Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] in the early " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evening distractions were few , although we did hear Sinead O'Connor blasting out in the early hours in one village , and we spent one evening joining in with some traditional dancing — the original Twist ! |
| 2 | My Lady Dedlock ( who is childless ) , looking out in the early twilight from her boudoir at a keeper 's lodge , and seeing the light of a fire upon the latticed panes , and smoke rising from the chimney , and a child , chased by a woman , running out into the rain to meet the shining figure of a wrapped-up man coming through the gate , has been put quite out of temper . |
| 3 | China 's vice-like grip was broken in the women 's singles with title favourite Deng Yaping going out in the early stages but the oriental domination was maintained by the World No 3 Hyum Jung Hwa from Korea who defeated the World No 12 Chen Jing from Taiwan 21–16 21–15 21–14 . |
| 4 | The trains time her life , crashing through fitful dreams at night , slackening off in the early hours . |
| 5 | It means getting up in the early hours to be ready to board a coach at around 6.30am that will transport them to the South Coast , then bring them back again , arriving home at around midnight . |
| 6 | The government 's initial failure to hold spending down in the early 1980s was not for lack of trying . |
| 7 | Similarly , organized bodies of men walked the marshes of the Thames , setting out in the early morning mist to assess the repairs required , which were paid for by a charge known as ‘ wallscot ’ or ‘ scottage ’ . |