Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land . |
| 2 | But then , encouraged by her parents , she slowly got to grips with her studies . |
| 3 | Thomson was born in Kansas City in 1896 , studied at Harvard , and then mostly lived in Paris until 1940 . |
| 4 | He provided Gordon with excellent feedback from the track and by now he rarely got into trouble on the circuit . |
| 5 | WHYTE Crucial clearances but rarely got to grips with Hateley or McCoist 6 |
| 6 | After the horse was bedded down it was time for Sirrell to celebrate properly , and most of Nantgaredig turned up to assist : he eventually got to bed at 3 a.m . |
| 7 | The young German eventually got in front with seven laps remaining when Senna 's McLaren appeared to develop a technical problem , Schumacher squeezing past at the final hairpin . |
| 8 | A dynastic struggle conducted under the hovering threat of Turkish occupation eventually led to Ferdinand of Habsburg gaining the throne , but his effective authority existed over only a fragment of Hungary and Croatia-Slavonia . |
| 9 | During the campaign for elections to the European Parliament ( EP ) in June 1989 [ see pp. 36737 ; 36874-75 ] they successfully capitalized on opposition to controversial proposals that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections throughout European Community ( EC ) member states . |
| 10 | ‘ We want to see it properly regulated with guidelines for doctors . ’ |
| 11 | On the other hand , his determination to win became such that he frequently appeared to condone his fast men bowling in an intimidating fashion , which obviously led to criticism from press and public . |
| 12 | The Emperor , popularly supposed to be immortal , only endured by virtue of adamantine , anguished courage and will power . |
| 13 | But they only asked for Eva to be found , not brought home . |
| 14 | ( c ) Under anti-discriminatory legislation The Sex Discrimination Acts 1976 and 1986 These apply to all partnerships irrespective of the number of partners ( before 1986 they only applied to partnerships with six or more partners ) . |
| 15 | Unfortunately we only got within 15km from the town . |
| 16 | well I only lived in London for about six months . |
| 17 | American exports only rose by 38% between 1922 and 1929 , while the rate of manufacturing rose by 50% . |
| 18 | Food reflux alone occurred for 17.8+53.2/-13.8% of the recording time . |
| 19 | One line shows what has happened to personal wealth divided by personal income : if wealth merely rose in line with incomes ( which would be represented by a flat wealth line on the graph ) , the theory would suggest that it would not have any independent influence on savings . |
| 20 | In the latter case it remains to be determined whether any of the minor polypeptides detected in our assay are related to other CRE-binding activities ( ECRE-1 , ECRE-3 and ECRE-4 ) that have previously been shown to be down regulated during differentiation of F9 cells ( 48 ) . |
| 21 | The postponement , decided on Sept. 16 by the presidents of Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Kirgizstan , Russia and Ukraine , apparently stemmed from disagreements between Russia and Ukraine over control of the nuclear weapons stationed in Ukraine . |
| 22 | Similar intervention apparently occurred in RENFE in the 1985 bargaining round when an improved offer was made following a meeting between confederal leaders of the UGT and the minister of transport ( see ch. 7 ) . |
| 23 | Eye-witnesses believe it could come from the same family of beasts as Ogopogo , Tazama and Pohengamok , who all dwelt in lakes throughout British Columbia . |
| 24 | Among them was a young officer who was riding a mule ( which stubbornly stopped from time to time ) and roaring with laughter . |
| 25 | ( The General Next to God , Collins ) Many of his far-reaching proposals only came to fruition during the social reforms after the Second World War . |
| 26 | Parts of the contents of the manual only came to light as a result of criminal trials following an incident at Orgreave during the strike , at which some of the techniques were implemented for the first time . |
| 27 | This new evidence was held by the defence and only came to light during the trial . |
| 28 | The spraying of the pesticide , Galecron , took place in 1976 , but only came to light during a recent Swiss TV programme . |
| 29 | The crimes only came to light in 1990 when one of Oldfield 's victims , then an adult , was himself charged with indecency to children . |
| 30 | ( Details only came to light in 1972 , when London Transport received a compulsory purchase order , in connection with a further rebuilding of the bridge . ) |