Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then moved on into Armenia , but on 10th June 1190 , while crossing the River Salef , his horse shied suddenly and Barbarossa fell and disappeared beneath the swiftly flowing waters . |
| 2 | The event was doubly significant : first , as a sort of dubbing to knighthood , the ritual demonstrated publicly that Charles as a grown man was now able to rule and ready to fight . |
| 3 | The car screeched away and Louise watched its tail lights disappear into the distance . |
| 4 | Tension existed even before Ceausescu came to power in 1965 , but relations between the two states have degenerated in a flurry of mutual recrimination , slander and public protest . |
| 5 | The Italian dirty tricks department worked overtime as Galvano 's management tried to scream ‘ no contest ’ , claiming a head clash caused the badly cut left eye that meant their man could n't go on after the third round . |
| 6 | The pound fell again as Mr Major insisted we will stay out of the ERM until it is reformed . |
| 7 | When they got to the Horseshoe Pass , where most of the Merseyside fans chose to watch , the break fell apart but Holden went on to win the special prime ( SIC ) 30 seconds ahead of the rest . |
| 8 | The car purred away and Kelly relaxed in his seat . |
| 9 | The President knew well that Diem 's rule was both repressive and corrupt , but the idea of an alternative government made up of members of the opposition National Liberation Front ( NLF ) and including some Communists was rejected by the Americans . |
| 10 | The Environment Department said yesterday that Mr Patten could not agree with the inquiry inspector 's judgement that the needs of the historic house justified the introduction of unacceptable shopping developments in the countryside . |
| 11 | Dot waited quietly till Gloria emerged from the jostling crowd holding up a fawn coat , triumphant like the A.R.P . |
| 12 | Arlene 's mouth twitched slightly but Paula did not notice it . |
| 13 | This fresh blow came just as Exxon felt it was struggling free from the morass of the Alaskan spill . |
| 14 | The mood changed dramatically when Mr Lamont announced his extension of value added tax to domestic fuels , which ignited Labour shouts of : ‘ Resign ! ’ and : ‘ Cheat ! ’ . |
| 15 | Despite worries expressed by connections last weekend about the fast ground , a stable spokesperson confirmed yesterday that Rusch de Farges will run under top weight of 11st 10lb . |
| 16 | Despite worries expressed by connections last weekend about the fast ground , a stable spokesperson confirmed yesterday that Rusch de Farges will run under top weight of 11st 10lb . |
| 17 | The girl grinned infectiously and Alyssia reluctantly smiled back . |
| 18 | The legal battle began shortly after WPP acquired J. Walter Thompson , the Madison Square agency , for $544m in July 1987 . |
| 19 | The afternoon rehearsal started late because Meredith was at a working lunch in Rose 's office . |
| 20 | Shortly after , the Watch Committee decided unanimously that Henry Peck was no longer the man they wanted for Chief Constable . |
| 21 | They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up . |
| 22 | According to Prokopchuk , West German intelligence knew exactly where Bormann was living in Paraguay . |
| 23 | From that day on , nothing about the mill went well -unless Neva had a hand in it . |
| 24 | The Reverend van Gogh 's servant girl remembered later that Vincent , who had turned a ground floor room into a makeshift studio , would sometimes work all night . |
| 25 | Work continued apace and Colonel von Donop appeared again on 21 December to inspect the final section , which he did in car No. 36 . |
| 26 | Unreality supervened again as Argentina fired its President Galtieri and called for the immediate withdrawal of British forces . |
| 27 | THE Tottenham Hotspur board confirmed yesterday that Terry Venables does not have a large budget for new players because of the high cost of bringing the ground up to the latest safety standards . |
| 28 | THE Tottenham Hotspur board confirmed yesterday that Terry Venables does not have a large budget for new players because of the high cost of bringing the ground up to the latest safety standards . |
| 29 | The wide , centuries-old oak floorboards on the landing creaked softly as Guy reached the top of the stairs and caught up with her . |
| 30 | Profitability in the main business rose further and Sanderson Kayser and other special steels held their ground . |