Example sentences of "[prep] it [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A large white bed dominated the room , and within it lay a porcelain-pale figure , propped up by banks of pillows , its shadowy eyes wide open . |
| 32 | In it sat a tiny beetle wearing goggles . |
| 33 | Thunder and lightning cracked and roared outside like some electric avalanche — and following immediately upon it came the enraged roaring of Something from Hell . |
| 34 | Beyond it lay the tiny garden , the lawn neatly trimmed , delphinia and gladioli , irises and hemerocallis in bloom in the dark earth borders . |
| 35 | Beyond it flowed the heavy mainstream , with small eddies curling along and through the wire on the surface . |
| 36 | There the bailiffs pushed and shoved me through a porticoed entrance , down a long , dark , musty passageway into the main well of the court , fastening me to the bar ; beyond it sat the three magistrates before a square table ringed by clerks . |
| 37 | Beyond it stood the young squire who brought him , the smoking tube in his hand , his face stamped with rage and with loathing . |
| 38 | Over it hung an extraordinary painting . |
| 39 | Her perfume immediately overpowered the tobacco fumes , her coat was of pale chamois leather and the silk scarf knotted over it bore a conspicuous signature . |
| 40 | But the build-up to it had a familiar ring about it for Dave . |
| 41 | An oval mirror , pock-marked and fly-stained , was set in the top of this extravagant and monstrous contraption and next to it stood a hollow elephant 's foot mounted on a wooden base . |
| 42 | Next to it squatted a young girl about fifteen or sixteen years old . |
| 43 | One diplomat observed : ‘ The national colloquium and the discussions leading up to it gave the lower ranking researcher better status , and a feeling of more involvement in his work . ’ |
| 44 | On it lay a cellophaned wallet of Guyland press handouts — this was where I 'd scribbled his number . |
| 45 | On it lay the Vietnamese manservant , moaning quietly and holding a surgical dressing to his thigh . |
| 46 | For on it lay the prickly pears he had picked for her earlier , now denuded of their spikes and cut into quarters . |
| 47 | The miniature St Christopher on it had a brief treat before Sorrel cooled him off in no uncertain terms . |
| 48 | Initially his management of this crisis had met with high levels of popular approval , but as the conflict dragged on it became a damaging symbol of American weakness and presidential ineptitude with polls clearly revealing the public 's dissatisfaction with Carter 's performance . |
| 49 | There were screens around her bed , and beside it sat the young Sub-lieutenant , almost as motionless as the form under the sheets , staring earnestly at the bandaged head and the small white face . |
| 50 | After making unsignalled turns and abrupt lane changes through Chevy Chase , and Bethesda , she blasted to a highly illegal speed south on the Beltway , ducked off it rejoined a few miles along and finally came down to a leisurely cruise through the Virginia countryside . |
| 51 | And often we would lie together in the sun after a bathe , and kiss and caress each other , and it was a dear , familiar pleasure , associated in my mind and body with safety and mutual delight and no demands made ; his hands were wondering and tender , and his face when I opened my eyes to look at it had the extraordinary beauty it used to have when I had given him even this limited sensual happiness . |