Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She scrambled to her feet , feeling her heart bump painfully as she caught sight of the two men standing by the car . |
| 2 | Melissa sat back and let her mind wander elsewhere while they talked shop . |
| 3 | I have never seen England play better than they did against Ireland and I 'm sure few other people would argue about that . |
| 4 | Luke 's voice was deep and magnetic and Robyn felt the anguish twist inside as he gazed into her face , and the once dreamt of words were spoken . |
| 5 | Her head did not precisely ache , but it felt hollow and somehow precarious ; and she found it hard to make her muscles work so that she felt as though she might trip over her own feet or walk into the furniture . |
| 6 | This time Radford did not let her chance slip away and she clinched the biggest victory of her career so far . |
| 7 | The cab drew to a halt , and Grunte , who was ten minutes early , let the meter tick away as he watched the girls bending and stretching to the commands of a whistle-blowing games mistress . |
| 8 | Shannon felt the bed sink slightly as he sat down beside her , and suddenly realised to her horror that the towel she 'd wrapped about herself had slipped off as she slept . |
| 9 | The much-maligned Forest 'keeper literally let two points slip away when he handed Andy Clarke a 12th-minute equaliser after Nigel Clough had got his dad 's team off to a flying start . |
| 10 | She felt her brassiere tighten uncomfortably as she heaved a vicious sigh . |
| 11 | Making horses run faster than they wanted to . |
| 12 | Could your family cope financially if you died unexpectedly ? |
| 13 | ‘ I looked everywhere and could n't find anyone and we saw the trucks come here and I saw the lights on and I thought the humans were still here and I came in and I heard your voices and you 've got to come because it 's Dorcas ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Agreed , ’ he replied , ‘ but how could this Lion cry even though it died ? ’ |