Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For statistics alone are unlikely to stop a 17-year-old putting his foot down in a lethal weapon . |
| 2 | " They 're always like that , gassing their heads off in a public shop . |
| 3 | ‘ An ’ then he prosecutes us for cuttin' animals up in a public place , ’ Jake went on . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |
| 6 | Ben clenched his teeth then pulled hard on the right-hand oar , turning the prow slowly towards the distant house , the dark , slick-edged blade biting deep into the glaucous , muscular flow as he hauled the boat about in a tight arc . |
| 7 | Obediently , resignedly , he swings the car round in a dangerous U-turn at the next intersection and they flash back towards the airport , the jewel factories and towerblocks of the Bangkok suburbs thinning out again to the dim outlines of swampy fields pierced by palmtree plantations . |
| 8 | Taras dies but his prophesy lives on in a resplendent welter of organ ( now assertively prominent ) , chiming timpani and bells . |
| 9 | The other frustration of watching on TV is hearing the low rumble of chatter , unexplained laughter , heckles and shouts , like the noises off in a Russian drama , but being unable to see the source . |
| 10 | Erm now in my wisdom I I thought that obviously considering we 're now classed as incident stewards the o the thing to do was to put the certificates up in a prominent place so that everybody who visited the site knew who were the incident stewards were . |
| 11 | It is not a good idea to keep fountains running in the cold months , because they exert a chilling effect and , of course , the jets in the nozzles will be the first to ice up in a frosty snap . |
| 12 | He proceeds to mooch about in a hang-dog way until he runs across his younger brother , quiet student Dennis ( William Sage ) who informs him their long-lost father has just been arrested for bombing the Pentagon 20 years previously . |
| 13 | Erm so really and truly i i you know with what we 'd got it was sort of carrying the business on in a very sort of low way and instead of going round collecting the work it was all done through the post . |
| 14 | Otherwise , if the wind is squally it may end up with the wrong wing down in a fierce cross wind . |
| 15 | To complete any craft project you must exercise tempered self criticism , correct large mistakes by all means but maintain progress and see the job through in a reasonable time . |
| 16 | They can be the ‘ power behind the throne– , using what power they have to its fullest potential : analysing situations , forming appropriate alliances and putting messages over in a palatable way to the right audience . |
| 17 | He flicked the garment around his left arm and brought his sword up in a sweeping arc . |
| 18 | Bear in mind the way each technique sets the body up in a different way . |
| 19 | Also participants have the opportunity to win an evening out in a local restaurant with their partner . |
| 20 | After the final number , when all the dancers came offstage whooping and whistling with relief to crowd into the showers , Lucy followed Josie around in a final inventory of wigs and clothing and then generally cleared up ready for the next night 's work . |
| 21 | Thus it was that , as a grinning Lio ! rt swung back and brought his sword around in a lazy arc , time ran into treacle . |
| 22 | The Chipping Norton edition of the Oxford Times features Susan Cook , an eighteen year old fashion student from Faringdon , who was runner up in a national competition for young deaf achiever of the year . |
| 23 | Ships are now built in modules rather than built in a whole from the base up in a dry dock , ’ he said . |
| 24 | When the suit is wet , it traps a thin layer of water between the body and the suit and your body quickly warms that up to a comfortable working temperature but if you fall in when the suit is dry , the cold water can be quite a shock and so a good trick in cold weather is to put the wet suit on in a hot shower and then over the top you wear a spray suit again to keep off the wind and to protect the wetsuit . |
| 25 | spent head down in a stagnant wishing well , |
| 26 | These skirmishes are rarely any more than two males approaching each other and lowering their heads until they are pointing head down in a vertical position . |
| 27 | that to him when the Celtic red mist 's before his eyes and he 's kicking your head in in a jealous rage , he thought . |
| 28 | Ellwood balanced a cutlet between fingertip and fingertip and took half the meat off in a single bite . |
| 29 | She supposed it was magic , probably it only happened when you swung your head up in a certain way , she would test that tomorrow , and as she dropped asleep it lay alongside the tickets of paper with the numbers she had written , and the tar bubbles and the sun that made red horses and brown splotches when she closed her eyes . |
| 30 | He tried to start things up in a halfhearted sort of way , but she gave him an ultimatum . |