Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While nineteenth-century Catholic teaching had been suspicious of ‘ human rights ’ discourse , John embraced it eagerly and made it a central theme , greatly extending the range and number of ‘ rights ’ , including those of minorities ( 95–7 ) and refugees ( 103–8 ) . |
| 2 | The scriptwriter — a trim , balding man in his fifties with a moustache — squeezed Dexter 's hand a little too warmly and gave him a serious smile of appraisal . |
| 3 | The guard did not challenge us and we followed the faint trackway till Benjamin reined in and offered me a bulging wineskin . |
| 4 | He stood up when she came in and gave her a big friendly smile . |
| 5 | Of course , we had many political differences but the twin oppressions of being Irish lesbians and immigrants brought us together and gave us a strong framework upon which to build our own movement and within which to begin articulating our anger at English feminism . |
| 6 | And it but the erm the goats apparently were no problem today , they just stayed on and gave them a few bits and pieces you know so that was fair enough . |
| 7 | Indian youngster handled England 's other bowlers with ease , he looked in tremendous form but when Botham came on and bowled him a harmless straight one , somehow managed to edge it into his pads and nearly played on . |
| 8 | he come , he come yesterday and brought us a twenty two |
| 9 | But they met anyway , in part because in their early childhood one or other of their parents , usually but not always the father , had taken them aside and told them a great responsibility would fall to them : the carrying forward of a hermetically protected family secret , and in part because the Society looked after its own . |
| 10 | ‘ What would you do , ’ Wexford said to his wife , ‘ if I brought a young girl home and offered you a thousand pounds to let her stay ? ’ |
| 11 | He picked her up and threw her a few metres down the corridor . |
| 12 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |
| 13 | She felt her face go hot with embarrassment as he straightened up and gave her a piercing look that took in everything about her appearance . |
| 14 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 15 | The Bloodthirster lashed out and struck him a terrible blow , breaking the bones of his left arm so that his shield hung useless at his side . |
| 16 | It leapt forward as Delaney cried out and struck it a glancing blow with the torch . |
| 17 | I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’ |
| 18 | Tony came back and handed her a tall glass of iced Pimm 's filled with fruit , then flopped on to the sun-lounger beside her , smiling in his uncomplicated way . |
| 19 | Though — ’ he sat back and gave her a grim smile ‘ — I hope he 's not such a fool as to pay over the odds for your services . ’ |
| 20 | She went back and gave him a light peck on the cheek . |
| 21 | ANDY ORKNEY ( Old Applejack ) : ‘ He jumped really well and gave me a tremendous ride . |
| 22 | After relaying the message to Ng , Gooseneck looked over at Amiss and gave him a long , slow wink . |
| 23 | Then she half rose from the desk , leaned across and gave me a dead fish handshake , and with a glazed stare directed somewhere over my left shoulder , she rattled out , all in one breath and with no punctuation , ‘ Thankyouverymuchforallyouhavedonegoodbye . ’ |
| 24 | Grimma took another step forward and caught it a backward thump across the muzzle . |
| 25 | He leaned forward and poured her a long cool glass of freshly squeezed orange juice . |
| 26 | She opened her mouth and closed it again and gave me a hard look . |
| 27 | Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look . |
| 28 | At this Mum turned round and gave her a dirty look before she moved along with Dad , followed by the rest of us . |
| 29 | Startled , she swung round and gave him a lame smile . |
| 30 | Before she could move he dragged the drapes of the four-poster even wider apart and gave her a raking glance . |