Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 I assaulted this position from every angle , ranging from thoughtful analyses of the male mid-life crisis , its nature and origins , to sweeping ad absurdum dismissals in which I demonstrated that by the same token Trish and Brian were equally culpable , because if they 'd gone out for the day I would have stayed at home and we would never have met in the first place .
2 We found that for the same journey in the same conditions , our average mpg shot up to 52 .
3 Charles rose and after a few mumbled words about thanks , and keeping in touch , and being cheerful , and seeing himself out , he left .
4 She smiled down at him and realized that in the few weeks he 'd been with her he had not only put on weight but had grown a few inches in height too .
5 This was a difficulty which Mrs Thatcher , though far more able , intelligent and industrious than Kinnock , failed except at a few critical moments , to surmount .
6 Sam obeyed and at the same time felt Rose grasp the tail of his own .
7 But , as Action on Smoking and Health predicted that within a few years the majority of companies will have smoking policies , Roger Stubbs , deputy managing director of MORI , warned a confrontation is looming between ‘ green consumers ’ and ‘ smoking civil libertarians ’ who insist aggressively on their right to smoke in public places or at work .
8 It is therefore no surprise that local opposition to the LDDC has continued for over eight years now , even though the first chairman of the LDDC , Nigel Broackes of Trafalgar House , predicted that within a few years local opposition ‘ will not exist ’ .
9 It commented that in the latter " there is lacking a clear legal procedure for the justification and terms for the use of the armed forces of the USSR inside the country when no state of emergency has been declared " .
10 He turned and after a few seconds said :
11 Her mouth opened and after a few moments a strange ululation sounded , a despairing cry , a death cry .
12 It is meant both to set out extraordinary expenditure which was how it arose but at the same time John pointed out that it might be a good thing if we also had an indication of the routine procedures and so therefore they are now set out in one document and are for your er final approval .
13 He dialled and after a few rings a female voice answered .
14 ‘ Of course I would have liked to have taken 50 or 60 wickets , but I felt that in the latter part of the season , I proved my fitness once and for all .
15 The foliage in the park was turning to burnished gold and Rachel knew that in a few short weeks the temperature would drop , the leaves would fall and once again her favourite time of year would be over .
16 So she knew that in the few years since she had last been in England great changes had begun to take place from some of which she might clearly benefit .
17 The guards knew full well what was happening and we knew that after a few days they were likely to get heavy about it .
18 Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle .
19 Fleming sought help in identifying the mould from the mycologist La Touche , who worked in the same building and who thought that of the many species of Penicillium , it was most like Penicillium rubrum .
20 Sometimes I thought that within a few months I would be back in Le Court , because I did not think I could continue .
21 Emily felt a flash of irritation , she had insisted that the shoemaker 's daughter take the boots away to be soled and heeled and at the same time she 'd had a fitting for some new slippers .
22 Their talk and behaviour took a slightly different form from ours just as their uniforms did and for the same reason but their major premises seemed to be the same .
23 Pete suggested that in a few days ' time he could take her out to the nearest big town on the coast , and there she could look for clothes in the department stores and check out the library for the addresses of any useful organisations or people to contact .
24 Too stunned to be furious , Maggie sat and after a few seconds of close and silent scrutiny Devlin Parnham sat too , facing her across a magnificent Persian rug , with the fire banked as high as if it were mid-winter .
25 It recognized and at the same time limited the importance of Egypt , Mesopotamia and above all Iran .
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