Example sentences of "have died in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They emigrate to Australia , and do not learn till long afterwards that Ham has died in a vain attempt to save a drowning man , who turns out to be Steerforth . |
| 2 | people who 've died in a similar way . |
| 3 | Although no one spoke of it , not a soul in the hall failed to be aware that Paul Arkwright , possessing one of the most brilliant minds of the century , had died in a mental asylum after having , many years ago now , made an attempt on his own life . |
| 4 | The National Rivers Authority confirmed that ‘ hundreds if not thousands ’ of salmon , sea trout and brown trout had died in a two-mile stretch of the River Erme at Ivybridge , south Devon . |
| 5 | Their release came 10 days after over 100 civilians had died in a crowded stadium in the capital , Mogadishu , when hecklers interrupted an address by Barre and called for his resignation ; his presidential guard reportedly fired shots into the air , then fired into the crowd , and a number of people were trampled to death during the subsequent melee . |
| 6 | It would appear to everyone that Ewan Famber had died in a freak accident . |