Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] and [be] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They had been shocked by the ‘ reality ’ they had come across and were more committed to action . |
| 2 | Tricot had investigated intelligence fiascoes before including the kidnapping by French intelligence agents in 1965 of Ben Barka , an Algerian left-winger , who was never seen again and was presumably murdered by them . |
| 3 | Several species of Australian amphibian , amongst them some of the most beautiful and interesting in the world , have died out and are now thought to be extinct . |
| 4 | Since its establishment in 1977 the department has advanced significantly and is now viewed as a leader in the field of international management development . |
| 5 | The explanation is that , given a totally unvarying diet over a long period of time , especially if it is from kittenhood right through into adult life , a cat 's ‘ food variety mechanism ’ gets worn down and is finally switched off altogether . |
| 6 | Mr. Bolter said BNFL 's commitment had been recognised nationally and was clearly illustrated by such initiatives as ‘ Living with Technology ’ , a series of resource packs designed to help teachers cope with the technical aspects of the national curriculum . |
| 7 | The Germans who have been facing us all these weeks have pulled out and are now dug in in a thickly wooded area about three-hundred yards from No. 4 Commando . |
| 8 | The rabbit runs to a hole you have already ferreted and blocked up and is immediately mesmerised and does n't know where to go next . |
| 9 | Men and women were knocked down and were still assaulted and kicked on the flour . |
| 10 | A publication of village life compiled by a group of volunteers is issued quarterly and is eagerly looked forward to . |
| 11 | White Papers and policy documents are generally to be taken seriously and are therefore quoted extensively on appeal . |
| 12 | Thrush Green was sorry to hear that he had never been married , had been married unhappily and was now separated from his wife , had been happily married and lost his wife in childbirth , and ( disastrously ) still married , with a wife who would be coming to live with him at the corner house within a few days . |
| 13 | He said it offered high quality accommodation , was being marketed internationally and was strategically located . |
| 14 | The STOP-SPOT red-breasted rarity had been swamped again and was now hidden from view . |