Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked mutinously at the scenery and listened to the clunking noises of the car as it trundled along , allowing minimal ventilation through the tiny windows that only slid across to open halfway . |
| 2 | One leading idea is that gases such as hydrogen cyanide , methane , and ammonia dissolved in pools ( as they surely would ) and that as these pools evaporated , the compounds became more concentrated , and finally reacted together to form more complex organic molecules . |
| 3 | I had felt certain that the session had gone well , yet nevertheless waited anxiously to hear officially , but nothing happened . |
| 4 | ‘ I — I did n't feel very well — the heat I suppose — and I just wanted somewhere to sit down , ’ she explained hurriedly , trying to smooth over her faux pas . |
| 5 | This does not distinguish have from get , however , as the latter also implies effectual causation : ( 175 ) * Miriam now got Pengally to break down the gate , but he said he really could n't go that far , |
| 6 | The latter do not necessarily imply that the infinitive event actually occurs : ( 173 ) Miriam now ordered Pengally to break down the gate , but he said he really could n't go that far . |
| 7 | At invisible signals they dropped into trees , then rose again to stream upwards , circle , and resettle . |
| 8 | He gave her a hard-eyed stare , then swung away to look out of the window . |
| 9 | Chomsky started by defining the nature of the learning objective — that is , adult grammatical proficiency — and then worked backwards to determine how much of the workload in language learning had to be borne by innate knowledge . |
| 10 | I climbed down through the sails , then went below to tie up my wound . |
| 11 | Having sorted out Barry 's clothes , she then went home to sort out the miners ' strike . |
| 12 | The details of this action are rather scant , but Domesday Book ( see below ) showed a distinct drop in recorded values along a line of country which suggests that the Normans moved quickly to subdue Lewes and then marched westwards to join up with secondary Norman forces landing in the Selsey area to take Chichester before moving towards the Saxon treasury at Winchester . |
| 13 | The relieved Prince grunted an acknowledgement , then leaned forward to gaze critically in the mirror . |
| 14 | I practiced my trade , I simplified my life , I was on my way to becoming the " Compleat Airman " , I also felt that I should get an overseas tour out of the way , and was quite pleased when I found my name on the PWR+ ; I then awaited eagerly to learn where . |
| 15 | Not only did this latter-day alliance of king and pope alienate much sympathy , lay and clerical , from the papacy , but it doubtless served also to drive further wedges between the clergy and the laity within England . |