Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her words were ringing in her ears as she eventually made her way through Customs . |
| 2 | Dusk was falling as I eventually made my way back into town . |
| 3 | Created by Alex Raymond in the 1930's Flash eventually made his way onto the Commodore with a little help from Mastertronic Added Dimension , a budget house set up by Mastertronic . |
| 4 | In spite of his frustrations , though , he fell in love with the country and eventually made his home in Jerusalem . |
| 5 | For Hesketh , now committed to racing and to Hunt 's career — with a generosity unparalleled in FI — it seemed as sensible to take Hunt straight up into FI , and Hunt duly made his debut at a non-championship race at Brands Hatch early in 1973 , there earning , in a used Surtees TS9B , a third place just behind Denny Hulme — and Hulme was , let it be noted , driving the McLaren M23 , a far more advanced car . |
| 6 | Masterminding the event is an art history student , Daniel Marks , who successfully fought his way back to health after being diagnosed as having testicular cancer at the age of 17 . |
| 7 | He undressed her equally slowly , and she felt as though she were standing outside herself , watching almost with detachment as he exposed her breasts to his gaze and slowly lowered his head until his mouth could touch one rosy peak . |
| 8 | ‘ Not if I had to face a helicopter journey every time I wanted to come into town , ’ he drawled , and then slowly lowered his gaze to her red mouth , murmuring , ‘ So … do you want to see the bedrooms ? ’ |
| 9 | His voice stopped her before she reached it , however , and a smile crazily beamed its way up from her toes when , ‘ Want to walk with me ? ’ he drawled . |
| 10 | Evaluation returns from the 1990 cohort ( 2,966 ) shows that 96% of teachers and 93% of companies reported that briefings successfully prepared them for a placement , while 89% of teachers successfully met their placement objectives . |
| 11 | To forestall his next movement ( such as his taking her in his arms ) Franca moved rapidly round the table , took a firm hold of his shoulder , and , as he instinctively lowered his head , kissed his hot blushing cheek . |
| 12 | During 1959 the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile lobby successfully argued their case for automated weapons . |
| 13 | By early afternoon there was a stillness of heat , and a herd of cows from the higher fields slowly grazed their way down into the shade . |
| 14 | Alain asked quietly as they slowly made their way to the car later . |
| 15 | She waited until the car vanished round the bend then waited some more until the whine of the engine was at last lost in the distance , then she slowly made her way into the house . |
| 16 | With a heavy sigh , and not even daring to look at her slim , almost naked form in the mirror , Laura slowly made her way out of the cottage , and down towards the ocean . |
| 17 | I slowly made my way down the road . |
| 18 | He slowly made his way along the train of fish vans . |
| 19 | After a while my mum 's new boyfriend moved in , and he eventually became my mum 's fiancé . |
| 20 | The vines eventually became his salvation . |
| 21 | Athelstan checked that the windows and doors of the priest 's house were locked , slung his saddle bags over a protesting Philomel , and both horse and rider wearily made their way along the icy track . |
| 22 | Corbett turned angrily on his heel , collected the cob and wearily made his way back to the Abbey of Holy Rood . |
| 23 | Mark , whom I have already quoted in my discussion of the lab work , was a final-year student at A who , although he had obtained A level grades of AAAB , eventually failed his degree . |
| 24 | Peggy Ashcroft duly got her gong for playing Lilian , 50 years in the bin , but She 's Been Away was considerably more than a kind of Rain Woman ; a vehicle for acting technique . |
| 25 | These great leviathans of the air eventually met their demise with the development of British high flying aircraft armed with guns firing incendiary bullets . |
| 26 | ‘ Right-ho ! ’ and he slowly squelched his way through the gate and out of sight . |
| 27 | Finally it was abandoned in a back street in Kingsbury , and the four students thankfully made their way on foot to Wembley Tube Station . |
| 28 | The recession continued unabated in the UK and started to gather pace in many of our export markets , however , we successfully expanded our agriculture business and became the UKs Number One , through the purchase of from . |
| 29 | Having been granted , in effect , a longer lease of life , Radio Station CHAB slowly expanded its community services . |
| 30 | However , at Windsor the Georgians rarely got their act together . |