Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should debate and argue at , at every level to ensure the local government receives the money available to provide efficient , effective services and , and not be subject to the whims of the market economy where cowboy contractors can come in and undercut in-house tenders in order to gain local authority services . |
| 2 | there was this er butchers , and I went in there and I got some sausages , oh , er nobody said anything about these sausages I just thought well I 'd better take something back for Fred 's dinner so I went in and got these sausages , well they were the nicest sausages I 've ever tasted in my life |
| 3 | In 1953 , the coastal region was the site of one of Britain 's worst natural disasters when the tide surged in and caused extensive flooding and loss of life . |
| 4 | They looked furious when they saw our faces peering in and made frantic signs for us to close the curtains again . |
| 5 | She 'd bought some fancy underwear and was showing it to Franca and I came in and made some remarks . |
| 6 | The happiest results came when householders gave their evacuees time to settle in and made some attempt to understand their cultural differences . |
| 7 | Marek eyed them up his nose for a moment , breathed in and recited two verses , his head flung back , his eyes damp . |
| 8 | Now children am I right in thinking that when Mrs came in and took some lessons with you when I was on a course that she taught you how to count up to thirty ? |
| 9 | While Dreadlocks held him hard another man — gold incisors glinting — stepped in and pulled open Estabrook 's coat , then reached in to empty his pockets with the speed of an illusionist . |
| 10 | Two handlers stepped in and stood either side of a scratched line . |
| 11 | to get you away when I bust in and found Old Red chatting you up ! |
| 12 | By this time I was frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog in walking boots with the effort of running in the heat , so I gave in and resumed normal speed . |
| 13 | At Mohnyin ten convalescent officers and twenty-eight men , the two faithful sergeants and myself got off the hospital train and made for the hospital of the BCMS where Dr Russell and the two nursing sisters took us all in and gave medical treatment to those needing it . |
| 14 | A BANNED driver who mowed down and killed five youngsters in a high-speed chase was jailed for a maximum of five years yesterday . |
| 15 | I had no idea there was a class distinction , having lived in a sort of world of my own , and when I went to meet his parents in his house in Bromley , I 'd never been to such a small , little house where all the chairs had those things on the back where you catch the Brylcreem and you sat down and had high tea . |
| 16 | When I knocked and entered , Ira , with a broad smile on his face , reached down and produced two glasses and a bottle of Okanagan wine which we were soon sipping . |
| 17 | If we go back about two years , a little bit more than two years now , we sat down and considered those areas which were most important to us in developing a new accounting package . |
| 18 | He flagged a waiter down and grabbed two drinks from the silver tray . |
| 19 | Studies in France and other countries had revealed the extent to which forests were being cut down and showed that deforestation had a range of harmful consequences . |
| 20 | They strode down and found more news already arriving . |
| 21 | And then , before them all , he bent down and gave Brown Owl a kiss . |
| 22 | Having systematically run down and denigrated public services since 1979 , they now expect the country to be grateful for being offered lower standards of service than we used to enjoy , and ones that are derisory in the light of what is enjoyed in many other European countries . |
| 23 | I was very puzzled why she fell down and decided some plaster must have fallen on her . |
| 24 | Buster Watson was expected to win the 100 metres , but I came through and clocked 10.4 seconds for a personal best and a county record , which still stands . |
| 25 | This bomb came through and whacked this barrel and it took the side of his head away and dragged him to the end of the ship . ’ |
| 26 | Eric had rolled over and had one hand under his head , the other over his eyes . |
| 27 | Two years ago today , an Israeli lorry driver ran over and killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip . |
| 28 | She leaned over and touched old Freitas again . |
| 29 | Hārkini rushed over and wrapped both arms round his thigh , burying her face deep in the folds of his matted wool trousers . |
| 30 | It appeared behind a clump of dead plants , ran over and stopped five metres from them . |