Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The trio had abseiled down the shaft at about 12.30pm and it was after 9pm before Richard raised the alarm .
2 If they had agreed a price the deal would have gone through just as SMS found itself in so much trouble with Volvo [ SMS was forced to resign the $40m Volvo account in early 1991 , after it was discovered the agency was rigging performance advertisements ] .
3 For just when Gabriel thought he was rid of the devil-man , he saw them arguing at a distance , father and daughter ; Izzie pointing back towards the cart , Lucie shaking his head ; Izzie tugging on his arm , pleading , and her father pushing her away .
4 William Connors had briefed him many times in the past , yet Delaney even now , was unsure of just where Connors fitted into the scheme of things .
5 So she put on her pretty frock and the scent that smells of yesterday and Hywel took the dogs in the van and she waited .
6 I mean it 's like when Shirl comes through like when Shirl comes through you know , they know all know Shirl does n't like bad what it means .
7 This time she had been sent for urgently because Nigel had taken a turn for the worse — in fact , had nearly died after his peritonitis operation .
8 Thorpe played a vital role in defence and with Cleverly and Colston keeping the score moving .
9 Yeah it 's about time it were shaken up now that Labour Party er this government er , erm they 're agreeing to this , this has to be done and that has to be done you put notices up on buses all over Britain no smoking in the buses , now in the big restaurants they 're going to have to between now and July put notices up , no smoking in restaurants
10 Erm , if you feel that you are in any way upset by the distribution of schemes in this booklet as it stands , your chance is between now and March to get back to the officers and say , but what about mine .
11 The faint murmur of voices could be heard from inside as Jennifer talked to the nurse .
12 And we 're born se again spiritually from above as Jesus says in this chapter .
13 Jokes about the Ceauşescus abounded from soon after Nicolae became General-Secretary of the Communist Party .
14 Why had she never realised before now that Dana resented looking like her sister ?
15 Until four hours from now when Karel called Madreidetic .
16 The newt at Aughton is the emblem of Robert Aske , and it was from here that Aske set out in 1536 to lead the Pilgrimage of Grace against the religious reforms of Henry VIII .
17 I liked the rector of the er I 've got something in here that Irene sent for you , your family .
18 What if he were trapped in here until Vic returned , which might be soon ?
19 It just started from there and Michael said he liked the way I played and that he would help me along in the industry , and this was just before his career hit .
20 No one had known until then that Mona had footed the bill for the Mellor family at the Marbella villa .
21 You know she looks a lot more comfortable in there than Charlotte did .
22 It was apparently in there that MacQuillan ate his last meal .
23 It was hot and foetid in there and Owen had the ringleader brought upstairs for questioning .
24 For example , there is no conclusive evidence from anywhere that DDT has ever killed anybody , yet we have ample evidence that it has saved millions of lives .
25 Deirdre was plainly upset and would have droned on indefinitely if Fred had n't shut her up .
26 Since then while Oxford have continued to struggle Sunderland have sacked their manager and put together a winning streak which has brought the fans back .
27 The incident had never been referred to again and Dorothea did not believe that Alida would remember it .
28 " No , " Quiss said , shaking the attendant roughly so that the crownless brim round its cowl fell off , " I , " he shook it again , sending the thing 's hood flying off its head and revealing the smooth continuation of the mask over the creature 's skull , so that its little arms waggled trying to put the hood back on again as Quiss finished , " did n't . "
29 I knew at once that George foresaw a lawsuit .
30 He recognized her at once because Gabriel had pointed her out to him and he thought the boy must be young Hilaire .
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