Example sentences of "[pron] slowly [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was warning me , I slowly realized . |
| 2 | That feeling lasted a while but after we 'd had the children something changed and I slowly realized that I did n't love her anymore . |
| 3 | On that day , as I slowly followed the trail , I simply felt at home and at peace . |
| 4 | Giving them time to say goodnight , as Daffodil 's room was one of the three just past the bar , I slowly followed . |
| 5 | I slowly shifted on my knees across the clearing , aiming to the left of the painted trail . |
| 6 | I slowly munched diced meat pie stuffed with herbs . |
| 7 | I slowly made my way down the road . |
| 8 | One of the burning questions as I slowly began to learn about the disease , was how widespread was it within me ? |
| 9 | I slowly began to realize that the Alexander Technique not only covers the physical body , but also the mental , the psychological , the emotional and even the spiritual … a sort of ‘ sorcerer 's stone ’ . |
| 10 | Now that I had this label — ‘ partially sighted ’ — and it was clear that my disability would become more acute , the teachers and girls at school found some semblance of the tolerance and understanding that they had previously lacked , and I slowly began to edge my way up the academic ladder . |
| 11 | I slowly began to understand its sophistication and culture and the Parmigiani 's enthusiasm for life and good food . |
| 12 | During those long and enjoyable hours I slowly became an ornithologist . |
| 13 | But I slowly became aware that they were all looking at me — just the time that sergia became aware of the direction of my gaze . |
| 14 | John 's manner was off-putting to the faint-hearted , but as I slowly got to know him , realised his lack of physical and social grace covered an ultra-soft centre , and I came to love the man . |
| 15 | Then I slowly got to my feet and they all started laughing happily as if I was n't dead after all . |
| 16 | I was near exhaustion as I slowly toiled up the incline beyond . |
| 17 | I slowly shook my head . |
| 18 | I did , but I slowly shook my head . |
| 19 | Then I slowly turned the can and the leg the other way up , so that the can was over the leg . |
| 20 | He gave me a few quick , curious glances from time to time as I slowly sipped my coffee , but he did not appear to have heard any of the rumours . |
| 21 | At first I had the strings about an inch off the fingerboard , but I slowly started filing down the nut until I ended up with a lower action . |
| 22 | I 'd heard Joe Walsh and Pete Townshend used them quite heavy , and I rather liked the tone they got , so I slowly built it up until I got up as high as I could be comfortable with , and I 've been using that gauge ever since . ’ |
| 23 | It was as fine an afternoon as you could wish for as I slowly descended to Malham Beck , the Cove coming into view on my left as I walked down . |
| 24 | When I started on my mental journey ; the way seemed to be dark and impossible , yet I slowly found my way ; and so can everyone else . |
| 25 | I slowly closed the cupboard door and then settled down in my bed . |
| 26 | As we pored over his crippled handwriting I felt a steady heat coming from his body like an aura which slowly enveloped me and seemed to penetrate the very marrow of my bones . |
| 27 | A patch of lights off to the right revealed the presence of a town which slowly orbited them and disappeared into the darkness . |
| 28 | Sitting in the car we heard a distant rumbling sound which slowly grew louder . |
| 29 | The mist had cleared , and to the north-east the Lots Road Power Station had discharged from its four majestic chimneys long plumes of white pearly smoke which slowly drooped and turned to dun . |
| 30 | Early television sets , when you turned them off , used to leave a blob of light in the middle of the screen , which slowly diminished from the size of a florin to an expiring speck . |