when he came down neither did Jack . |
| 8 | In fairness Loreto never really counted against a Portadown side who were in control for most of the game , and came out thoroughly deserved winners . |
| 9 | It appears that human preoccupations and concerns once again took precedence over the interests of non-human animals . |
| 10 | It gave the Celts delightful chieftains , such as Lovernius who entertained hugely : " And when at length he fixed a day for the ending of the feast , a Celtic poet who arrived too late met Lovernius and composed a song magnifying his greatness and lamenting his own late arrival . |
| 11 | Appleyard and Lintell 's research in San Francisco showed how residents ' privacy diminished in heavily trafficked streets , their network of acquaintances shrank , their sense of personal territory was restricted and their interest in the street was curtailed by its streams of traffic . |
| 12 | Listric faults developed over suitably oriented lines of crustal weakness , giving rise to elongated zones of thickened sediment on their downthrown ( generally southern ) sides . |
| 13 | Some of the most gratifying comments referred to Nigel — such as , ‘ How you achieved that much wished objective said as much about your late husband as it did about you . |
| 14 | In studies at these sites , correlations were found between feeding and nitrogen levels in young and mature leaves , but a negative relation with fibre ; the effect of condensed tannins was less obvious but colobines most frequently ate leaves low in this . |
| 15 | By the time the timpani signalled a perky rapprochement of the Chichester Psalms and the Young Person 's Guide , having long ago left Berg behind , there was every reason to be grateful for the consistent vigour of the solo writing and to admire Zukerman 's unstinted flair in putting it across . |
| 16 | The new bridge is elegantly designed , with each saddle running in neatly milled channels for accuracy of alignment when adjusting for either height or intonation . |
| 17 | Stated differently , if e did happen then so did c . |
| 18 | The old man replied with a toothless grin , yelling in thickly accented Bajan : ‘ You man , back back . ’ |
| 19 | We better go home then said Bill but we shall come back here again . |
| 20 | Agnes stood and looked around then caught Maxim 's thought by saying : ‘ What no rolltop desk ? |
| 21 | Smoke bombs erupted everywhere so did manager Best who raced to the touchline to protest that defender Stephen Brown had been felled by a punch after the goal . |
| 22 | Might this , one wonders , be one of the names that Albert Gunther so helpfully supplied Gould with over a chop at the British Museum ? |
| 23 | Those who did poorly often became teachers . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Good evening , Signora Stirling , ’ he said in strongly accented tones . |
| 25 | Minch had long ago taught Creggan to ignore this altogether as their food was never good and an eagle could only come to harm if he got involved with people in that way . |
| 26 | The Haug company had long ago established links with London , trading in textiles , and in doing so developing relationships with politicians , and with the Crown , by allowing credit . |
| 27 | Kraal had long ago warned Creggan that autumn was Slorne 's worst time but so far this had not proved so . |
| 28 | ‘ For his sake , I hope you 're right , ’ Graham said softly then followed Laidlaw down the hallway and out into the night . |
| 29 | They had seldom before entered Applecross café but on the few occasions before had been given , purely accidentally of course , some ‘ fat in five seconds ’ . |
| 30 | After a few bars of dialogue between Orfeo and the shepherds , Dafne returns with her tragic news which she recites in strikingly contrasted tones : which is followed by recitative conversation between Euridice , Orfeo , Dafne , and the shepherds . |