Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I bought the prescribed or recommended books but had no time to read them . |
| 2 | The fact gnawed at him , haunting him while he cleaned out the sitting-room fire or made tea or used the Electrolux . |
| 3 | Anyone who needs to contact Petsearch either to report a missing or found pet or to give a donation should contact . |
| 4 | The main aims will be to : ( a ) identify particular commercial/legal problems of such magnitude as to cause the investor to withdraw or adjust its terms , including the price , either directly or indirectly through indemnities ; ( b ) flush out any unknown or understated liabilities and ensure the vendor will deliver good title ( free from encumbrances ) to the assets ; ( c ) ascertain more precisely the worth of the target business to the buyer and to provide an effective means of valuing the shares or the assets ; and ( d ) provide a clear understanding of how the business functions , including the operation of its financial and management systems . |
| 5 | There are a lot of instant millionaires in Los Angeles , where a guy could come from nothing then have a hit record , or hit movie and have $12 million all of a sudden . |
| 6 | These are portfolios of written calls and puts or bought calls and puts with the same exercise price and expiry date on the same underlying security . |
| 7 | Nor did divisions and bickering between Protestants lend prestige to their faith . |
| 8 | They crossed the outer ward , followed by covert glances and whispered wonderings that halted for a moment the bustle and business of the day . |
| 9 | In this case heterostracans are considered the closest relatives of gnathostome ; this is based on the speculation that heterostracans had paired nasal sacs and paired nostrils as seen in jawed vertebrates . |
| 10 | When the Gruagach had come storming down from the Northern Wastes and attacked Tara and stolen away the Wolfking 's son , Tara 's heir , the people of the half-world of the forest had vanished , afraid and timid . |
| 11 | They often fought each other and attacked humans until slain by a brave hero , frequently at an ancient site . |
| 12 | Each will then be interviewed by a panel of experts and asked questions that draw upon their professional skills and personality . |
| 13 | Jules Wijdenbosch , expected to be a dominant figure in government policy-making , was confirmed as Prime Minister and became Vice-President and acting Finance Minister ; he resigned as chairman of the pro-military National Democratic Party ( NDP ) to take up his new posts . |
| 14 | Your second option is to go for tailor-made and professionallyinstalled doors that combine the latest design and construction techniques with materials that promise minimal maintenance , and which include the bonus of having extra-wide sealed-unit double glazing and built-in weather-stripping . |
| 15 | And , if you do n't accept that fact well then I suggest you either fuck off and read Althusser or begin giving your paper away free instead of charging horrible , nasty capitalist money for it . |
| 16 | Between the two of them , ABC and Scritti , with their widely disseminated interviews and much-parroted rhetoric , made rock an embarrassing relic , pensioned off the guitar , discredited the indie ethos , and made soul and funk de rigueur . |
| 17 | James Butt , 36 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted burglary and handling stolen goods . |
| 18 | The big man had a word for everyone he met , and produced blushes and laughs from the serving maids in equal quantities . |
| 19 | ‘ It was all about cooperation ; people worked together and got results and shared the spoils . ’ |
| 20 | On 22nd July , Major Wood came to the Wallowa to investigate the killing , and reported Joseph as saying that ‘ the valley was more sacred to him than ever before , and he would and did claim it now as recompense for the life taken . ’ |
| 21 | He scored 218 runs , won the Man of the Match award and caught Imran while standing in as the understudy wicketkeeper for Kiran More . |
| 22 | She was hit and caught fire while going in to attack at low level and her pilot Don MacIntyre brought her down on the frozen surface of nearby Lake Hocklingen . |
| 23 | The little ledge on the vertical edge was in the shade and we sat and sucked sweets and looked back down the sweeping ridge to where we 'd started , hours ago . |
| 24 | ‘ We shall eat the giant as its people ate our people , ’ said the Oak and regarded Floy and Snodgrass steadily . |
| 25 | Parents lived with their working , married children and provided child-care while receiving support in their old age . |
| 26 | He led a highly successful group of architects and surveyors on the designation of General Improvement Areas by local authorities in association with housing associations and co-operatives under the 1969 Act , and helped design and implement a number of these areas . |
| 27 | My mother enquired after Ras Tafari 's wife and family , especially after his eldest son , Asfa Wossen , who as a baby at the time of the battle of Sagale had sheltered with us in the Legation ; then they spoke of mutual friends , and recalled events that had occurred while we were in Abyssinia . |
| 28 | The cafés were full once again ; men drank and played cards and talked endlessly about the war . |
| 29 | They sat , with some of the lovers , and with Peter 's startled Uncle Roland , at an improvised round table draped in shawls , and ate seafood and drank Guinness and champagne . |
| 30 | He exhorts us to remember the virtue of Abraham who left the stability of Ur of the Chaldees and obeyed God and went and ‘ made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country ; he lived in tents . ’ |