Example sentences of "[verb] and [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fumed and later told Brian , ‘ That 's it . |
| 2 | A look is created , forgotten and then reinvented years later as it hits a dead end and digs up the tried-and-tested looks of yesteryear . |
| 3 | ‘ Last I heard , the Eiffel Tower had n't collapsed and neither had Rome been sacked by pagans because of money perhaps changing hands in return for playing rugby ’ , he says . |
| 4 | ‘ I can see that , ’ D'Arcy murmured as he knelt and gently prised Ahn 's hand away from the wound . |
| 5 | The final stages of this long and deliberate government breeding programme occurred when the Red Polled Østland , which was related to the Swedish Red Polled and also had Ayrshire blood , was amalgamated ( along with its colour-sided variety , the Jarlsberg of Vestfold ) in 1961 with the horned Norwegian Red-and-White ( NRF ) of the southeast lowlands to form the Norwegian Red . |
| 6 | The 22-year-old No 8 was the key to a back row supremacy that absorbed , disheartened and ultimately destroyed Oxford 's thrust for glory in the 111th Bowring Bowl Varsity match . |
| 7 | Ken came and so did Orton and Halliwell . |
| 8 | He was back in England by February 1789 , when he directed and possibly assisted Edmund Bond in his dissection of the magnificent racehorse Eclipse which , like his grandsire Regulus , was never beaten . |
| 9 | So it 's appropriate that he 's been chosen to make new gates for the North porch of Hereford cathedral , to replace wrought ironwork that was made and then removed centuries ago . |
| 10 | Jacqueline made it clear that she disapproved and eventually told Catherine to move out . |
| 11 | I began to weep and so did Liza . |
| 12 | The Lunacy Commissioners wholeheartedly agreed and severely castigated Boards of Guardians who did not provide daily occupation and incentive rewards for the majority of patients . |
| 13 | What a wonderful prospect for piano buffs who for far too long have had to put up with hurriedly performed and inadequately recorded Vox recordings from the young Michael Ponti and others in a ragbag assortment of concerti with ‘ mix and match ’ orchestras and conductors . |
| 14 | Dave Forbes was waiting and swiftly intercepted D'Arcy before he could meet up again with Roy Bliss . |
| 15 | The physician nodded and curtly bade Corbett farewell . |
| 16 | He walked off in front of her and Jenna had no choice at all ; she followed and only had time to glare at him reproachfully as he opened the door and stood aside for her , and then Marguerite was there . |
| 17 | This contrast between former ‘ O ’ level practice of almost exclusively externally examined work , and the new emphasis upon internally assessed and externally moderated work in the GCSE is further highlighted in this same teacher 's remarks about the ‘ A ’ level examination in art : |
| 18 | Johnstone was almost certainly excused because a group of very vocal team mates under the leadership of Billy Bremner were exerting a powerful influence over Scottish footballing affairs , an influence that probably undermined and eventually curtailed Ormond 's period as manager . |
| 19 | During the mid-1930s Mr Harold Burns , owner of a garage in Congleton , Cheshire , was very well known and later became Mayor , built and flew a Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea . |
| 20 | Thus in Marsh and Another v Hodgson ( 1974 ) Grim LR 35 both parents were present when their daughter suffered extensive injuries and , although they remained silent under questioning and neither gave evidence at trial , both were convicted . |
| 21 | Although they met several times a day and were on good terms , the chief superintendent always felt uncomfortable in the commander 's presence : he was an earnest , church-going man who never laughed , never drank , never swore and rarely showed emotion . |
| 22 | From time to time he dribbled and then wept tears of rage and humiliation . |
| 23 | Mahmoud , unlike Owen , had been trained for the job he was doing and sometimes reminded Owen of the fact . |
| 24 | The British foreign secretary , Michael Stewart , was warmly praised for his defence of American policy in the highly charged and much publicized Oxford Union debate of 16 June 1965 . |
| 25 | He talked about being scared , started shaking and then begged Mr Davies not to leave him . |
| 26 | A sulky-looking Marie-Claire appeared and grudgingly informed Melissa that there was a telephone call for her . |
| 27 | Jonathan smiled and then kicked Rex between the legs . |
| 28 | Coach tours proliferated and so did specially-chartered trains to take holiday-makers to destinations in their own countries or abroad . |
| 29 | The trap in Sam 's boathouse kept intruding and so did Angela Brickell ; the cold threat of khaki water that could rush into aching lungs to bring oblivion and the earthy girl who 'd been claimed back by the earth , eaten clean by earth creatures , become earth-digested dust . |
| 30 | I froze and so did Harvey . |