Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
| 2 | Capt Forgrave 's citation said he ‘ became widely respected by all sides as a courageous , totally honest and highly capable officer . ’ |
| 3 | Most LEAs reported that they had a curriculum policy or were developing one ; they consulted widely including with governing bodies ; they now recognised the importance of ‘ breadth ’ and ‘ balance ’ , and the need for relevance of the school curriculum to the world outside . |
| 4 | This took place mainly in sediments of the marginal platforms which became subaerially exposed during low stands in sea-level . |
| 5 | I became intimately acquainted with some of those I met , and the lives and habits of many others naturally came under observation . |
| 6 | The Northern state became wholly dominated by protestant loyalists and became extremely coercive in its dealings with the substantial catholic — nationalist remnant within its borders . |
| 7 | In March 1982 the Daily Telegraph suggested that ‘ we need to consider why the peaceful people of England are changing … over the 200 years up to 1945 , Britain became so settled in internal peace ’ . |
| 8 | Sutton people became so enraged about this , that the Pope eventually became involved . |
| 9 | Bermuda became extremely vexed in 1973 , when the local Black Power movement ambushed and killed the then Governor , Sir Richard Sharples , and his aide-de-camp in the gardens after dinner . |
| 10 | We got together to practise in 1985 , and I wanted to do it then , but I do n't really have a drive to do it now . |
| 11 | Householders unaware of Sabbath conventions caused much discomfort to their young guests until they became better informed about Jewish religious observances . |
| 12 | We found little staining with anti-A antibodies in the biliary epithelium of the normal and disease control groups , although the H antibodies stained the biliary epithelium well . |
| 13 | Nick warmed up his caddie career from 1971 to 1974 carrying Archer 's bag , and then moved on to work for Australian Bruce Crampton until 1977 , when he moved on to another Australian , Graham Marsh . |
| 14 | Unable to investigate further the boundary between body and spirit , Crookes moved on to work on that mysterious borderland , as he called it , of matter and energy . |
| 15 | Peake arrived at the Victoria Ground highly recommended by Little and Pool boss Alan Murray said : ‘ Now we know why . |
| 16 | There was a long silence during which she tried desperately to think of some further topic of conversation — just to keep him here a little longer . |
| 17 | ‘ I tried not to listen to all that dirty talk , but the truth is a couple of suggestions left me wondering … ’ |
| 18 | Alyssia tried not to sound like one of those sceptics , but how she wished that she had decided to go into Nice instead and do some shopping . |
| 19 | Frankie stared at the floor and tried not to think of all the things he might have done , or failed to do , to cause this latest upset . |
| 20 | He tried not to think of that other night , more than five years ago , when he and Ebenezer had walked this same path , on their way — or so they thought — to release Izzy Kleiber . |
| 21 | A subsequent study of second cancers following anal and cervical cancer found further support for this aetiological link . |
| 22 | Like Maurice , with whom they had some affinities , Nevin and Schaff had a horror of party-spirit and sectarianism , and also of the individualism they found deeply entrenched in much American Protestantism , especially in the revivalist movements which came more and more to the fore through the nineteenth century . |
| 23 | Pete nodded and moved off to look for some more of Bob Ivie 's jungle juice , and Diane eased her way through into the ballroom . |
| 24 | I tried repeatedly to explain at public meetings that we were not sex police and not in the least concerned with people 's morals . |
| 25 | The main effect was to reclassify Coats ' £98 million Euroconvertible preference issue as debt , which knocked profits by £12.9 million and bumped up gearing by 20.4 per cent to 53.5 per cent . |
| 26 | According to the New York Times of Dec. 29 the KIO , which had managed an investment portfolio of $100,000 million from London , had seen " nearly 80 per cent of its huge Fund for Future Generations … used up to pay for bad investments and Gulf War expenses " . |
| 27 | His hands did n't roam , did n't take liberties that she might not have wanted him to take ; only his head moved , his mouth , as he kissed her first one way , then another ; drew her lower lip , infinitely gently , between his ; sampled the top lip , her tongue ; moved languidly to approach from another direction . |
| 28 | ‘ We always wore trunks or pants when we went in the river , but just once , I stopped out to wash on one of the river beaches with nothing on , and went in just at the edge to rinse myself down . |
| 29 | He tried now to think with savage pleasure of the dismay likely to afflict his mother , once her female companions heard of it . |
| 30 | The results of the special analysis of the After Redundancy study reported here add to previous research by showing that early retirement must be seen , not only as an alternative to secure employment , but as economic insecurity as well . |