Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the outbreak of the War restricted their entry into service , and the new sun saloons which were delivered between August and October , got little use in their first season . |
| 3 | But I said there was a lot lower than you got only passes in your grade . |
| 4 | They became so engrossed in their chattering , that they did not notice a customer who came up behind them . |
| 5 | Later that night he became so engrossed in his studies he completely forgot about it . |
| 6 | A COACH , who became so incensed with his opposite number at an U8 match in New Zealand , has been banned for three years for punching and knocking him unconscious with the result that specialist surgery might be required for a fractured cheek bone and other complications . |
| 7 | Drinkers at Peter Kavanagh 's in Egerton Street , Toxteth , Liverpool , became so attached to their papier mache guy featured in last night 's Echothey launched a petition to save him . |
| 8 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 9 | June and Robert Braithwaite achieved much better intercourse both in and out of bed when she learned to understand and value his greater need of physical sensation and he became less worried by her being different and placing a lower value on physical experience . |
| 10 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 11 | The four study populations reported on differ in their dates of birth as well as in their ages , with the oldest study populations being born earliest . |
| 12 | As we all bundled in , the room seemed to get smaller , more like a cupboard really , and by the time the Hertfordshire team was packed in , it was standing room only and heaven help anyone who bent down to pull on their tights ! |
| 13 | The frowning policeman bent down to stare into his face . |
| 14 | Sally Ward moved in to live with her daughter 's family , on the opposite side of Egremont Street , and Peggy Burns went to live with her daughter Meg and her husband . |
| 15 | The urban poor tried valiantly to give to their dead a dignity they had scarcely known in life ; but the attempt often proved unavailing . |
| 16 | They promised not to speak to their wives of what the fairy had said . |
| 17 | Sets of spaces found not to conform to their specified relationships can be redefined or repositioned in order to reestablish those relationships . |
| 18 | She tried not to think of her overdrawn bank account and the credit cards she must n't use . |
| 19 | These days he tried not to think of his son too much . |
| 20 | Lee turned her head away , looked down at her own navel and tried not to think about her mother . |
| 21 | She tried not to interfere in her children 's lives . |
| 22 | The apple crumbled away to dust in his hand . |
| 23 | When the dance ended , he released her without a word and moved away to talk to his mother and sister , who had been crying passionately in the church as they watched Damian become Rachel 's husband . |
| 24 | Lorne tried feebly to stick to his final defence . |
| 25 | He himself rose early to talk with his Father and listen to his voice in prayer . |
| 26 | EACH GREENHOUSE WE SELL IS DESIGNED AND BUILT SPECIALLY DRAWING ON OUR LONG EXPERIENCE OF MEETING THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS . |
| 27 | The group broke up as they wandered off to see to their spouses , children or cups of tea . |
| 28 | Roddy Chalmers lifted his head from a table at Flaxton Hall , tried unsuccessfully to focus on his surroundings , and belched . |
| 29 | Again he tried unsuccessfully to struggle to his feet , but failed . |
| 30 | Dot pushed back the blanket , slid off Gloria 's lap and moved back to sit by her window . |