Example sentences of "[vb infin] [be] [adv] [conj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crisis should now have been over except for a brief and unwise Greek sally against Turkey which produced a spasm of concerted action by the powers , pleased to find themselves able to agree in holding Greece back . |
| 2 | Ruddock 's sickly grin on rising , intended to signal that he was okay , was in fact unwitting facial semaphore that the fight would have been over but for the rescuing bell . |
| 3 | He says he 's never seen anything like it ; he reckons some of the stuff must have been here since before the First World War . |
| 4 | Lord Coulsfield said the sentence would have been longer but for the fact that after the crimes were brought to light , the accused had to wait 15 months for his court appearance . |
| 5 | His powerful shooting , sometimes from long range , was spectacular and effective and we do well to remember that Albert played in the days when the leather ball grew heavier and heavier , soaking up any moisture there may have been in or on the pitch and possibly finishing up weighing several pounds . |