Example sentences of "and [subord] [prep] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They met between George 's window and the open door at the end of the car and although at first they looked moderately at peace with each other , the encounter deteriorated rapidly . |
| 2 | A st'lyan ate up the ground like no horse he had ever encountered , and although at first he had estimated that a verst , the basic unit of Tarvarian distance , was equivalent to about a kilometre , now he realised that it was probably more than twice that . |
| 3 | Ecstatic scenes greeted Gordon Richards as Pinza was led to the unsaddling enclosure , and although to some he seemed oddly unmoved , he wrote subsequently that ‘ my mind was in a turmoil , and my brain perhaps a little numbed … the reception which the crowd gave me was something out of this world . ’ |
| 4 | The nun looked away from Millie now and towards the partition as she said in a voice little above a mutter , ‘ He bids us come , and if at first we do n't obey Him , His voice is insistent . |
| 5 | To preserve her anonymity they had agreed on the pseudonym Vesta , and if at first he had thought a few days in the East End might dampen her enthusiasm he had been proved wrong . |
| 6 | They 're hollow , and because of that they 're hard to keep in tune . |
| 7 | His interest in her had been obvious , and because of that she had discouraged it . |
| 8 | He was himself before the journalists — which the General had n't been — and because of that he came over well , that is unaffectedly . |
| 9 | And because of that it tipped Ruth 's heart so desperately she curled her arms around his neck and clung to him . |
| 10 | They wanted to learn and because of this they used and developed their skills — they measured , weighed , compared and counted , they kept notes and discussed their findings . |
| 11 | And because of this they are empowered . |
| 12 | And because of this we have a choice where to alter the theory when things go wrong at the observational level . |
| 13 | And because of this he has paid the price for my sins and your sins . |
| 14 | He was going to upset everything and because of this I hated him . |
| 15 | To this he answered ‘ Daphne , I respect you very much , and I respect your husband very much , and because of this I am going to tell you the truth . |
| 16 | By some bureaucratic error I was never recalled , and because of this I never became a Giovane Fascista . |
| 17 | I mention that this mechanical bird has three blades because we have here something of great importance for a photographer — the three blades are designed to give a far smoother ride than the two-bladed machine , and because of this it is possible to shoot at a speed as low as 125th of a second . |
| 18 | However , none of the pigments is question are used in the manufacture of Rexel Derwent products , pastels included , and because of this it has not been necessary to issue warnings with Derwent products . |
| 19 | However , none of the pigments is question are used in the manufacture of Rexel Derwent products , pastels included , and because of this it has not been necessary to issue warnings with Derwent products . |
| 20 | Neither Bradford nor his successors obtained a charter for the colony , and because of this it was absorbed into the much larger colony of Massachusetts in 1691 . |
| 21 | The receiver is not , however , obliged to fulfil existing contracts and because of this it is claimed that in this regard he is better placed than the company which of course must stand by its contracts . |
| 22 | Looking at Penguin er , it was a very difficult year but the profit you see was erm , is after providing for the losses up to the date we disposed of Smith Mark and also making further provision on , on er , leases when we moved out of the other buildings , centralized the editorial and er , administrative functions into one office and , and but for that you would see that the er , the Penguin profit would have moved ahead from the year before . |
| 23 | But then soldiers are supposed to put their country above their personal interests and but for this they would not have to obey their commander . |
| 24 | And when at last it drifts through the window and fluffs all round his feet and legs , even then he does not let himself be disturbed . |
| 25 | Alain was fascinated by the scheme and when at last it became a reality , he asked if he could take an active part . |
| 26 | Once , hearing an unaccountable noise in front of him , which ceased on the instant , he kept still for a long time ; and when at last he moved cautiously forward , found Silver crouching behind a tussock of cock's-foot for fear of the sound of his own approach . |
| 27 | The man went on waiting , almost as if he were teasing Stephen , and when at last he did move , it was suddenly and with a strange dancing skip . |
| 28 | Eventually he pushed his hand inside her brassiere and began kneading one of her breasts , but instead of responding she lay motionless and waited as she always did ; gradually the movements of his hand grew slower , the rhythm of his breathing more regular , and when at last he lay still she disentangled his hand from her twisted clothing and slipped out from underneath him . |
| 29 | As he watched them , he released the spell , and they began to rouse , and when at last he turned to Dierdriu , she was awake and listening to him . |
| 30 | And when at last he got a ringing tone , it was several minutes before it was answered . |