Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no doubt that information is held and manipulated in cytochemically encoded structures . |
| 2 | Instead his minders offered just enough to keep the hacks occupied , mainly in transcribing undecipherable tape recordings snatched on carefully marshalled visits , whose symbolism was either crassly self-evident or completely obscure . |
| 3 | ‘ Really , ’ exclaimed in heavily scandalized tones one of the few other passengers braving the last gusts of a salt-laden sirocco up on deck , an Englishwoman in an ample frock loud with different coloured daisies . |
| 4 | I sauntered along attractively named Wine Street , then came to a bridge over the rushing River Garavogue . |
| 5 | Mum did n't touch hers and when he came down neither did Jack . |
| 6 | In fairness Loreto never really counted against a Portadown side who were in control for most of the game , and came out thoroughly deserved winners . |
| 7 | It gave the Celts delightful chieftains , such as Lovernius who entertained hugely : " And when at length he fixed a day for the ending of the feast , a Celtic poet who arrived too late met Lovernius and composed a song magnifying his greatness and lamenting his own late arrival . |
| 8 | Appleyard and Lintell 's research in San Francisco showed how residents ' privacy diminished in heavily trafficked streets , their network of acquaintances shrank , their sense of personal territory was restricted and their interest in the street was curtailed by its streams of traffic . |
| 9 | Listric faults developed over suitably oriented lines of crustal weakness , giving rise to elongated zones of thickened sediment on their downthrown ( generally southern ) sides . |
| 10 | Some of the most gratifying comments referred to Nigel — such as , ‘ How you achieved that much wished objective said as much about your late husband as it did about you . |
| 11 | Agnes stood and looked around then caught Maxim 's thought by saying : ‘ What no rolltop desk ? |
| 12 | Those who did poorly often became teachers . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Good evening , Signora Stirling , ’ he said in strongly accented tones . |
| 14 | Minch had long ago taught Creggan to ignore this altogether as their food was never good and an eagle could only come to harm if he got involved with people in that way . |
| 15 | The Haug company had long ago established links with London , trading in textiles , and in doing so developing relationships with politicians , and with the Crown , by allowing credit . |
| 16 | Kraal had long ago warned Creggan that autumn was Slorne 's worst time but so far this had not proved so . |
| 17 | ‘ For his sake , I hope you 're right , ’ Graham said softly then followed Laidlaw down the hallway and out into the night . |
| 18 | They had seldom before entered Applecross café but on the few occasions before had been given , purely accidentally of course , some ‘ fat in five seconds ’ . |
| 19 | The US factories had evolved into organisations that set out tightly circumscribed jobs , fixed procedures , absolutely nothing in terms of flexible working , multi-skilling , employee responsiveness — any of those sorts of things — and they took a look at Japanese cost patterns and thought that American industry was just going down the plug . ’ |