Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hill knows the old and new Williams cars inside out and vastly impressed Prost not only for his technical expertise , but also his driving talent in testing at Estoril last week . |
| 2 | And it was Mrs Crumwallis who ran up the stairs and incompetently took charge . |
| 3 | As shown in Fig. 3 , LEC cells expressed E-cadherin and avidly bound LC , whereas few LC attached to L cells lacking cadherins . |
| 4 | The extent of British involvement in the revolt remains a matter of conjecture , but Humphrys and his colleagues warmly supported the candidature of Nadir Khan , Amanullah 's successor , and vigorously opposed Amanullah 's attempt to stage a comeback from his retreat in Kandahar . |
| 5 | Halfling refugees poured down the river Aver in a convoy of boats , barges , and improvised rafts , and eventually took refuge in Nuln . |
| 6 | The original plan was that Anita would do the cooking and her husband would serve the customers , but she did not enjoy being behind the scenes and eventually taught Gordon to be a fine cook while she spent her time out front chatting up the customers . |
| 7 | Sanders had been a Whip and a specialist in franchise matters before the war , so his return to Westminster gave an added impetus to the party campaign against the Bill ; he became a sort of unofficial party Whip against a government that the party supported , cooperated closely with George Younger , by this time Party Chairman , and eventually became deputy chairman of the party himself in 1918 . |
| 8 | Mr Shove joined the company in 1937 and eventually became chairman and managing director . |
| 9 | in the City of Nottingham and eventually became Chairman of the Licensing Bench . |
| 10 | Jacqueline made it clear that she disapproved and eventually told Catherine to move out . |
| 11 | Soon after the liberation of Poland he joined the Polish regular army as a war correspondent and eventually entered Berlin with the First Polish Infantry Division . |
| 12 | In the second half he moved forward more often and eventually created England 's second goal . |
| 13 | The school took a determined line in support of its belief in a right to education for all and eventually convinced parents that ‘ standards ’ were far from suffering and ‘ those traveller/gipsy children ’ gradually became known and valued as individuals and opposition virtually faded away . |
| 14 | Others began jeering and eventually threw bottles and stones . |
| 15 | Johnstone was almost certainly excused because a group of very vocal team mates under the leadership of Billy Bremner were exerting a powerful influence over Scottish footballing affairs , an influence that probably undermined and eventually curtailed Ormond 's period as manager . |
| 16 | They were n't able to give him this so he took up a reciprocal heading and dropped down to 2,000 ‘ ft ‘ and eventually found Humberside — all the time trying to figure out what had gone wrong . |
| 17 | Dorothy had glared phlegmatically around and said that would teach the silly little wretch to wander off on his own ; it was Helen who had rushed to and fro and eventually found Edward , white with shock , cowering beside one of the tills . |
| 18 | Scott , however , was intent on adhering to his stated principles and effectively told Palmerston that a Gothic building was the only solution . |
| 19 | But Neath 's recent revival continued at the Gnoll when they ran in six tries and effectively ended Bridgend 's hopes of winning the Division One title . |
| 20 | THIS is the letter from TCCB chief Alan Smith that has gone out to every county secretary and effectively gagged England players from supporting Allan Lamb over his ball-doctoring claims . |
| 21 | As you walk through the industrial towns you lose yourself in labyrinths of little brick houses blackened by smoke , festering in planless chaos round miry alleys and little cindered yards where there are stinking dustbins and lines of grimy washing and half-ruinous w.c.s. … at their very worst the Corporation houses are better than the slums they replace . |
| 22 | In the presidential elections held on Feb. 2 , 1986 [ see p. 34350 ] , Oscar Arias Sánchez of the social democratic National Liberation Party ( Partido de Liberación Nacional — PLN ) won 52.3 per cent of the vote and duly took office on May 8 . |
| 23 | These digital and digitally remastered recordings date from the late ‘ 70s and '80s and information/presentation/quality are up to the usual Chandos high standards , although playing times tend to be short . |
| 24 | She concluded her performance — and rather stole Márquez ’ thunder — with a moving , powerful ‘ Elegy for a Nuclear Physicist ’ . |
| 25 | Although they met several times a day and were on good terms , the chief superintendent always felt uncomfortable in the commander 's presence : he was an earnest , church-going man who never laughed , never drank , never swore and rarely showed emotion . |
| 26 | Beador 's own response was reassuring — he thought it a ‘ ripping good idea ’ and gladly added Fontana to the travelling stable of two hunters she had brought down from Yorkshire . |
| 27 | Morse was talking again now , though — getting into his swing again , it seemed , and she took down his words in her swift and deftly stroked outlines . |
| 28 | What a wonderful prospect for piano buffs who for far too long have had to put up with hurriedly performed and inadequately recorded Vox recordings from the young Michael Ponti and others in a ragbag assortment of concerti with ‘ mix and match ’ orchestras and conductors . |
| 29 | He explained that they had made plans for the evening and politely invited Modigliani to join them . |
| 30 | It swerved off the road ; killed three of the children ; and badly injured Anne Maguire . |