Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no way of knowing whether it was better to go south or north ; they went south because for a little the going seemed easier . |
| 2 | However Mr Earnshaw insisted , and little by little the boy became accepted by the family . |
| 3 | We waited anxiously as reports came in of 97-mph gales in the Pennines but thankfully the spire remained firm . |
| 4 | But unofficially the word ran that he had died of plain starvation . |
| 5 | Mercifully the illness did not take a long course . |
| 6 | Economically the system continued to serve the tiny landed class , most of them of Turkish rather than Egyptian origin reflecting the centuries of domination by the Ottoman Empire . |
| 7 | Additionally the seizure had a psychological importance , since it offered opportunities for gain to many of Edward 's subjects who subsequently acquired a vested interest in the estates and therefore in prolonging the war or , at least , concluding it in triumph . |
| 8 | latterly the judge said , It 's barbaric and something |
| 9 | But the introduction of the reaping machine , the self-binder and latterly the combine-harvester made the use of narrow stetches impossible , as the continual jolting over the deep furrows soon put the most robust machine out of action . |
| 10 | Presumably the Treasury said ‘ No ’ . |
| 11 | The woman had rubbed herself vigorously with the leaves , and presumably the man had been exposed to some of the plant 's irritant oil remaining on her body after washing . |
| 12 | Presumably the man expected him to add , in the section of the proposal form where you were supposed to talk about your passion for hang-gliding or free-fall parachute jumping , a brief paragraph along the lines of I HAVE ALSO BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY AN ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST . |
| 13 | The little deer was seen staggering in a distressed and bloated condition , captured with difficulty and taken to a vet who pumped fermented corn from the stomach — presumably the fawn had gorged herself on pheasant feed . |
| 14 | He thanked God that rigor mortis had not set in ; presumably the cold had delayed it . |
| 15 | The meeting to implement this merger of separate groups is said to have been held during a football match on 3 February 1930 ( presumably the match distracted attention from the little group ) . |
| 16 | Presumably the student had died . |
| 17 | If the thing was so valuable , then the secrecy and the size of the fee were understandable And if how the Emissary lived was any indication of life at the top on Fraxilly , presumably the God-King did like to own things worth a planet 's ransom . |
| 18 | Presumably the box had to have a master . |
| 19 | This smith-god wears the leather apron and holds a pair of long-handled tongs , from which a small billet has fallen ; , and it is held in his left hand , presumably the right held a hammer . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , the dating evidence for this building development has not yet been fully established , nor is it known if the pagan shrine was dismantled in the middle or later years of the fourth century , when presumably the site became purely agricultural , maybe as part of a vine-growing estate . |
| 21 | Slowly the tide turned . |
| 22 | In the light of this long list of grievances , it was remarkable how slowly the rising took hold . |
| 23 | Very slowly the boy cut himself another slice and began to eat it . |
| 24 | Slowly the boy did as he was told . |
| 25 | Slowly the scene seemed to materialise once more out of his imagination : the mist , the swathe of sunlit water ; the water like shot silk in the shelter of the boats ; ripples elsewhere , tiny vibrant glittering crests … |
| 26 | Slowly the Headmaster started to shake and grew redder and redder and redder . |
| 27 | Slowly the boiler began to rattle and , sure enough , it lumbered into life . |
| 28 | Slowly the wonder faded , shading into puzzlement . |
| 29 | Slowly the crying stopped , and a soft voice whispered , ‘ I want to tell , sir-I want to tell — I must tell . ’ |
| 30 | Slowly the door opened . |