Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is believed that this giant carp is still within the lake , and will not be caught until Frederick reigns again . |
| 2 | Consider for example , that ( Fig. 7.6 ) will be parsed as Europe lie rather than your reply , since is matched to the long word Europe and is matched to lie . |
| 3 | After a flat spell , Celtic were again in charge of the game and the match was won when Payton struck twice inside a productive three-minute period . |
| 4 | Much still remains to be done before Burma becomes once more her happy and prosperous self , but much has already been done . |
| 5 | Judges from the 9th Circuit issued two further stays on April 21 , the last of which was granted after Harris had actually been strapped into the gas chamber . |
| 6 | ‘ The water reservoir was not built when Dickens stayed here , Gwendolen , ’ said Sir Thomas smoothly , smiling at Angelina . |
| 7 | ‘ But my dear girl , you do n't know these other pupils , ’ she had said when Eve had politely requested that she should not be put in a public position of a non-fee-paying student . |
| 8 | His laugh was sharply curtailed when Ace lunged forward , snatched his rifle from hands that were too surprised to grip it tightly enough , and smashed him in the groin with the butt . |
| 9 | With a minute to go , justice was done when Ford sent home his second penalty . |
| 10 | This has to be anticipated although Socata have obviously learnt a lesson from their earlier ranges — now there is an indent for the first stage and second stage is full flap . |
| 11 | " The Four Points were the most celebrated diplomatic achievement of the Crimean war " , but did not seem so at the time they were agreed because Nicholas had just begun withdrawing his forces from the Danubian Principalities . |
| 12 | The thick steering oar bent as Lachlan heaved angrily at it . |
| 13 | Haltingly she attempted to express her emotions and , not least , the sense of finality and despair she had known when Harry wrote so affectionately of the American girl , Cora-Beth . |
| 14 | His nursing care was gradually reduced as Stanley became more independent , but he continued to have a nurse in attendance overnight , when he was most likely to suffer the epileptic fits . |
| 15 | The final scene in the original trailer had to be cut because Lola screams passionately : ‘ I love it when he kisses me . |
| 16 | Weston and Seymour had gone before Rafeill struck again — Lampitt lbw for four — |
| 17 | She fielded two blows , then felt her left arm cut as Morthen struck swiftly , savagely ; then her left leg , so that she collapsed in a heap , struck three times on the left side of her body , bleeding , left to die . |
| 18 | He was raising it for a second hit when Nancy rushed forward and , seizing the piece of wood , threw it into the fire . |
| 19 | Ian had gone when Sophie went downstairs , and Joanna was sitting looking very pensive . |
| 20 | Whatever worries the LG family may have had were dispelled when Megan polled only 300 votes short of half the total cast . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , I know you wo n't believe me when I tell you that he doctored that fuel blend to make me look a fool , but one of the boys back in London knows ; he 's going to have my work independently checked before Jason gets home ! ’ |
| 22 | So I 've got ta get them cooked before Terry comes home . |
| 23 | During the practice , Prost had been impressed by both the McLaren and the Williams and his worst fears were confirmed as Senna pulled inexorably away and the multi-coloured Williams of Nigel Mansell began to move about in Prost 's mirrors . |
| 24 | That was renewed when Paul came home , and took her in his arms . |
| 25 | By 2010 or even sooner , will it have fallen as IBM has now ? |
| 26 | Spurs ' humiliation was compounded when Lineker mis-kicked wildly a few feet in front of goal and fell flat on his back . |
| 27 | The Seasiders still had n't adjusted as Linfield surged ahead 49 seconds into the second-half . |
| 28 | The shock was redoubled when Cardiff recognised yet another voice in that bedlam of torment . |