Example sentences of "[adv] and [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having gently and efficiently helped Luce into a loose cotton nightdress , the housekeeper was just tucking in the light counterpane when another knock heralded the doctor . |
| 2 | Ursula turned away and instantly caught Charlotte 's eye . |
| 3 | A woman who would tackle the hardest tasks for those she loved , who met life head-on and never cried craven . |
| 4 | Mothers who were sweated workers were believed to produce physically and mentally enfeebled offspring which endangered the future of the race . |
| 5 | The Japanese introduced them anyway and thereupon gained market dominance through the much higher quality achieved . |
| 6 | The studio system that had allowed film to become a vibrant force commercially and aesthetically gave way to a newly wrought independence . |
| 7 | Dorothy had glared phlegmatically around and said that would teach the silly little wretch to wander off on his own ; it was Helen who had rushed to and fro and eventually found Edward , white with shock , cowering beside one of the tills . |
| 8 | These magnetic anomalies were found to be hundreds of kilometres long and typically 20–30 km across , and it initially seemed that they were caused by alternating bands of weakly and strongly magnetized rocks . |
| 9 | ‘ There was glass on the floor , but she seemed to be all right and so did Prince William . |
| 10 | But she got too old eventually and so did Dick and Snip , so we had to send them away . |
| 11 | The general advisory council , which helps the board of governors on policy , met yesterday and strongly criticised Mr Hussey for hiring Mr Birt under conditions which allowed him to be paid as a freelance , thus avoiding tax . |
| 12 | And more and more said Marx , society 's splitting into these two groups . |
| 13 | Lately Ohly excavated further and also removed Thorwaldsen 's restorations ; and succeeded in arranging the surviving remains in what must be very close indeed to the original scheme : a revelation . |
| 14 | During the year the division increased its stake in Spanish concern Grupo General Cable SA ( CI No 1,996 ) also and also acquired KWO in Germany ( CI No 1,874 ) where it reckons the ‘ medium term ’ growth prospects are strong . |
| 15 | ‘ We went home on the Friday evening of the move and turned up a few days later and just started work — it was great ! ’ |
| 16 | FRANCIS Ford Coppola staked everything on Apocalpyse Now and almost drove star Martin Sheen bonkers . |
| 17 | In the second half he moved forward more often and eventually created England 's second goal . |
| 18 | Woodruffe turned his head sideways and dimly saw Rogers sitting under the table , cross-legged , smoking . |
| 19 | The analysis itself will consist of a series of geographically and chronologically delimited case-studies , designed to cover a variety of periods between 1250 and 1500 and geographical areas . |
| 20 | Your precipitate action has well and truly fucked things up . |
| 21 | Wattana 's century followed in the tenth frame but he was able to win only one more as Hendry well and truly took control . |
| 22 | The Harrogate-born 26-year-old was given a free transfer by Leeds seven years ago and later joined Wimbledon for £70,000 . |
| 23 | It spread to the Chinese around 2 , years ago and then reached Japan where they cultivated it into the art form it is today . |
| 24 | Mahmoud went across and then beckoned Owen over . |
| 25 | Even in softly flowing ballets such as Monotone II where no impetus should be seen as deliberate , it must nevertheless be there and firmly controlled lf , for example , the two boys are to turn the girl sur pointe with her working leg stretched upwards and her head and body bent downwards over her supporting leg . |
| 26 | Claudia knew it was there and so did Dana , though she would n't admit it , and that bond was telling Claudia that Dana was in trouble . |
| 27 | While Mustakimzade is probably right that Fahreddin Acemi taught at Murad II 's Darulhadis , as will be shown , his construction of events-that Fahreddin Acemi taught there and then became Mufti on the death of Molla Fenari-is most unlikely since the Darulhadis of Murad II seems not to have been completed until 23 Sha'ban 838/24 March 1435 . |
| 28 | Richard Anthony Ainscough FCA , Michael George Battersby FCA , David Peter Bradley ACA , Ralph Burton Holden FCA , Donald Malcolm Lyon ACA , Brian Christopher Marsden FCA , Michael Harvey Townend FCA and Jeremy Newsom Stirrup FCA , all of Oakmount , 6 East Park Road , Blackburn who were found guilty of misconduct within the meaning of Bye-law 76(a) in force at the material time and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that they in Blackburn between 20 April 1991 and 7 September 1991 passed clients ' monies through the firm 's office account were each reprimanded and jointly and severally fined £750 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 29 | On May 3rd Khmers Rouges fighters staged their boldest offensive yet and briefly took Siem Reap airport . |
| 30 | The pug snuffled again and cautiously circled Dinah 's skirts . |