Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the barracks she apparently agreed to have sex with one man but then was surrounded by paratroopers chanting : ‘ Get them down , you Zulu warrior . |
| 2 | Like the others he failed from the Centurion corner , so tried to gain entry from the right . |
| 3 | She only came to fetch wood for Mum or bring us our cocoa . |
| 4 | My swimming partner and I greatly enjoyed taking part in the event . |
| 5 | When I wore it for seven hours in wind-driven rain , the jacket only started absorbing water after the fourth hour . |
| 6 | Stress-induced mental problems can be abrupt and dramatic ; they include suicide attempts , irrational or violent behaviour , and the full-blown ‘ nervous breakdown ’ in which a person 's thoughts and behaviour become sufficiently deranged to merit admission to a psychiatric hospital . |
| 7 | This meant that people were prepared to offer me a sequence of positions in which I only had to do research without having to lecture . |
| 8 | However , Mosley only had limited success in this endeavour . |
| 9 | Zhelev organized on Sept. 1 and 11 meetings between Lukanov and leaders of the UDF and other opposition parties , but the UDF consistently rejected participation in a coalition on the grounds that the BSP alone had to take responsibility for the present state of the country , and that a strong parliamentary opposition was needed to guarantee Bulgaria 's democracy . |
| 10 | If a book you especially wanted to get hold of is out of print , try the Out of Print Book Service on 0222 627703 . |
| 11 | Eve knew that through these doors next week would come girls who only intended to use university as part of their social life . |
| 12 | She pointed out that they rarely seemed to express affection towards Pamela and that this might be making her feel insecure . |
| 13 | ( Also significant was the 1975-onwards descent into repression by the Peruvian military as they desperately sought to regain control of an explosive situation unleashed by their own policies . ) |
| 14 | He finally agreed to sell Dunphy to Charlton . |
| 15 | Roger Yeoman was passing one morning , and just happened to notice movement under the surface . |
| 16 | I was n't inclined to linger anyway ; the day I arrived I caught a bus in the square which just happened to have Collioure on the front . |
| 17 | I warned them that d-i-yers should stop short of tampering with British Telecom 's property , but they nevertheless decided to take look inside the junction box . |
| 18 | Throwing it over him , they finally managed to grab hold of his legs and stop the uncontrollable bouncing . |
| 19 | The wig he finally chose needed modification by a barber ; but he got it done , put on a pair of folding spectacles he carried in his briefcase , and had the satisfaction of astonishing his colleagues when he walked back into the hotel . |
| 20 | She spun round to face him with blazing blue eyes and then her head fell as the blue became blurred with tears , and pity for herself , for her mother and for the man she scarcely remembered came flooding with the tears that fell down her cheeks . |
| 21 | He soon learned to find solace on his own out of doors . |
| 22 | Kylie admits that the tour of the chic boutiques in Paris , London and New York gave the sisters a chance to catch up on a lot of the times they had missed when the demands of television companies just had to take priority over family . |
| 23 | ( Lower castes already had guaranteed access to 22 per cent of all government jobs . ) |
| 24 | At this time George was in educational work and with no parish responsibilities I somehow volunteered to make tea at a keep-fit class which the local W.I. wanted to start . |
| 25 | ‘ No , I just wanted to say goodbye in person . ’ |
| 26 | I just wanted to say thank-you for Arthur 's meat . ’ |
| 27 | I mean they used to take things er the wedding ring , the jewellery if they 'd got any , towels , sheets , er suits , shoes , er did n't did n't want to sell them , did n't want to get rid of them , they just wanted to borrow money on those , and he used to charge you interest and ticket money when you took it in , and then you 'd got to pay interest when you took it out as well so it was , they were on a good thing . |
| 28 | And I just wanted to play guitar for whatever reason . |
| 29 | It seems likely that the Reformation may have contributed to this dramatic rise in prosecutions — which some historians have labelled a ‘ witch-craze ’ — both because the new climate of religious strife led to a general heightening of fears and suspicions , and because without the protective magic of Catholicism , many individuals felt themselves more vulnerable in the face of malevolent forces , and thus more impelled to take action against them . |
| 30 | You ever tried keeping milk for five kids without a fridge in a heatwave ? ’ |