Example sentences of "a car [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within twenty minutes a car drove up to the family majlis and began to unload a meal for us all . |
| 2 | A car swished by on the main road . |
| 3 | The C130 Hercules of RAF Transport Command , markings hurriedly painted out , stood near the end of the runway , its engines running up as a car swung in through the raised barrier , and past the RAF Regiment guard . |
| 4 | A car pulled up behind the Land Rover and disgorged Gareth and then Tremayne who moved like a tank across the earthy verge and rocked to a halt a yard away . |
| 5 | Outside , the bad dog recommenced barking rather savagely as a car drew up in the yard . |
| 6 | As we spoke , a car drew up in the carport ( which incidentally was still just as I 'd built it 15 years ago ! ) and to our astonishment ( because the ownership had changed since we sold it ) the lady recognised us ( she 'd been given our Edinburgh address by a mutual friend and had actually called on us once , which we 'd totally forgotten ! ) . |
| 7 | Then a car drew up in the courtyard and at the same time the telephone rang . |
| 8 | She had been on the run since her conversation with Jack , a steady stream of nasty fractures and frightened children and anxious parents , and then , shortly after two , just when things began to settle down and she thought she might actually get some lunch , a car screeched up into the entrance and a man jumped out , flung open the back of the car and half dragged , half carried a woman towards the doors . |
| 9 | A car flashed by on the other side of the road . |
| 10 | I was almost at the corner of Stuart Street when a car slowed up into the corner of my eye . |