Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [coord] [pron] was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle of treatment by similars — that what a remedy could produce it could also cure — was as far as we know first put forward by the Greek physician Hippocrates in the fifth century B C. Over the centuries , however , it was forgotten or disregarded and it was not until the end of the eighteenth century that it was rediscovered empirically by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann . |
| 2 | Her mouth was everywhere , biting me and sucking my mouth and kissing me , and her fingers pinched and stroked her legs coiled round my legs until every bit of me was throbbing and burning and twitching and I was only conscious of never wanting it to stop . |
| 3 | I wanted to scream and scream but I was too frightened . |
| 4 | I only had to shut my eyes and inhale and I was back in Russia . |
| 5 | And er he was he he he you know came and spoke and he was very very good , aye . |
| 6 | Maggie sat on the bed and fumed but it was not long before she started to smile . |
| 7 | ‘ Capitalist swine , ’ she murmured , and sank back into a sleep in which she tossed and stretched and he was sure muttered someone else 's name , but in the morning went with him to a garage and they actually bought a car , albeit second hand , and she let herself be dragged into a travel agency and they booked a holiday to Spain just like anyone else . |
| 8 | We raced and splashed and it was quite easy and natural during one of these rowdy skirmishes simply to slip an arm through the water and put it around her waist . |
| 9 | Then they were among them , milling about the horses , and the terrified animals were bucking and screaming and it was all Riven could do to stay mounted . |
| 10 | Carrie stood still and listened but she was n't afraid . |
| 11 | The spark plugs were found in the lunch box as arranged and he was immediately dismissed in accordance with company practice . |