Example sentences of "and [prep] [adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 She tells him about her father — about how he stood on the cliffs in a flapping raincoat when she was a child and sang the whole of ‘ O Thou that tellest Good Tidings to Zion ’ over the roar of the wind and surf , and about how later she could not speak to him without irritation in spite of her love for him .
2 And for too long we 've been misled into believing that manufacturing and industry had become unimportant .
3 Their manpower requirements were planned in detail and they knew exactly when and for how long they needed additional workers .
4 Why they moved and for how long they stayed in Charlotte Square , however , is a mystery .
5 Why they do it and for how long they have , are anyone 's guesses .
6 But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it .
7 But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it .
8 Normally a knight expected to serve for about forty days a year at his own expense ; the terms of his service might also be restricted — when and where he served , and for how long he would stay after the forty days if the king paid him .
9 Thinking about the bars and wire mesh of her cage , and of how long she would have to be there , he nearly gave up the job there and then .
10 She felt disturbed ; thinking of the gleaming Karl with his polished manners and mannered poise , and of how once he had been a boy .
11 And from somewhere inside she felt a spurt of rebellious determination .
12 The first brimstone of the year is a messenger of spring , and from then onwards I am on the look-out until the very last peacock in October .
13 Kitsons ' first export order was in 1844 for Germany , and from then on they sent engines to countries in all parts of the world .
14 And from then on we started the real work and the real recording .
15 And from then on we did the double act .
16 and took over the mill and rationalised the business during the 50s and from then on we only sold branded products and compound feeds .
17 I went with Harry in the ambulance to Maidenhead hospital , both of us swathed in blankets , Harry also in a foil-lined padded wrap used for hypothermia cases ; and from then on it was a matter of phoning and reassuring Fiona and waiting to see the extent of Harry 's injuries , which proved to be a pierced calf , entry and exit wounds both clean and clotted , with no dreadful damage in between .
18 And from then on it steadily increased in volume as he produced those familiar songs with which he is most popularly associated , such as Granada , Cara mia mine , Sorrento and Tosti 's L'ultima canzone .
19 By the end of the first week 's dieting the scales will start to reveal the true story of your excellent rate of' weight loss , and from then on it will be downhill all the way to your ideal weight !
20 The missiles would come next ; and from then on it would be a far lower percentage of surveillance aircraft which returned safely .
21 Then I let him down and from then on it 's all a bit of a blur .
22 ‘ I felt good from the opening hurdle and from then on it was relaxation , relaxation .
23 ‘ I felt good from the opening hurdle and from then on it was relaxation , relaxation .
24 The first irradiated fuel will be dismantled in the new cell in January 1995 and from then on it will be available for alternative use with IFD 2 .
25 And from then on it had never happened .
26 In my very early childhood , it was in Mr Knight 's pony and cart ; but then Mr Lewarne had a motor car , and from then on he fetched us from the station .
27 John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness .
28 It might be that the traveller after a prolonged deadlock sees a picture of Bali on a magazine cover as he is walking past a newspaper stand , thinks ‘ I must go there ’ , the decision is made , and from then on he never wavers .
29 He took to it like a duck to water and from then on he 'd grill me for hours on end about the various types of plays , especially when we were watching it on TV .
30 The Old King would not do it and from then on he and his eldest son could not talk without quarrelling .
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