Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1980s , the domestic industry opted almost exclusively to clone the DEC VAX , and when the company set up a subsidiary in Hungary in 1990 , it held off suing the key clone supplier , KFKI , in return for the firm handing over its customer lists . |
| 2 | Well , she 'd lost her bonus now , she observed ruefully to herself as the tall dark stranger turned once more to look at her and remarked in a scathing tone of voice , ‘ I would say that , considering the state your car 's in , about the only thing it 's good for is to be used as a battering-ram . ’ |
| 3 | After many trials with cross-spars and bridles , the Geisha flew well enough to win Joel a trip to Japan ! |
| 4 | The north Essex side did extremely well to beat Redbridge and Ilford by the handsome score of 4–1 in the semi-final , but the rugged nature of that game paid its price . |
| 5 | Building work got underway today to start the renovations for the Oxford Playhouse . |
| 6 | We were not gracious yesterday — especially as this child came so far to find us . |
| 7 | Whatever the case , the fact remains that the Defence Committee voted almost unanimously to appoint Franco Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist forces . |
| 8 | Angel left soon afterwards to start his studies at the flour-mill nearby . |
| 9 | The County Council had also now to increase its monitoring of dumping operations in response to community concerns . |
| 10 | Win an increasing feeling of horror , her gaze slid slowly upwards to rest in stunned disbelief on the hawklike features and deep-sea eyes of Dane Jacobsen . |
| 11 | It was only with the American-led development from the 1900s of geriatric medicine as a new specialty , followed in the interwar years by self-help books and clubs encouraging older people to keep fit , travel , keep working , and — at least from the 1950s — stay sexually active , that informed European opinion began once more to swing towards a positive view of ageing . |
| 12 | It was not long after that , though , that the rain decided once again to make an appearance and Ven decreed that it was in for the rest of the day . |
| 13 | The Open champion arrived early specifically to play nearby Pine Valley and he said : ‘ I played the par three course there twice on Thursday , which was great . |
| 14 | He usually stood on a little platform raised high enough to enable him to see over and past the cabins when the boat was moving . |
| 15 | And after these peoples , others had come : now and then , Davide passed , in a clearing in the grove , a stone hut , white and conical in shape , like the turbans of the Saracens who were overlords here long ago and who built these shelters for summer days when the heat in the grove swelled too burstingly to bear . |
| 16 | Greg had seen the posters around for some days , and on the evening before opening day he made it his business to pass by the warehouse and go in , for he was a paid-up member of the club , and lit seemed easy enough to fake a mistake about the members ' viewing day . |
| 17 | From this time onward , a kind of oscillating magnetism seemed ever more to bind the three brothers of Trazior , attracting each to one , and one to each , yet also — as well — repelling each in a bizarre negative of friendship . |
| 18 | But , as we have seen , regarding authentic Producers ' Co-operation as ‘ the rival doctrine ’ the Consumers ' Movement did little then to help , and so contributed to the inertia against which the industrial co-operative form has had to contend . |
| 19 | The Secretary of State sought earlier today to suggest that this comparative survey ’ Youth and work : transition to employment in England and Germany ’ somehow backed up the Government 's record . |
| 20 | The Supreme Soviet failed twice more to approve the bill before the successful vote on May 20 . |
| 21 | In the last few years , however , the Government began more frequently to provide a formal written response , and last year they undertook to respond in writing to all reports within two months of their publication . |
| 22 | A young industrialist stepped forward impatiently to make his case : ‘ I do n't see what you 're all making such a fuss about . |
| 23 | Those approaching graduation had even more to fear . |
| 24 | You 'll keep Marion constant company , and if she is — bothered — ’ her light voice paused just enough to give the word extra significance — ‘ you will tell me . |
| 25 | Motherwell took 27 minutes to create their first chance when Chris McCart carved out an opening for Joe McLeod , but the striker hesitated long enough to allow Brian Irvine to block the effort . |
| 26 | By the end of January , however , the three east European countries were moving vigorously towards an associate membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) ; on Jan. 30 the Hungarian parliament voted almost unanimously to accept NATO 's offer of associate ( i.e. non-voting ) membership , and further to seek " close and institutionalised relations with the Council of Europe and the European Community " . |
| 27 | As his hand started once more to ascend the bare slope of her thigh , she tightened , immeasurably , her knees , and his hand halted . |
| 28 | Her hand went so quickly to cover her profile and her mouth became so taut , he thought she was going to weep with the same energy . |
| 29 | One of the Australian diggers on the other hand went home early to apply his newly won knowledge to his home state of New South Wales . |
| 30 | The sergeant hesitated long enough to decide he would be wasting his time by further argument . |