Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [adv] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The background against which they fought was arid red desert ; they might have been fighting to make it green again ; yet one had the feeling that if either defeated the other it would be disaster . |
| 2 | Elie had been at Tiger Haven before they both arrived and that apparently confirmed the pecking order . |
| 3 | And then finally I got introduced to Bill Hartnell , and that really broke the ice . |
| 4 | We called it the ‘ Perfect Connection ’ system , and that really hit the mark too . |
| 5 | He wanted ‘ the greatest value in the smallest compass ’ ; he wanted an animal that weighed most in the best cuts and that quickly repaid the outlay on its food . |
| 6 | We banged on the door and shouted to no avail , and after awhile had no choice but to use the fire stairs . |
| 7 | He led the way to the outer office , which had been empty when Shelley arrived , but where now sat a sylph-like creature with a cloud of dark brown curls , and very heavily made-up eyes . |
| 8 | There has been some confusion concerning the identity of this species , but until otherwise substantiated the authenticity . |