Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think he should have got a longer sentence or maybe tried in Crown Court , but not just got away with three months . |
| 2 | I think he should have got a longer sentence or maybe tried in Crown Court , but not just got away with three months . |
| 3 | I think he should have got a longer sentence or maybe tried in Crown Court , but not just got away with three months . |
| 4 | She knew at that moment that she wanted to injure every penis that ever came into her hand . |
| 5 | Local private firms had built up a skilled work force that eventually drew in foreign multinationals on terms acceptable to the government . |
| 6 | The best topographic candidates for volcanic activity of Mercury are a handful of small rimless craters and certain ridges that could be solidified lava that once rose from fissures . |
| 7 | But when I said as much to Mala , as a joke to ease the tension that still showed in her eyes , she merely called me an unrepeatable name and stalked away to her cabin again . |
| 8 | He was the finest poet that ever wrote in the English language . |
| 9 | Instantly , the reaching figure became a puppet , jerking backwards in a pirouette that suddenly collapsed with the abrupt finality of cut strings . |
| 10 | The gesture was both intimate and impersonal and it reminded her of Maggie 's physical friendship that never grew into love . |
| 11 | One entry , elided with others in the published journals under the date 14 August 1948 , was in fact written on 31 October 1948 and in its original form provides far greater insight into the animosity that now existed between the two friends . |
| 12 | They include the Duchess of Windsor 's inscribed gold Cartier bracelet and a diamond and turquoise turtle brooch that once belonged to the late American artist Andy Warhol . |
| 13 | Research stressed political and administrative factors in isolation and never succeeded in analysing the way local politics are linked to wider social and economic processes . |
| 14 | Our camera … got the closest shave and nearly crashed in the middle of the forest … |
| 15 | In spite of his gift to the sport , Keller was anxious not to abuse his status as President and never went to a rowing event unless invited . |
| 16 | A third point was that Crown counsel at the trial , Mr. Pantry , improperly tried to cross-examine the defendant and also commented to the jury on the defendant 's exercise of the right to silence and that the trial judge was wrong not to correct him . |
| 17 | Tsar Simeon II , who had succeeded to the throne in 1943 at the age of seven , had been forced into exile by the 1946 referendum result and currently lived in Madrid . |
| 18 | this was supposed to be celebrated after thirty years of rule and then tended to be held at more frequent intervals . |
| 19 | According to Houghton 's controller , Crabb had been brought on board the cruiser in a state of collapse from oxygen poisoning and later died in the sick-bay . |
| 20 | Sarah had previously suggested that they should try the effect of Queen Caroline 's ‘ Christmas trees ’ — young fir trees set in tubs and put upon the table or in a window seat and then decked with penny candles . |
| 21 | Her mind still racing , she glanced down at the map on the passenger seat and then headed towards the road that would take her to Mountpelier Lodge . |
| 22 | As a boy , he was an excellent horseman and also became on good terms with a tribe of Sioux Indians . |
| 23 | This feeling was greatly strengthened when , six months later , Sir Robert was again approached about the Suez programme and again asked for it not to be shown . |
| 24 | Other girls at Group included ‘ Jolly Molly ’ — plump and good-natured ; Harriet , who was trying to improve her mind and always listened to the afternoon plays on BBC radio ( relayed to each hut over the Tannoy system ) ; Veronique , who was stage-mad and had a friend in the current London production of Lady Windermere 's Fan , and dough-faced Olive ( more about her a bit further on ) . |
| 25 | Sometimes , of course , all that had arisen was a lump of anxiety in her throat at being interrupted for so long in the middle of work which required a high degree of concentration and often had to be done to a deadline . |
| 26 | Patients developing such features ( n=6 ) were excluded from the study and gradually weaned onto a normal unrestricted diet . |
| 27 | Graham climbed from the car and instinctively ducked as a mortar exploded in the distance . |
| 28 | Ben drew up the car and then glanced at Zoe . |
| 29 | The woman , whose hands were still bound , clambered from the back seat into the front of the two-door car and then struggled to safety . |
| 30 | She watched her mother get into the car , but she remained standing by the open door until Lizzie had turned the car and then disappeared down the drive . |