Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again it was the industrious O'Shea who played in a precise , low cross and Nick Wells raced in to strike an unstoppable left-foot volley . |
| 2 | The 27-year-old former road worker , who will leave his toddler son Liam with Joanna , swaggered off puffing an imaginary cigar . |
| 3 | It turned out to contain an unseen , jutting corner of the building , and as my shins crashed into it I barely managed to stifle my cry of pain . |
| 4 | In an effort to curb the man-eaters some very strange ruses have recently been attempted , including putting out dummy woodcutters wired up to give an electric shock . |
| 5 | She broke off to acknowledge an old man trudging by : ‘ Good day to you , Mr Ivey ! |
| 6 | Fairbrother went on to hit an unbeaten 64 and Lancashire roared to their third Benson & Hedges Cup Final in four years as Wasim Akram destroyed Leicestershire . |
| 7 | The Yankees went on to assemble an unequalled record of 22 World Series victories ; generations of Sox fans have not a single one to cherish . |
| 8 | He still went on to do an enormous lob over Coton 's head , and what seemed like half an hour later the ball sneaked itself over the line . |
| 9 | Mr Calfa went on to outline an economic programme which would be operational until free elections can be held . |
| 10 | Reshevsky went on to lose an interzonal play-off for the World Championship in 1964 and was beaten again in the quarter-finals four years later . |
| 11 | Gorbachev went on to give an emphatic answer in his keynote address to calls heard from both ends of the political spectrum for his resignation not just from the party leadership , but also from the presidency . |
| 12 | ‘ In the House of Lords he went on to make an outstanding contribution on Labour 's front-bench . |
| 13 | Again , as I recorded in a fieldnote , this assistant chief exhibited aspects of what I could only then describe as ‘ institutional paranoia ’ , when he went on to deride an unnamed social scientist who had been allowed research facilities inside a police force ( unspecified ) . |
| 14 | Canon Tydeman went on to offer an alternative interpretation of JAH-BUL-ON . |
| 15 | The PWA went on to achieve an impressive record in building schools , civic buildings and hospitals , but more rapid and extensive programmes of public works were required to provide relief for the millions who remained unemployed . |
| 16 | Tim , who has never been out of the top two in the competition in the last six years , then went on to clinch an exciting final by a narrow margin . |
| 17 | Mr Ashwell went on to present an inscribed plate as a token of gratitude to the hosts of the ceremony — the Hotel Management School at Leeuwarden . |
| 18 | These were collected by a stonemason , Hugh Miller ( 1802–56 ) , who became accepted as an authority on the subject and went on to become an outspoken critic of evolutionism . |
| 19 | Australia went on to win an exciting Test with Simpson ( 89 ) and Thomson the batsman ( 41 not out ) helping to set India 340 to win in the fourth innings . |
| 20 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 21 | Then I went in to face an English Corporal of ten years ' service , who had a bad reputation . |
| 22 | Quiss looked up to see an overhead cable-car system of what looked like lengths of knotted string and bits of chain , running through little metal wheels set in the ceiling and carrying , on small hooks , cups and mugs and plates ( so that was why they had a hole at the edge ) , forks and spoons and knives of every description . |
| 23 | Greg looked up to see an elderly man , with rimless glasses , droopy moustaches and a slight air of remoteness and authority . |
| 24 | We looked up to see an old man in a flapping gallibaya pointing to the eastern shore . |
| 25 | From whatever inaccessible pit of bitterness the words reached out to touch an empty place in her own life . |
| 26 | This is the 4.5-ton ‘ pod ’ , two of which are strapped to the belly of every Tornado aircraft sent out to disable an Iraqi airfield : the pod disgorges high-explosive bombs that leave craters , as well as anti-personnel bombs to complicate the task of clearing up the damage . |
| 27 | Anna stayed in the paddock , and her only contact with people was when she was chased into a yard and chute for worming and branding , or else had two legs at a time strapped up to facilitate an occasional trimming of her hooves . |
| 28 | The pit was nothing more elaborate than a series of planks chocked up to make an erratic knee-high circle . |
| 29 | Sister explained to me , ‘ The poor old dear 's in a fine twitter as she thought the bus was stopping , not starting — ’ Sister shot off to meet an anxious young woman with a baby in her arms and a small tearful boy hanging on to her skirt . |
| 30 | I suppressed so many feelings that I ended up having an emotional breakdown . |