Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annual club accounts made public today point to a loss of more than £900,000 during 1990 . |
| 2 | The publication of the photograph led to increased speculation over the contentious issue of the fate of those 2,273 US servicemen listed as officially missing in action ( MIA ) in the Vietnam war . |
| 3 | As pesticides became more widely used by most farmers , ‘ organic ’ farming took on a broader meaning — the crops were not sprayed with synthetic pesticides either . |
| 4 | In time , academic anthropology became less directly associated with evolutionary ideas , and it tried to establish itself as a respectable , if not conservative , branch of the social sciences . |
| 5 | This concentration became even more pronounced in 1983 . |
| 6 | He flicked his own eyes towards the rear seat , and his heart leapt as the black man 's eyes narrowed slightly then glanced at the figure in the back . |
| 7 | All the characteristics listed so far tell of the leader 's relationship with God ( 'looking up' ) . |
| 8 | Peskova 's mouth opened marginally then closed without a sound . |
| 9 | Well , she 'd lost her bonus now , she observed ruefully to herself as the tall dark stranger turned once more to look at her and remarked in a scathing tone of voice , ‘ I would say that , considering the state your car 's in , about the only thing it 's good for is to be used as a battering-ram . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm fine , ’ Philpott replied tersely then reached for his cane and got to his feet . |
| 11 | Members of the community association worked very hard preparing for the annual village show . |
| 12 | It was apparent that the department felt rather less threatened by the prospect of the appraisal after the process had been described in more detail . |
| 13 | In Southend , for example , their vote fell quite sharply compared with 1988 and they lost six seats , although in neighbouring Rochford their share increased by 8% . |
| 14 | But today 's demonstration did n't quite go to plan . |
| 15 | Unfortunately the industry did not yet look on training as an accepted way of improving production , income , living standards , etc . |
| 16 | As long as he could drive , Edward did not really care about his condition , and the man , Corporal Miller from Dundee , was perfectly capable behind the wheel of the Austin Ten . |
| 17 | Jane Eyre did n't really look upon erm , erm herself as giving up her independence er by marrying Rochester did she ? |
| 18 | A public relations executive , Subba Row was a skilful diplomat accustomed to getting his own way and his methods did not always appeal to some of the county clubs or to the elder statesmen of MCC . |
| 19 | Euripides , the intellectual Euripides , was the " poet of Socratic rationalism " and tragedy did not simply die after him : it was " Socratism " in its Euripidean embodiment that killed it , although this destructive tendency preceded Socrates himself and affected even Sophocles . |
| 20 | ‘ And this , ’ Donal added in obvious amusement when Feargal 's eyes did n't once waver from his companion , ‘ is Ellie ! ’ |
| 21 | Andrew Eliel , editor of the guide , said the award had been launched because it was felt the best chef did not necessarily work in the best restaurant . |
| 22 | If we are asking when the issue of who were England 's legitimate rulers was resolved , then the answer can clearly not be 1660 or 1688 ; 1715 , with the failure of the Jacobite rebellion might have a strong claim , although there are some scholars who would maintain that Jacobitism continued to be a significant threat thereafter , so that the succession did not finally disappear as a political issue until after the failure of the rebellion in 1745 . |
| 23 | First of all , Climber & Hill Walker readers must be wondering what he was so annoyed about , because the review did not actually appear in this magazine but its sister publication The Great Outdoors . |
| 24 | Troopies did n't just sprout of their own accord . |
| 25 | This was obviously not Silvia , Guido 's cousin with whom Jeff had so unwisely fallen in love ! |
| 26 | The fact that King Arthur had been Romano-British and engaged in a struggle against Saxon invaders made the whole thing even more nonsensical , but Schellenberg had long since ceased to be amused by the excesses of the Third Reich . |
| 27 | The Court of Appeal decided however that the defendant had really only contracted with one company within the group and that regarding the area in which it did its business a countrywide restraint was unreasonable . |
| 28 | For instance , half a dozen A's are included much later because as Miller explained varieties of Aloe and Agave had only recently flowered in the Chelsea Garden for the first time and could not have appeared before . |
| 29 | The stranger had not once glanced in their direction . |
| 30 | Denis , in his nine years in the United States had never really taken to baseball . |