Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [conj] formed " in BNC.

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1 Another door , covering the bars of the fire , could be let down and formed a useful ledge .
2 Remembering at the last minute her policy of poise and control , she straightened up and formed what she hoped was a suitably businesslike expression .
3 The raw recruits leapt up and formed a queue to wash in basins half full of freezing water , changed only after every third man .
4 In the 1950s and 60s he took over or formed a number of firms — Sun Resta Ltd , Multi Resta Ltd , Sleepy Valley Ltd etc , and one , Multi Spring Ltd in Mitcham Surrey , which according to its headed note paper are ‘ contractors to HM Government ’ .
5 Such vertical moves ‘ became a standardized system for technology transfer as employees of large firms with advanced technological knowledge , as well as employees of subcontracting firms , split off and formed their own businesses ’ ( Y. Sato 1984 p.21 ) .
6 The small group halted as Springfield and the other ran up and formed a loose throng around them .
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