Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constance and Monsieur de Levantiére suddenly realised how much they had come to rely upon each other in the time that she had worked there . |
| 2 | I had heard it all before and could only think how differently she would be responding if Syl had been Nour . |
| 3 | He waded into the sea until the waters lapped against his knees while Leoncico splashed happily along behind him — perhaps reflecting how far he and his master had come since both were smuggled in a flour barrel on a boat to Darién . |
| 4 | It made me suddenly realise how much they had changed . |
| 5 | They were n't right for each other and maybe a marriage would last a shorter time than a more informal , less intense liaison ; brief and bitter , both of them on proximity fuses with things coming rapidly to a crunch , rather than something more drawn out , where they might spend long periods apart and so forget how much they hated being together , and enjoy the fleeting , passionate moments of reunion … |
| 6 | Better watch out now she 's gon na come and get me with this bloody thing ! |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not trying to pry , I 'm only wondering how far you 'd have to travel , ’ Angelica explained . |
| 8 | At the planning stage again there will be negotiation between teacher and children and they will together work out how they are going to achieve their goals . |
| 9 | The bottom line is , of course , that Yorkshire have signed a fine cricketer who is good enough to do well wherever he is either on or off the field . |
| 10 | And when Sam was old enough to leave home maybe she could lead a life of her own without prejudice . |
| 11 | You better sleep down here I tell you . |
| 12 | As they are only small they appear to be quite light , but seem to hold an edge and time can only tell how quickly they wear out . |
| 13 | That 's not a bad is it really ? bit of blue perhaps bit more like it in n it ? |
| 14 | I wish I could suggest a meeting before I go , but it 's all happened so suddenly I just ca n't see how I could fit it in . |
| 15 | Well we did n't we did n't all live together like you know |
| 16 | You have only to think how often we suffer from aches and pains when we are miserable or depressed . |
| 17 | but you see that only lasts so long they , they perish |
| 18 | ‘ I only remembered tonight when I came in and saw you drying your hair , ’ he assured her , his blue eyes gleaming with tender amusement . |
| 19 | ‘ Luke ! ’ she broke in urgently , suddenly shaking so badly she could hardly stand . |
| 20 | I was only thinking yesterday when I was getting the thingie licence erm it seems ages since we 've had a one ! |
| 21 | It 's certainly much improved on yesterday I tell you . |
| 22 | Several contractors have had it and it 's never been right and eventually a few days or weeks later a man comes round to pick up the grass which has already flown everywhere so it 's too late and a wa total waste of money . |
| 23 | In the past I 'd just resented how long he spent in the office . |
| 24 | And the detailed rules of company law must be tested not just to see how well they serve the interests of shareholders , but also how well they serve the interests of society in having an efficient and productive economy . |
| 25 | I am impressed tonight to see how much we agree about the position there and on the need for much stronger action than has been taken so far . |
| 26 | Can you just hang about here I 'll just go and check . |
| 27 | So the hierarchy of colour , I 'm going to just kneel down there I hope you can all see . |
| 28 | I said , ah no and everyone in the class just cracked up sometimes you wonder , you wonder whether he does it on purpose he must do it on purpose , no one can be that thick |
| 29 | I soon found out why they achieve only four or five minutes of film a day . |
| 30 | On reaching the peg which had stopped my fall , he made a few trial attempts with the skyhook , just to find out how it worked . |