Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my desperation I had been making plans to try and sneak the putter from Harley 's bag to have a surreptitious look at it — a truly dicey plan because Harley rarely let the putter out of his sight and , when he did , his caddie obviously had instructions to guard it with his life . |
| 2 | Avesco Plc yesterday announced plans to demerge its VideoLogic Ltd multimedia subsidiary , which has joint venture agreements with IBM Corp : it says that Videologic 's turnover for the year that ends today will be not less than £10.4m , which is an increase of 44% over last year : Avesco also plans to raise £12.1m net of expenses in a one-for-three rights issue at 63 pence ; the news put 12 pence on the share price , which reached 97p . |
| 3 | The Jockey Club yesterday announced plans to maintain its Sunday racing campaign by sanctioning a mixed meeting of flat and jump racing at the Surrey track . |
| 4 | It gives off paired nerves supplying their respective appendages and may also connect with the corpora allata and contribute to the labral nerves ( Willey , 2962 ) . |
| 5 | The trade papers not only advocated that managers should take soundings but also practised it themselves and they always encouraged managers to have their own say and to pass on what they had learnt . |
| 6 | POLICE yesterday warned householders to secure their homes before leaving for summer outings . |
| 7 | Greenpeace yesterday urged parents to protect their children from the sun during the hottest part of the day to avoid the damaging effects of the depleted ozone layer . |
| 8 | Just think of the Titanic — everyone knew where she went down , but it still took years to find her . ’ |
| 9 | Venables , who also dismissed reports linking him with jobs in Spain , said : ‘ I 've spoken to the players and suggested they do n't get further involved they 've shown their support . |
| 10 | He also urged booksellers to open their shops ‘ across trading hours which match when customers want to shop , including Sundays ’ , and to create a bookselling environment in which children would feel comfortable and inspired . |
| 11 | H. B. Silverman and M. J. Dunbar watched narwhals off Baffin Island and repeatedly saw males cross their tusks and strike them against each other . |
| 12 | Villa had their tails up in the second half and Atkinson and Staunton both had chances to increase their lead . |
| 13 | These findings prove that the Renault Clio delivers the same attributes which originally attracted buyers to make their choice . |
| 14 | She finished applying her make-up , the blusher making her cheekbones appear even higher than they were , her mouth full and tempting under the deep rose lip-gloss , her finely chiselled features lending her the appearance of an aristocrat . |
| 15 | Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose-grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell . |
| 16 | Freshly whitened steps signalled their status within the working class community and denoted the border of the respectable family 's territory on the street . |
| 17 | After Schmidt 's fall , the SDP chose a moderate candidate , Hans-Jochen Vogel , for Chancellor , but the party was very divided , Vogel was uninspiring , and Kohl was so confident of CDU success that he even advised electors to give their second votes to FDP candidates . |
| 18 | From here included tours take you to Rocamadour with its chateau perched high on a cliff summit and then to the powerful fortress of Castelnau-Breonoux which houses rich furnishings and tapestries . |
| 19 | So unusual was this setup that during its early days we even had dealers contacting us to discover how it was being done ! |
| 20 | While on the whole we feel knowledge of the field-worker 's religion was not detrimental to the research , we believe it also had positive effects , in that it immediately forced respondents to confront their attitudes towards Catholics , as did the field-worker 's gender in relation to sex roles in the force , placing both issues high on the research agenda . |
| 21 | I 've seen a woman talking to an officer and then overheard officers discussing what she 's said . |
| 22 | I get the impression that Mr Ataie has decided what he wants to say and then created characters to fit his theme . |
| 23 | Then came shots spanning his business career , his appointment as a rep , his first car , as sales director and finally his personal life and his children . |
| 24 | I had this idea I had to be civilised , and wait until I 'd obtained spoken as well as physical consent from you — and then spent days regretting it ! |
| 25 | They ordered her to strip , then took turns to rape her in a terrifying hour-long ordeal . |
| 26 | Anarchy on a smaller scale is provided by photographer Kurt Buchwald who set up a ‘ Photography Forbidden ’ sign in front of innocuous subjects and then took photographs to see what happened . |
| 27 | With such lack of evidence , how did administrators decide it was worthwhile to pour millions of dollars of taxpayers ’ money into this fanciful fusion fiasco ? |
| 28 | How did wings get their start ? |
| 29 | He lived locally , so how did neighbours view his job here ? |
| 30 | How did ears get their start ? |