Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Notus in Judaea , when ‘ the earth trembled and was still ’ ( ‘ Terra tremuit et quievit ’ ) , it is the last two words which are set in 3/2 , and marked Très lent . |
| 2 | Doctors said the biopsy was carried out in a different part of the brain to where the rupture of the aneurysm occurred and was not responsible for the death . |
| 3 | So , well done to Eric , and to all those who entered but were n't quite so lucky . |
| 4 | He fled but was later caught by police . |
| 5 | They also began to suggest strongly that leys were not just the traders ' tracks that Watkins proposed but were closely associated with such earth energy if not actually marking the channels along which such energy might flow . |
| 6 | For Hans Frank , the Führer had been ‘ a sort of superman ’ in whom he had believed ‘ without reservation ’ and whom he regarded as being right ‘ in all decisive matters ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ Before the fireman could fasten his belt ’ read the Wolverton Express report , ‘ there was a buzzing sound in the stables , the doors of which flew wide open and Bessie and Harry , with heads erect and eyes flashing , galloped to the shafts , stopping just under the suspended harness which dropped and was automatically locked on their backs ’ . |
| 8 | The crowds came and were very well behaved and it appears that the decision to make the event all-ticket was the correct one . |
| 9 | His son worked in the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation here , till an English lad , totally unqualified , came and was immediately employed above him . |
| 10 | Mrs Shapland did not wish to disclose how much she received but was clearly not unhappy . |
| 11 | He began to take a liking to John Lydon , who beneath the carefully cultivated exterior of ennui , Branson recognised as being extremely bright , ‘ if rather lazy ’ . |
| 12 | It had leather straps and jessies attatched and was easily caught . |
| 13 | Presenting a piece of information as given suggests that it is already established and agreed and is therefore non-negotiable . |
| 14 | Only later did she learn that what Rosemary had been doing back in Hazelbury that Saturday when Sebastian had met her had been to come and tell her parents personally that Derek had moved out from the flat they shared and was now living with someone else . |
| 15 | The crust solidified and was heavily bombarded by later impacts , the bombardment tailing off about 3300 Ma ago . |
| 16 | Plenty failed and were quietly or noisily dropped . |
| 17 | In the late 1930s , however , the Club failed and was later taken over by C.A.V. |
| 18 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 19 | He was so proud of what he physically produced and was never happier than with his cabinet making tools around him , surrounded by wood . |
| 20 | It was within this sphere that militant challenges to labourism arose and were subsequently dismantled . |
| 21 | This is because the intragranular pores have been occluded by a late-stage halite cement ( Fig. 29a ; Clark 1980a ) and , only after washing the core plugs in freshwater , were porosities obtained that were more typical of the platform carbonates . |
| 22 | Fernando frowned and was about to follow when Ruth reached and touched his arm to restrain him . |
| 23 | She turned and was about to say something when Fred held up his hands once more . |
| 24 | She turned and was about to deck him when she realized that his needler was aimed at her stomach . |
| 25 | The SNM withdrew and is now laying siege to Hargeisa and four other garrisons in the region . |
| 26 | For a man who claimed and was popularly acknowledged to be a man of God , such behaviour was extraordinary to say the least . |
| 27 | Dai joined and was immediately given more challenging work than he had ever known . |
| 28 | The butler nodded and was about to turn away , when Katherine added , " Oh , and Gerard , ensure that we are not disturbed . |
| 29 | I fought but was never good at diplomacy . |
| 30 | Erika agreed but was somewhat dubious . |