Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Spielberg is a games fanatic himself and has a hands-on involvement to ensure the final result is as faithful as possible to his original idea . |
| 2 | 12 She shifts her body and flips her wings to keep balance , then looks at me and makes a new sound , like peeEP ; very sharp . |
| 3 | Nothing is more nourishing to doubt than hazy mists of vagueness ; but clear thinking disperses them and leaves a clear-cut choice either to believe or to disbelieve . |
| 4 | In that moment of fear she remembered the Brownie Guide Law , which points out that ‘ a Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day . ’ |
| 5 | She knew the Brownie Motto and Law , and now they flashed into her mind : ‘ Lend a Hand ’ and ‘ A Brownie thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day ’ . |
| 6 | He catches me watching him and smiles a naughty smile which thrills me to the core . |
| 7 | He smiles nervously at her and combs a phantom beard with his fingers . |
| 8 | The great benefit to the government of the present system is that the City finances it and receives a large share of the blame when things go wrong . |
| 9 | The spiny newt of China goes through the same sort of contortions to warn off those that threaten it and adds a special deterrent all its own . |