Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , it 's difficult to imagine how electric guitars were received in an environment where rock'n'roll did not exist . |
| 2 | Because the death-rate was high , marriages were usually short-term ; and divorce could be obtained where nature did not intervene . |
| 3 | But Carolyn , backed up by Phil Morris , hammered away at the point that furnishing fabrics were not like clothes , where customers did not expect to come back for more of the same . |
| 4 | Business deals would not be made where people did not know the other partner to the contract . |
| 5 | Lowell , in the real world again where music did n't impinge , was watching him keenly . |
| 6 | Other anecdotal evidence from pupils suggests that whether and how they use relevant knowledge might be dependent on their familiarity with the operations involved ; for example , several instances were observed where pupils did not use their knowledge of available lengths to estimate an unknown length . |
| 7 | Anna Patricia O'Neil was born at a quarter after two the next morning , so Denis did n't get his Patrick after all , nor even his Denis , but he got his much-loved and hard-worked Hana back and for that he was grateful . |
| 8 | Yes except you did n't , except parliament did n't see half of the effects of it Thatcher |
| 9 | Although Newton did not hinder the setting up of a programme in animal morphology under Balfour , he was suspicious of the laboratory-based discipline and played an important role in galvanizing the country 's amateur bird-watchers to form a network that could provide information of real scientific value . |
| 10 | Although Durkheim did not see economic developments as unimportant , for him they were in no way basic . |
| 11 | Except Flack did n't have a technique . |
| 12 | Nothing would equal that moment and although Richard did not fish every day , he caught a total of 24 fish of various types , during his holiday . |
| 13 | Moreover , the decision to establish institutes of higher education in every country except Powys did not materialize wholly in the form proposed in the outline plan . |
| 14 | The reader is both astonished and utterly convinced , as he is later on in the interview when Porfiry plays the dangerous game of saying he has got no real proof , he 's going on hunch and ‘ psychology ’ — so Raskolnikov had better confess . |
| 15 | The Ukrainian delegation also reiterated Ukraine 's refusal to form a common agreement with the other former Soviet republics on servicing the Soviet Union 's foreign debt , although Ukraine did not dispute responsibility for its 16.37 per cent share . |
| 16 | This was clearly sensible so Fenella did not argue . |
| 17 | Many of the delegates were later to become officers , and although Eva did not realise it at the time people in high places were again taking note of her presence . |
| 18 | And although Hugh did not recall ever having seen him before he answered contentedly . |
| 19 | The offer represented a massive 120% premium on the middle market price of 76p so directors did not have to think twice about taking it . |
| 20 | What was discussed between the two has not been revealed , although Tcherkassoff did modestly state to the press that ‘ the cheloviek in the white hat has a bigger following than I do . ’ |
| 21 | Hnag on … so Cooper did n't play in the ‘ 72 cup final then ? |
| 22 | All the participant states accepted ( although Turkmenistan did not sign ) motions tabled by Kazakhstan on ( i ) setting up a group of military observers as a collective CIS peacekeeping force for preventing and settling conflicts arising on CIS member states ' territory ; ( ii ) banning the use or threat of force between member states ; and ( iii ) collective action for the peaceful resolution of disputes and conflicts . |
| 23 | Not least because — although Colt did n't suppose that the Chairman had an inkling of his existence — Colt owed the Chairman his liberty certainly , possibly even his life . |
| 24 | Back in the early 1970s there were suggestions that some Auckland players were taking rather unusual medical treatment , although steroids did not seem to be involved then . |
| 25 | ‘ The bastards who planted it were hiding in the trees , so Donald did n't see them and could n't have expected what was about to happen . |
| 26 | Although Sharir did not confirm his defection until April 7 , Peres informed President Chaim Herzog on April 4 that he had succeeded in gaining a majority and intended to request that the Knesset be reconvened from its Passover recess for a vote of confidence . |
| 27 | Nonetheless , the absence of labourers is more apparent than real : the local practice of not assessing goods of less value than £2 did not mean that any personal property owned by people of the labouring sort was generally ignored , for a good many men later taxed on wages owned goods worth anything up to £10 in 1522 , which ( unless perhaps having disposed of , say , a beast or two ) they managed to conceal from the taxman and convince him that they had nothing but the minimum in wages . |
| 28 | Although Leonard did not have a contract with the company , he was a director for life . |
| 29 | ‘ I think they 're getting ready for the Second Front , ’ Sarah told Maureen , ‘ although Joe did n't say so . ’ |
| 30 | In Cuba , although Castro did not receive the support of the colonos as a class before 1959 , half his fighting force was made up of peasants from the Sierra . |