Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [noun sg] [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been the deliberate policy of the Supplement to give these the prominence they lacked during the period when the OED was being edited . |
| 2 | He had very red hair and a pale complexion with masses of freckles all over his face , he was very popular with everyone and lived for the day when he could join the Army , particularly the Camerons . |
| 3 | When the surviving Romanovs asked for the house where the Tsar was killed to be turned into a museum , Yeltsin and his Politburo colleagues had it demolished . |
| 4 | Maggie sat with the others and Natasha made for the bar where Muriel , an orange-haired dragon somewhere in her seventies , held sway as chief barmaid . |
| 5 | Growth in the size of the legal profession occurred during the time when consumer movements were coming of age . |
| 6 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 7 | Only they were men , scattering , seeking cover as they moved towards the place where he was hiding . |
| 8 | Therefore , those ‘ events ’ which enhanced the desired end must be designated ‘ good ’ , and moved into the position where they are acknowledged to be the very origin of the concept of ‘ goodness ’ . |
| 9 | Randall smiled again with a hint of mockery , settled the bet and turning away with his kerchief pressed even more firmly to his nose , moved into the cockpit where the cock-masters were preparing their birds for the fight . |
| 10 | He staggered into the station where he was assisted by Irish Rail staff . |
| 11 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 12 | Slowly , Emily rose from the chair where she had seen her father seated many times , not knowing the problems he faced or understanding how troubled he was . |
| 13 | Reference to pre-Chelsea days are rare , but Miller described in the Dictionary how he grew Monthly Roses ( the Autumn Damask ) in his original Southwark Nursery ; under glass against a warm wall , ‘ using dung placed against its backside , as practised by raising early fruits ’ , to produce roses in February , for which there must have been a ready market . |
| 14 | Miss Evans moved from the sink where she 'd been all this time , standing quite still , and started to clear the plates from the table . |
| 15 | Nearby , at Buckler 's Hard , we wandered in the village where Lord Nelson 's wooden warships were built . |
| 16 | It also failed to deal with the unreasonably short times for notices of claims against carriers ; and it did not reverse the burden of proof that weighed upon the shipper whenever the carrier claimed the application of seemingly valid exculpatory clauses . |
| 17 | It could be due to the mild weather that occurred in the autumn when the lambs were conceived , he said . |
| 18 | From Stop Your Fussin , with a subtle reggae beat to the haunting Where 's The Ocean and finally the memorable Let The Rain Come Down , insinuating animation and acquiescence from a failed relationship , the album is tremendously good and truely ambitious . |
| 19 | ‘ God , I hope so , ’ Whitlock said then got to his feet and moved to the balcony where he looked out over the illuminated New York skyline . |
| 20 | Bernard dug his hands into the pockets of his dressing-gown and moved to the window where he stared across the lawn at the empty swimming pool . |
| 21 | Her mind ran on the wedding celebrations as she moved to the window where a stray shaft of sunlight , escaping through the thick cloud , threw a beam across the parquet floor . |
| 22 | And from the cities they moved to the forest where their attitudes to the locals were as racist as Limeño attitudes were to them : to the extent that David observed , ‘ Tropical cultures are disappearing faster than the rainforests themselves . ’ |
| 23 | He moved to the side where he could watch the operation . |
| 24 | On Monday she finally knelt on the ground where he was killed and placed a wreath to his memory . |
| 25 | I knelt on the carpet where I 'd sat earlier , |
| 26 | Jonathan described to the court how in August 1991 he had been given a blackcurrant drink made by Allitt . |
| 27 | The rock towered on the horizon where the posts had been . |
| 28 | Her words scarcely registered with Anne as she knelt beside the bed where her mother lay , perspiration running down her white face and small moans escaping her as she was fiercely gripped by pain . |
| 29 | After the beating , Neil staggered to the road where he was rescued by a motorist . |
| 30 | But this performance sagged at the point where it should have taken off , the Dance Song . |