Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early in July , it also became evident that while the Austrian troops were falling back in collapse , German formations on the front fought stubbornly and retreated with discipline . |
| 2 | She peered at the tangle of brambles inside and shook with excitement : there was a perfect spider 's web today . |
| 3 | Proceedings were adjourned until July 11 , so that witnesses could be called , but the justices sitting on that date concluded that they had no power to consider the case afresh and proceeded to sentence . |
| 4 | The muscles of his legs and arms bulged alarmingly and shone with sweat as he braced himself against the bulkheads to study the small control panel . |
| 5 | Athelstan hardly recognised him : his face was a mass of sores , his hair long and matted with filth and vermin . |
| 6 | Joe tapped his fingertips together and looked from face to face . |
| 7 | She pulled herself together and went to bed . |
| 8 | The two falcons flew together and disappeared into cloud . |
| 9 | Some premonition alerted her subconscious ; earlier disquiets and a vague sense of unease came together and focused into fear . |
| 10 | The RFC machines — mainly BE2s , Bleriots and Henri Farmans — operated individually and came under attack not by enemy aircraft but by artillery , and even by rifle fire from their own troops . |
| 11 | ‘ And 12s to 50s lasted longer and stayed in tune better , ’ chips in Keith , ‘ so you did n't have to change them as often . |
| 12 | She crumpled it , threw it away and went to bed . |
| 13 | Then he turned away and went to sleep and I lay there and wept , feeling an absolute failure ’ . |
| 14 | Then , when Hyde thought the driver was beginning to suspect something , he sent the taxicab away and continued on foot . |
| 15 | Then he took his arms away and roared with laughter and drew comic glasses round her eyes on the glass . |
| 16 | This time the German fighter dived away and headed off north . |
| 17 | But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . |
| 18 | His large family lived on the floor above and scampered between hotel and home by climbing through a window and up a fire escape . |
| 19 | With her mother 's reluctant approval , she gave up her easy life ashore and went to sea , a career she was to follow for almost 50 years and which was to bring her lasting fame . |
| 20 | Ewen Mackay was still tying up when we nosed gently in to rub shoulders with Stormy Petrel , and Neil jumped ashore and turned to hand me out . |
| 21 | I fell indoors and crashed into Mum . |
| 22 | When dry the assemblies can now be gauged exactly and planed to width . |
| 23 | I went outside and stood in front of the police station , which was set on a hill . |
| 24 | Gabriel nodded furiously and gabbled with relief : ‘ It was no good pleading with him . |
| 25 | They said he answered some of their questions sarcastically and spoke in Russian , even though he is bilingual and the questions had been put to him in Moldavian . |
| 26 | she brought more moss still and pressed into shape with in the same way . |
| 27 | The prince limped from the polo field at Smith 's Lawn , Windsor , yesterday and lay in agony on the sidelines after straining his back . |
| 28 | THE family of a father mown down by a suspected drink-driver wept at his funeral yesterday and spoke of forgiveness . |
| 29 | He pushed the pad aside and began to type again . |
| 30 | I took a taxi home and went to sleep . |