Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have , Jacob , you have , that 's true , ’ agreed little Joseph Poorgrass . |
| 2 | ‘ Against the rebel hybrids ? ’ asked little Grimm . |
| 3 | I am the girl that kidnapped little Oliver and took him back to old Fagin 's house on the night Oliver was going to the bookseller . ’ |
| 4 | I met only Peter on 30 May as Paul was ill , and that only briefly . |
| 5 | En route to his room they met only Roger Freeman , the Minister for Public Transport , and thus a ministerial colleague of Harvey 's , who was on his way to Archer 's party . |
| 6 | For Trusty Dusty Hare read Long John Liley , a rapidly emerging full-back who has let his boots do the talking whilst notching up the season 's fastest century . |
| 7 | Later in the day the shelling ceased so Taff and I were able to get his kit together and make our way through the village to the farm and No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 8 | Under new disputes procedures , ( i ) competition cases would be handled by the EC Commission and the ECJ if they involved companies from both the EC and EFTA ( and by EFTA only if they concerned only EFTA companies ) ; ( ii ) disagreements over the operation of the EEA would go to a joint EEA political committee , with either party having the right to seek binding arbitration if the issue were unresolved ; and ( iii ) the ECJ would have sole powers to rule on the interpretation of EEA laws , while EFTA courts would give their " best endeavours " to comply with such rulings . |
| 9 | He got all Saturday 's eight score-draws . |
| 10 | When they lived together Paul had explained the merits of plastic entertaining . |
| 11 | Kelly was the striker who helped little Leatherhead embarrass a succession of League sides in the mid-70s and became known as the ‘ Leatherhead Lip ’ . |
| 12 | He found only Ulysses deeply human , with his craftiness and patience , and Oedipus , who wished to find out the unaccommodable truth about himself , and Perseus , who kept his heart from turning to stone . |
| 13 | Suddenly Louis was heir to a vast realm that excluded only Italy , which was to be a vassal kingdom tor Pepin 's son Bernard . |
| 14 | Of the five mentioned perhaps Timeworks represents the best compromise between price , features and quality of output and it even comes in a ‘ Lite ’ version for the really cost conscious . |
| 15 | The ambassador dithered so Benjamin stormed out , grasped a frightened servant and made him take us to where Clinton was sitting with the Lady Francesca in a small bower built against the chateau wall . |
| 16 | Fonts under windows 3.00 varied in quality as size changed so Microsoft put this to rights in the latest version of there graphical operating system . |
| 17 | He abdicated so George took over ! |
| 18 | As she moved away Roquelaure seized his opportunity . |
| 19 | Gazza headed home Signori 's free kick to tie the scores at 1-1 in the first half but took a knock on the ankle just before halftime and was less influential in the second half . |
| 20 | United were on top but it was a scrappy game , full of fouls as both sides tried to gain some sort of control ; one touch football as I say , a lot of misplaced passes and a lot of fouls , although United had a chance in the fifteenth minute when Martin Foyle almost headed home Paul Simpson 's cross from the right at the near post . |
| 21 | But time was running out and with just two minutes remaining , Nigel Mott secured the points as he headed home Paul Biddle 's cross to make it two nil . |
| 22 | For the first forty minutes they were much more composed than the league leaders and fully warranted the advantage they took in the 13th minute when David Kelly headed home Lee Clark 's cross after a winning midfield challenge by Ranson , a stable influence on his younger colleagues before falling victim to a calf injury twenty minutes from time . |
| 23 | Yes , and an astute decision by Milton 's manager , Keith Stocks , saw substitute Brian Marlan brought on in the sixty eighth minute and two minutes later he was all smiles as he headed home Nigel Mott 's cross to break the deadlock . |
| 24 | Fleetlands had no respect for the usual scenario which has so often rendered Alton a 2–1 win , and extended their lead in the 28th minute when John Mumford headed home Edney 's corner cross . |
| 25 | The pica stopped once Maria 's mother agreed to stop her evening job and provide more care and attention to Maria . |
| 26 | The twelfth century was characterized , therefore , by fewer but more protracted wars , which smouldered for long periods between short , sharp bouts of conflict , like the war that covered must of the reigns of Henry I of England and Louis VI of France , the one inaugurated by the great rebellion of 1173 , which outlived both Louis VII and Henry II , or that against Catalan claims in the south . |
| 27 | As they drew nearer Joseph could see the flat peasant faces of the four Annamese boys clearly ; they were wide-eyed with apprehension , but obviously determined to remain rooted to the spot until the last moment . |
| 28 | As he drew nearer Isabel tensed suddenly . |
| 29 | As they drew nearer John could just make out a plate on which the number 173 was discernible . |
| 30 | It smothered both Garvey and the foot-traveller . |