Example sentences of "[vb past] [det] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting out to open the passenger door for her , he noticed that , in contrast to Francesca , she expected this and accepted the courtesy gratefully . |
| 2 | The FMLN radio station Venceremos described this as marking the reintegration of the guerrillas into civilian society . |
| 3 | Defence Minister Col. Rene Emilio Ponce described this as representing a " major escalation " in the war . |
| 4 | He ignored that and put the notebook away . |
| 5 | Their supervisor noted this and investigated the situation . |
| 6 | The Committee opposed these as giving the US airlines an added advantage . |
| 7 | Pascoe threw a punch and missed , then threw another and felt the connection travel to the point of his elbow . |
| 8 | But the court disregarded this and imposed a heavy sentence on the 27-year-old from north Staffordshire . |
| 9 | Blotted this and handed the whole to Cornelius Murphy . |
| 10 | Si paid more than triple the estimate for False Start when Sotheby 's New York auctioned the collection of the late Victor Granz . |
| 11 | Moral virtue was of little interest to Gnostics , whose confidence in their own salvation made all that seem a matter of indifference . |
| 12 | Ondaatje perceived this and described the book as being ‘ far nastier and more frightening ’ than Flowers For Hitler ; but the choice of words is unjust : there is nothing nasty or frightening about honest observation . |
| 13 | There was nothing he enjoyed more than seeing a couple of his subordinates at each other 's throats . |
| 14 | He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder . |
| 15 | For the rest , the euphoria that they experienced more than matched the unpleasantness . |
| 16 | The prior broke this and lifted the lid . |
| 17 | ‘ But the former River Authorities knew this and shut an eye to it . ’ |
| 18 | MacMillan and Ashton understood this and emphasised the main action . |
| 19 | Kelly understood this and played the game as well as anyone . |
| 20 | Similarly in France in the eighteenth century writers such as Mably and Morelly , who believed passionately in the idea of equality , saw this as involving the transference of private property to the state , which could then use it to satisfy the needs of all . |
| 21 | J.T. Murphy saw this as marking a definite departure from the limited aims of the League . |
| 22 | Mr Ibuka , a honorary chairman , popped into the room , saw this and remembered a project on developing lightweight portable headphones going on elsewhere in the building . |
| 23 | Providing the additional response generated more than covers the cost of the premium and the administration/distribution costs , the promotion will be cost effective . |
| 24 | I cleared that and fixed the vice up and they said I could do that and I used the and that in their place and er then they had to quit the premises completely , did n't they ? |
| 25 | The sleeve , a purple tint of yet another naked and desperate young man , did little but submerge the record further into dullness . |
| 26 | Dulles did more than make the customary recommendations that the policies of the colonial powers keep abreast of local political aspirations . |
| 27 | When the inquiry went to Cardiff it did more than cross the Severn Bridge . |
| 28 | When his effects were sent back to Forres , John Keith said little but took the medals his son had won in battle and late at night , after his session at the Mason 's Arms , walked to the Mill pond and threw all four of them in , ribbons and all . |
| 29 | Hating it , she drank half and left the rest standing in its cup on a window sill . |
| 30 | Many Iranians around the Shah believed that the British resented this and blamed the Shah for it . |