Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A glass of milk and an apple when you got in and a smack if you were late . |
| 2 | We got in and the Negro driver gunned it away without a word . |
| 3 | He got in and the car pulled away . |
| 4 | After four years , Father Burgon moved on and the parish was given into the care of the Salvation Fathers . |
| 5 | It swam straight into my chest and bowled me over , thank God it swam on but the adrenalin was flowing so all I could think about was what sort of picture I 'd got . |
| 6 | The rain beat down and the wind was picking up . |
| 7 | At this stage Vigilant moved in and the suspect was boarded . |
| 8 | In response thousands of troops moved in and the war of attrition began . |
| 9 | He was a mere dot on the horizon when the sky clouded over and the storm broke . |
| 10 | Here the guard changed over and the train headed back eastwards to the coast . |
| 11 | The automatic barriers rose up and the cavalcade swept through to the Palace . |
| 12 | As the bus arrived at the airport a shooting brake drew up and a party of nuns got out of it . |
| 13 | She was relieved when the mini-cab drew up and the driver was not the usual small foreigner but a stern-looking English woman : Brian was not rude to people like that . |
| 14 | Often when a car drew up and an occupant approached to collect the keys he would hiss desperately to me , ‘ Is it ‘ How nice to see you ’ or ‘ How nice to see you again ’ ? ’ |
| 15 | The motor throttled up and the car screamed away . |
| 16 | Only when they moved out and the lease was surrendered did Vaughan discover that he had been a victim of Minton 's generosity and had been paying only half his fair share . |
| 17 | She jerked around and the wire stretched a little , but that was all . |
| 18 | The shivering group was quickly fuelled by big bowls of soup and glasses of wine and then , very suddenly , the sun beamed through and the cloud disappeared — everyone scampered for the lifts and we had the most wonderful afternoon imaginable . |
| 19 | Under Cause and Onset look at what has been happening in the preceding hours or days to the onset of the illness and consider the speed with which the illness came on and the order of events . |
| 20 | As the brakes came on and the flurry of activity again took in more passengers and luggage the old lady stood up and moved to the door . |
| 21 | The internal light came on and the radio turned itself on and blasted out heavy rock music at full volume . |
| 22 | During a mad session I finally made one after two weeks of trying and came down and a guy called Matt said ‘ Yeah you did it at last ’ . |
| 23 | Mike Vater could be forgiven for thinking we were running around like headless chickens but he was visibly relieved when the trailer back came down and the stove and dinner emerged . |
| 24 | The trees came down and the housing developments went up . |
| 25 | Her hand came down and the fire died out of her eyes . |
| 26 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 27 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 28 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 29 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 30 | The chimney was demolished , the mill race and arch filled in and the milling equipment removed . |