Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse can move its lower jaw from side to side when eating , and the jaw muscles drag the lower teeth inward in a grinding motion . |
| 2 | Swivel the foot slowly in a circular movement to the right , then to the left . |
| 3 | was paralysed from the chest down in an abseiling accident 12 years ago and has championed fund raising for research into the treatment of orthopaedic patients . |
| 4 | Clifford has now brought a collection of his aphorisms together in a little book entitled ‘ One Hundred Aphorisms ’ . |
| 5 | Should I see my sister alone in a foreign country — blind ? |
| 6 | Yet in relation to our local communities , these bureaucrats are part of the dominant ideology only in a relative sense . |
| 7 | Persecution had also brought many of the dissenting groups together in a greater unity than they had experienced before the troubles began . |
| 8 | A slow but unstoppable flood of sticky tubules pours out of the anus , fastening your fingers together in an adhesive tangle of threads . |
| 9 | For statistics alone are unlikely to stop a 17-year-old putting his foot down in a lethal weapon . |
| 10 | Mix the fruit and vegetables together in a deep bowl ; pour over the dressing ; cover and chill for 2–3 hours . |
| 11 | Boil all the vegetables together in a large saucepan until tender . |
| 12 | And just before dawn , often while it is still completely dark , the male reed warblers in a reedbed will club together in an exuberant chorus to try to lure down migrating females . |
| 13 | They walked out to his car together in a contented silence , and when they got there he came round to the passenger side to hold back the low tendrils of an overhanging jasmine vine so she could slide easily into the seat . |
| 14 | It will now be clear why you can sometimes find so many different fossil gastropod shells together in a single fossil deposit . |
| 15 | Pulling a face , she clamped her lips together in a comical display of acceptance , although she was beginning to wonder if she actually wanted to know . |
| 16 | But by and large rugby has much to be proud of as a vehicle for bringing nations together in a sporting brotherhood when political barriers threaten to keep them apart . |
| 17 | The RP is involved in remembrement only in an advisory capacity ; they have to balance the need for such farmland rationalisation with ecological and landscape considerations . |
| 18 | We are up on The Tummel to-day in a Golden Haze of Perthshire sunshine & scenery … no salmon but lovely views ! |
| 19 | She put her card away in a safe place — then could n't remember where . |
| 20 | In the first division , Sunderland took a thirty ninth minute lead at home to Nottingham Forest ; Gabbiadini the scorer , and Gabbiadini 's first goal in three months was enough to send the Roker fans away in a happy mood to celebrate their third successive home win . |
| 21 | Below is an example from French , where separate drills of each tense ( already individually mastered ) would be placed side by side preferably in a meaningful frame and drilled across . |
| 22 | KENT POLICE began re-interviewing 1,500 people in Deal yesterday in an unusual move to develop leads on last month 's bombing of the Royal Marines ' barracks in the town . |
| 23 | Usually after one or two turns these gliders will unstall themselves and build up speed rapidly in a spiralling dive . |
| 24 | " They 're always like that , gassing their heads off in a public shop . |
| 25 | At time it feels like a matter of survival against the elements , keeping your boat upright in a strong breeze . |
| 26 | She finishes what she is doing , gives herself a resolute shake and lets the sea breeze dry her , rises slowly , pulls her dark blue tights up in an unhurried manner , and adjusts her skirt . |
| 27 | ‘ An ’ then he prosecutes us for cuttin' animals up in a public place , ’ Jake went on . |
| 28 | As your journey takes you into the lush splendour of the Dee Valley , one landmark in particular stands out in a dazzling blaze of colour . |
| 29 | An almost remarkable achievement , even though you feel as though you 've been in their bedroom before in a different life . |
| 30 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |