Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the June elections , for the first time ever , they got together to block roads and occupy sites , demanding more land , and money for bilingual education . |
| 2 | They forgot about Tavett and moved on to discuss Pascoe and how , when they came to think of it , he had looked very like a man waiting for a major heart attack . |
| 3 | The details of this action are rather scant , but Domesday Book ( see below ) showed a distinct drop in recorded values along a line of country which suggests that the Normans moved quickly to subdue Lewes and then marched westwards to join up with secondary Norman forces landing in the Selsey area to take Chichester before moving towards the Saxon treasury at Winchester . |
| 4 | The disruption to the shipping and insurance markets is expected to be limited but British Telecom moved quickly to restore services and provide the affected companies with links to ensure that callers could dial the usual numbers . |
| 5 | The French bank used both search consultants and job agencies — depending on the level of the position — without in-house recruiting at all ; this was mainly for convenience , as they had no experience of recruiting or advertising for jobs in Britain . |
| 6 | In spite of City concern about the level of company debt built up to acquire Britoil and North American assets , BP has been a major capital spender in Scotland as part of its positioning to improve its long-term competitive position . |
| 7 | At the edge of the woods the crofters snatched up waiting spears and ready-strung bows to drive the Macleans back to the huts and the eager blades . |
| 8 | And I stopped up to watch snooker and it went on until after twelve |
| 9 | Yesterday , after Billy moved out to let Wayne and Monica in , the new owner said : ‘ I always knew mum was right . ’ |
| 10 | After being given clearance to land , Miranda , following her instructor 's directions , started her approach ; she throttled back to reduce speed and control her descent as she flew towards the threshold — the point just before she intended to touch down . |
| 11 | The miners agreed not to carry weapons and to control the use of mercury used to purify alluvial gold . |
| 12 | Limited which seemed mostly to involve advertising and but I 'd written off and told them their candidate was . |
| 13 | You 'd better inform Toronto and Montreal . |
| 14 | ‘ And Kate , the vacancy is now filled , but perhaps you 'd better take names and addresses of any applicants just in case they 're needed later . ’ |
| 15 | He 'd only met Bogie and I — over in the pub , the Dirty Duck , for about half an hour when he insisted on taking me round to Shakespeare 's birthplace . |
| 16 | At Van Dongen 's studio negro boxers sparred with the guests on Thursday afternoons , critics came in to drink liqueurs and Nina danced naked under a black veil . |
| 17 | The convent became more open , family and friends came in to share meals and conversation . |
| 18 | I 'd just won Wimbledon and wanted a lot of action , but there was nothing and nobody . |
| 19 | Safri cleaned up in the song awards , with Par Linghade judged best dance song and best cover song and Bomb The Tombi the best album . |
| 20 | A great bed with a dark carved headboard like an ecclesiastical panel reaching half-way up the wall , a chest of drawers supporting a mirror between brass pillars , a desk dropped open exposing drawers and pigeon holes stuffed with papers : these high-polished , sombre items , out of keeping with the rest of the house , subsided within the airtight hush of the room curtained and shuttered against the light . |
| 21 | I suppose I 'd best ring Scottie and see if he wants me to process something about a picture then ? |
| 22 | But he 'd always hated horses and he knew nothing about boats . |
| 23 | Bridie came home bringing Teddy and Danny with her as well as the twins . |
| 24 | He went for a job just after leaving school and the guy at the interview asked him if he 'd ever encountered prejudice and he said , ‘ Well , sometimes . ’ |
| 25 | His first ever race was in an MG-based special ; he 'd also raced Jaguars and Astons , Ferraris and Maseratis — and Healeys . |
| 26 | and I got back home , and somebody must have told him where we lived , he got my address from somewhere and he came up to see Irene and I . |
| 27 | The windows had a sly , mean look , and Fenella had the sudden impression that the Workshops were not workshops at all , but a single crouching monster , black and hard-backed and scaly on the outside , but possessed of roaring , flaming innards , so that every breath it took belched out hissing steam and curls and wisps of flame . |
| 28 | This could arise if the plaintiff suffered negligently inflicted injuries and then refused to have a blood transfusion because of his religious beliefs . |
| 29 | Which is precisely the time one of the store 's more regular customers dropped by to plead poverty and forgiveness . |
| 30 | But frantic Steve did n't hear them , accelerated forward to free Jacko and killed the cat on the spot . |