Example sentences of "[Wh det] soon [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She followed him back into the little harness store and sat down on a bench while he lit the paraffin stove which soon filled the room with its smell and heat . |
| 2 | The war brought , however , a number of naval victories and 1740 saw the first performance of Rule Britannia , which soon acquired the status of a second national anthem . |
| 3 | Paxton was a young gardener at Chatsworth when , encouraged by the 6th Duke , he built a giant conservatory 300 feet long , 145 feet wide by 60 feet high which soon attracted the world 's attention and led to Paxton being commissioned to build the Crystal Palace for the Exhibition of 1851 . |
| 4 | Fire broke out in an old , litter-strewn stand which soon became a death trap in which fifty-six people perished . |
| 5 | We are all so lonely in our minds that when the slightest opening appears for expression , we pour out much more than need be presented — which soon clogs the opening . |
| 6 | The Targa Florio started in 1906 but in 1923 the French introduced the Le Mans 24-Hour race which soon gained a reputation for being the world 's premier long-distance event . |