Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] a [noun] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As there was little justification for the lengths to which these itinerant justices went , when a vigorous protest was made to the king he promptly issued a writ ordering them to refrain from hearing testamentary , matrimonial and moral causes ; these matters were confirmed to fall exclusively within the competence of the church courts . |
| 2 | A few days passed , then came a letter instructing me to join my unit at Enfield , London . |
| 3 | I had bought her for a song , then spent a fortune restoring her and , when my term of service expired and I could afford to become the gypsy-sailor I had always wanted to be , I left the Marines and made Masquerade my new home . |
| 4 | Finally I turned and started back , not conscious of anything , my mind still locked in on the impression the place had made so that I only vaguely heard a voice calling me . |
| 5 | Perhaps somewhere in the back of Edward Crumwallis 's brain there ran a murmur telling him that Dr Frome had every right to be . |
| 6 | Colorado airport officials recently passed a resolution denouncing it . |