Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The mere existence of national , sexual and racial oppression does not refute historical materialism , but rather constitutes its explanandum .
2 Her words were ringing in her ears as she eventually made her way through Customs .
3 Dusk was falling as I eventually made my way back into town .
4 Created by Alex Raymond in the 1930's Flash eventually made his way onto the Commodore with a little help from Mastertronic Added Dimension , a budget house set up by Mastertronic .
5 In spite of his frustrations , though , he fell in love with the country and eventually made his home in Jerusalem .
6 Most hate me night , when I 've been out and somebody said you have evening , go and see somebody in evening and then I go , do n't mind in day time come back
7 For Hesketh , now committed to racing and to Hunt 's career — with a generosity unparalleled in FI — it seemed as sensible to take Hunt straight up into FI , and Hunt duly made his debut at a non-championship race at Brands Hatch early in 1973 , there earning , in a used Surtees TS9B , a third place just behind Denny Hulme — and Hulme was , let it be noted , driving the McLaren M23 , a far more advanced car .
8 Gavin Nebbeling was a tall , upright , South African central defender who played for the Palace throughout the 1980s , but his career was continually dogged by injury and this rather limited his value , although his League appearances exceeded 150 by the time he moved on to Fulham in the summer of 1989 .
9 Masterminding the event is an art history student , Daniel Marks , who successfully fought his way back to health after being diagnosed as having testicular cancer at the age of 17 .
10 However , Mr. Collins ( if I have understood him correctly ) has expressly limited his challenge to Lautro 's failure to allow the making of representations before the service of the intervention notice .
11 He undressed her equally slowly , and she felt as though she were standing outside herself , watching almost with detachment as he exposed her breasts to his gaze and slowly lowered his head until his mouth could touch one rosy peak .
12 ‘ Not if I had to face a helicopter journey every time I wanted to come into town , ’ he drawled , and then slowly lowered his gaze to her red mouth , murmuring , ‘ So … do you want to see the bedrooms ? ’
13 His voice stopped her before she reached it , however , and a smile crazily beamed its way up from her toes when , ‘ Want to walk with me ? ’ he drawled .
14 Evaluation returns from the 1990 cohort ( 2,966 ) shows that 96% of teachers and 93% of companies reported that briefings successfully prepared them for a placement , while 89% of teachers successfully met their placement objectives .
15 She sits at her dressing-table and vigorously brushes her hair , a mop of copper-coloured curls , natural curls , as tight and springy as coiled steel .
16 A smile rarely lights their face when they take your money and hand you the croissant .
17 To forestall his next movement ( such as his taking her in his arms ) Franca moved rapidly round the table , took a firm hold of his shoulder , and , as he instinctively lowered his head , kissed his hot blushing cheek .
18 We thereby maximise our chance of demonstrating what we are looking for .
19 If , on the other hand , your exercises are insufficient to stimulate your limb and heart muscles , thus providing aerobic exercise , then you will be effectively wasting your time .
20 During 1959 the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile lobby successfully argued their case for automated weapons .
21 The equivalent , I suppose , of someone who loves chocolate falling into a big vat of the stuff and unhurriedly eating their way out !
22 Mr Les Baker , director of industrial liaison , said more than 500 people had successfully completed its syllabus .
23 It has successfully completed its task and is returning home .
24 Entry qualifications are generally the same , that is five O level GCE passes or their equivalent , as those required to continue on to degree and other higher level courses , which is indeed what the great majority of students do when they have successfully completed their foundation courses .
25 Apple Computer Inc and Novell Inc have successfully completed their project to bring the Macintosh system to mainstream computing , but no decision has yet been made on a commercial follow-up : Novell chief financial officer James Tolonen says the companies wanted to see whether Macintosh System could run atop a different operating system and on a different chip , yet still maintain the user-friendly features of the Apple system .
26 Apple Computer Inc and Novell Inc have successfully completed their project to bring the Macintosh system to mainstream computing , but no decision has yet been made on a commercial follow-up , Novell chief financial officer James Tolonen told the Hambrecht & Quist conference .
27 But within 20 minutes of Annandale 's arrival , at a cost of nearly £500 to Hendry 's manager , Ian Doyle , he had successfully completed his task .
28 I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way , because I listened to what he said earlier and have since checked my speech .
29 By early afternoon there was a stillness of heat , and a herd of cows from the higher fields slowly grazed their way down into the shade .
30 Alain asked quietly as they slowly made their way to the car later .
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