Example sentences of "[vb past] [indef pn] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ate nothing until the day arrived , and all morning I waited impatiently for the coach . |
| 2 | However they received nothing when the cash distribution took place last week . |
| 3 | They heard nothing until the sound of the toilet flushing . |
| 4 | She was so wrapped up in the portrait that she heard nothing until the clink of glass told her she was not alone , and as she spun round she found Alain turning from pouring himself a drink . |
| 5 | He felt nothing as the angel bore him to the grave below , no pain as the solid granite drove shattered ribs deep into his lungs . |
| 6 | Not wishing to risk increasing instability , Franco adopted a familiar tactic : he did nothing until the panorama became clearer . |
| 7 | He said nothing until the machine was ready for take-off , moving forward to the main runway . |
| 8 | Having filled two glasses I sat and drank one while the storm was dying . |