Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] and [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually he stopped writing and was never heard of again . |
| 2 | Markby asked twice if she were cold and she knew he 'd noticed and was politely trying to find out what was wrong . |
| 3 | She began to drift and was just dozing off when she heard the squeak of Nathan 's deck shoes on the ladder . |
| 4 | KHAI Eng is from Malaysia and an architect by profession but loved cooking and was often asked to create dinner parties for her clients . |
| 5 | But then against Clare they flattered to deceive and were ultimately found wanting in the second-half , prompting manager Peter McGrath to question the attitude of many of his squad . |
| 6 | Some members of staff at the school felt that it had suffered and was still suffering from the effects of the reorganization . |
| 7 | He had something up his sleeve … an idea had germinated and was already going into action . |
| 8 | Now a woman had returned and was probably going to lead trouble back to him , and he wanted no part of it . |
| 9 | Like Dr Neil , J.D. thought how much she had changed and was still changing . |
| 10 | The deadline for their acceptance of this Act was Bartholomew 's Day , August 24th 1662 , when 2,000 of the most godly pastors in the land refused to subscribe and were consequently ejected from their ministries . |