Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of them moved or spoke for several minutes . |
| 2 | They bantered and argued with each other , laughed raucously , became angry and fell into sulks , changing moods as quickly and as unpredictably as children . |
| 3 | They stopped and looked at each other and James laughed . |
| 4 | We stopped and looked at each other , then shook hands . |
| 5 | Tributers , who raised the actual ore , came and went with more freedom . |
| 6 | Two young Romanians came and stood on either side of me at the mirror . |
| 7 | We strove and we strove ; we played and sang to each other ; we improvised , we dashed out and fetched guitars . |
| 8 | There were over 5,000 in the Volunteers when they were at their greatest strength and although future years were to see Glasgow regiments of men who fought and died in many lands , the old Volunteers who fought a dog and lost , were soldiers too . |
| 9 | At Van he was very conscious of a past greatness , when kings of Assyria ruled , fought and fell among these mountains ; he could visualize the palaces in which they lived and the queens who shared their beds , and he wrote : |
| 10 | Charlemagne fought and worked on several fronts at any one time ; in the military , political and cultural senses . |
| 11 | Look at that time Louise 's boy-friend — the miner 's son from Wales — met him , and how they argued and snarled at each other , and we were all against G.P. for being so contemptuous about working class people and working-class life . |
| 12 | Anpetuwi was small — a breeding ground for gossip , and she 'd probably end up regretting it if she turned and walked up that hill . |
| 13 | Benjamin turned and shouted for more wine . |
| 14 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 15 | It was essentially the same as that of Frederick II , whom he greatly admired and took in many respects as a model . |
| 16 | En route he raced and collided with another car . |
| 17 | What makes me really despair , however , is the way in which ordinary people , including the families of those who served and died in these regiments , are campaigning vigorously for their continuance . |
| 18 | Chuck reloaded and fired off both barrels with great care , and again he had the satisfaction of hearing his bullets slam into the stationary animal . |
| 19 | So he stood with her , and held her , and very soon nature began to teach them both what to do , and before very long the neighbours heard a little shriek come from Pascoe 's cottage , and the old wives glanced and nodded to each other , content that the marriage had been consummated , and anxious to share with each other reminiscences of their own experiences in similar circumstances . |
| 20 | I 've been and watched and contributed to some degree , erm or at least in listening to the reports of governors at the school , erm , in the allocation of some of their contracts , which of course include some being let under L M S and some being let under G M S , with regard to building and cleaning , they were very disappointed with the presentation that the D S O gave , and even though the D S O was eight thousand pounds less than the competing bidder , O C S , they gave the contract to O C S , and a report has had to be made to the district auditor to give their reasons . |
| 21 | Er certainly the , the people who worked and flew from this field er gather distinction , honour and glory unto themselves for their er . |
| 22 | They snuffled and sighed to each other , beckoning Tabitha , knowing a haulier when they saw one . |
| 23 | The time , the effort and the loving dedication of those who conceived and carried through this project to completion make us , the Three-Ninetieth , sincerely grateful and humbly thankful to each and everyone of you , our friends . |
| 24 | And then you went and danced with that Lout — and with Herman . |
| 25 | Ur was amongst the cities they conquered and sacked at this time . |
| 26 | She thought and thought for some time , and then she smiled . |
| 27 | How we laughed and rode throughout that day , |
| 28 | Their voices rose , pure and distinct in the clear air as they laughed and shouted to each other . |
| 29 | And she was going in for eggs or something , said well I usually leave them a day or two in the winter cos it does n't hurt and she said she struggled and struggled with that door ! |
| 30 | In her small workroom on the top floor of a crumbling old warehouse in Whitechapel Theresa Arnold shivered and turned on another bar of her portable gas fire . |