Example sentences of "and ordered a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The election commission has therefore countermanded voting in several seats and ordered a re-poll in more than 1,000 booths . |
| 2 | At the Ecu de France , Charles behaved a little recklessly and ordered a second bottle of wine , which surprised Clarissa . |
| 3 | The committee upheld the protest and ordered a replay on April 21 at a neutral venue . |
| 4 | I stopped in a little restaurant and ordered a hot dog by pointing at a picture of one that hung over the greasy counter . |
| 5 | But may I point out to you , Dr. Briant , that I for one — and I think it likely that the audience feels much as I do — find the material you are giving us in so admirably concise and ordered a manner is not as intelligible as it might be , since we are ordinary simple souls ? |
| 6 | After a few minutes , he went into the saloon and ordered a coffee which he drank standing at the bar . |
| 7 | It was with a sense of relief that he made his way alone into the bar and ordered a glass of champagne . |
| 8 | He sat down at a table of one of the outdoor cafés in the square and ordered a glass of wine . |
| 9 | Down went Alvar Salvadores in great haste , and ordered a bell to be rung which was a signal for two hundred knights to make ready ; for the history saith , that the Cid , by reason that he was alway in war , had appointed such signals for his people , that they knew when one hundred were called for , and when two , and so forth . |
| 10 | Peter called the waitress over and ordered a large brandy . |
| 11 | Police sealed off the road to the cliff top when it became jammed with traffic and ordered a helicopter to circle the wreck to deter looters . |
| 12 | He trudged on , stopped at a tavern , and ordered a drink ; then another . |
| 13 | Judge Pryor granted her costs out of central funds and ordered a refund of the £5,000 she had put towards her defence . |
| 14 | On 3 February he was brought before a judge who noted bruises on his chest and ordered a medical examination . |
| 15 | But in July the Appeal Court quashed the conviction and ordered a second trial . |
| 16 | After the man had enjoyed his trip to the pub , Judge George Shindler sacked him , sent the rest of the jury home and ordered a retrial that could cost thousands . |
| 17 | Feeling a bit of a jape coming on , they went in and ordered a veggie omelette . |
| 18 | In Bayeux we found a florist and ordered a wreath in the shape of an RAF roundel . |
| 19 | When someone says ‘ We went to a bar and ordered a drink ’ , plain men and parsing specialists all agree that the sense of ‘ bar ’ in question is a drinking place and not a rod of iron . |
| 20 | He snapped his fingers at the barmaid and ordered a brandy . |
| 21 | He broke off and ordered a prawn cocktail . |
| 22 | After hearing argument the trial judge acceded to those submissions and ordered a stay of proceedings . |
| 23 | On the defendant 's appeal , the Court of Appeal held that if the mother 's signature on the transfer was a forgery , the register could be rectified under section 82 of the Land Registration Act 1925not only against C. and D. but also against the building society , set aside the order for possession against the defendant and ordered a new trial to determine the facts regarding the execution of the transfer . |
| 24 | ‘ Come now , ’ Meredith protested , and ordered a whisky . |
| 25 | She struggled to the bar and ordered a pint and a half of lager . |
| 26 | He elbowed his way to the bar and ordered a lager and a ham sandwich . |
| 27 | Mr Swanson came in , greeted everybody , and ordered a rye . |
| 28 | She took herself off to the library , read all she could , and ordered a set of language tapes . |
| 29 | He slumped into the chair at the end of the table and ordered a servant to bring in a similar one for his nephew . |
| 30 | A lady phoned in saying she 'd been sitting in a café when some animal rights campaigners carrying collection tins arrived and ordered a meal . |