Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] in an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Dugard , who has been an international for five years , lines up in an experimental team against an Australian side weakened by injury . |
| 4 | The young duo will also have a run out in an arranged match behind closed doors against Cambridge United at Layer Road on Monday . |
| 5 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
| 6 | At one gig in Melbourne the crowd invaded the stage in such numbers that LIAM had to stop the show and lead the uninvited participants off in an orderly line . |
| 7 | You say pick your anchors up in an old boat ? |
| 8 | She had pinned her long hair up in an elegant knot on top of her head , and was wearing a chic little number which Alexandra recognized immediately as a Thierry Mugler . |
| 9 | One reason why farm workers ' wages remain so comparatively low is that the demand for labour within agriculture has been declining as a result of mechanization-Indeed , the prospect of more expensive labour has often been sufficient to stimulate farmers to engage in a further round of mechanization so that both the supply and the demand for labour have chased each other down in an ever-decreasing spiral . |
| 10 | Now the rather depressing side of football pools as you only get twenty eight pounds in the hundred pounds back in an overall figure . |
| 11 | In a decision which surprised MPs and investors , the Trade Secretary , Mr Nicholas Ridley , told the Commons that the bulk of the 18,000 investors are to get nearly 90 per cent of their money back in an unprecedented state payout . |
| 12 | He paused for a moment , before letting his breath out in an uncharacteristic snarl . |
| 13 | The monster was at its most mellow that day , but still energetic enough to toss Sinar Surya 's hundred tons around in an alarming manner . |
| 14 | The exercise was designed to make a student stand in front of class , sing his song and force each syllable out in an elongated manner so that it had a beginning and an end ; this , Landau explained , ought to enable the student to go into neutral , physically and mentally , so that tensions could be released and what was happening inside could be heard through the voice changes . |
| 15 | He called on all his strength and brought the Sword of Khaine round in an enormous arc of death . |