Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Our camera … got the closest shave and nearly crashed in the middle of the forest … |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | this was supposed to be celebrated after thirty years of rule and then tended to be held at more frequent intervals . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As a boy , he was an excellent horseman and also became on good terms with a tribe of Sioux Indians . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Patients developing such features ( n=6 ) were excluded from the study and gradually weaned onto a normal unrestricted diet . |
| 15 | Graham climbed from the car and instinctively ducked as a mortar exploded in the distance . |
| 16 | Ben drew up the car and then glanced at Zoe . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Zak 's intended scene of investigation into Angelica 's murder had been upstaged by the reality of the Lorrimores ' car and then aborted by the long stop at Thunder Bay . |
| 20 | The woman ran to a friend in college and immediately went to the Police for help … she 's now too frightened to leave college at night . |
| 21 | Professor Fletcher went on to become secretary of the Royal College of Physicians working party on atmosphere pollution , smoking and health , and the resultant report was a best-seller for the college and ultimately led to the founding of ASH . |
| 22 | Mademoiselle swept the desk with a searching glance and then turned on poor Mary-Lou . |
| 23 | For those who did n't go , they started off with a rather perfunctory ‘ Summer Babe ’ , trawled through most of the album and then went through two shambolic encores . |
| 24 | A young ‘ chic ’ girl placed herself in his empty place , fixing her eye liner in the fake sun light of the train , sighed as she looked around the carriage and then smiled to herself , there was obviously no competition so she failed to add an extra layer of lip-stick . |
| 25 | He 'd read the script and already seemed to be familiar with Joyce 's published material . |
| 26 | Next morning they attended the Requiem Mass for their dead colleague who had been dressed by the monks for burial and now lay in a new pine coffin in front of the sanctuary steps of the abbey church . |
| 27 | Their father Paddy , a former inter-provincial player , was a key member of the last title winning side and also figured on the double winning line up of 1966 . |
| 28 | She slewed her eyes furtively from side to side and then said with awed relish : |
| 29 | Eleanor glanced from side to side and then said in a low voice , ‘ It 's all right … what I told you about . ’ |
| 30 | Alexandra climbed carefully up the first side and then leaped from the top on to the grass below . |