Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next morning he was assured by the nurse that Ivan had slept peacefully and eaten a little breakfast . |
| 2 | ‘ Because I need the work , Lady Merchiston , ’ Theda said , her eyes twinkling as she gently raised the old lady a little and placed an extra pillow at her back . |
| 3 | Luckily he was engaged on operational matters when his ‘ guest ’ arrived , and turned him over temporarily to his intelligence officer , a flight lieutenant called Benson , who recognized the symptoms instantly and prescribed a double whisky . |
| 4 | No one — not the Seven nor Hal Shepherd — knew how he really felt about the matter , only that he had refused to see Tolonen since that day ; that he had exiled him immediately and appointed a new General , Vittorio Nocenzi , in his place . |
| 5 | He smiled , then leaned across and placed a white stone on the board , breaching the space between two of the black masses , threatening to cut . |
| 6 | I have been there and seen the remarkable progress that is being made . |
| 7 | The Prince looked at Owen , laughed archly and placed a placating hand on Owen 's . |
| 8 | It was unclear whether Japanese armed forces would be developed significantly but given the covert encouragement given by General Willoughby and others to Japanese defences — of which the Soviet Union could not have been unaware through intelligence activities — disquiet was bound to increase . |