Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As detailed on May 2 , the measures gave the government the technical right to dismiss strikers in these sectors and laid down that strikes in non-essential services had to be approved by an assembly of at least one-third of union members concerned , while in essential services strikes had to be announced 48 hours in advance and a minimum level of service ensured . |
| 2 | Nobody appeared to show the least surprise when Charles appeared in Service Dress after his servant had arranged a room at the farm for the change and a hot water wash after a little light work on the trench system , trenches that bore every resemblance to those he had seen and read about as constructed in the First War . |
| 3 | When she was dressed and made up and prepared for it , she enjoyed the attention , she enjoyed being photographed , and she found the sight of her face on the covers of magazines and newspapers enormously exciting . |
| 4 | Put forward the idea that " answers " are like hypotheses in science which have to be tested and tried out and replaced by better ones if necessary , but the testing has to be appropriate to the subject-matter . |
| 5 | All the windows were broken and came in and landed on the people working . ’ |
| 6 | and he left America and he came home and joined up and went to the South Af South African War . |
| 7 | And when two of the men stopped laughing and looked over his head , he turned and sprang up and hurried towards her , saying , ‘ Hello , there , ’ and reached out to take her hand . |
| 8 | She got out of bed and went out and went through the churchyard and went into the church and started feeling in the dark with her hand |
| 9 | He turned and went out and hurried along Baker Street as fast as his game leg would allow . |
| 10 | I was totally staggered at receiving the letter and sat down and stared at it . |
| 11 | So when he had seen the sign ahead of him in the street , he 'd walked right in and sat down and demanded to be attended to . |