Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fran picked up her bag and went downstairs , remembering the last time she 'd got ready to go out with Luke . |
| 2 | Farnham played this entertaining friendly with only ten men , and they had to work hard to break down a useful Wokingham side . |
| 3 | The workshop had looked certain to shut down after the local authority withdrew its funding , but now it 's been given two months to persuade the private sector to come up with a rescue package . |
| 4 | But her wickedness could not be concealed , the earth had turned red to cry out against it . |
| 5 | Just as her husband had felt obliged to match up to the might of his guest by throwing his wealth into the balance , so she counteracted his fame with the successes of her only daughter ; and yet it was done so innocently , it was modestly done . |
| 6 | She had got stuck getting out of Belfast , and got lost trying to take a short cut round the traffic jam . |
| 7 | Had to leave early to pick up some ‘ After Sun ’ on way back to hotel . |
| 8 | He had to bend double to get through . |
| 9 | The speed of change was such that it had become difficult to keep up with developments of which perhaps ‘ we have not yet seen the end ’ . |
| 10 | However , I knew you would n't do it , so I had to get Lori to own up . |
| 11 | She dare n't become pregnant , so he had to make sure to come out in time . |
| 12 | If you wanted to use English to find out how many clerks you employed under 25 , your question would have to look like this : ‘ List Staff with age le ‘ 25 ’ and with position clerk ’ . |