Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It consisted mainly of a large area of more or less flat heathland that was in places marshy and out of which rose the only hill to be found here , the broad , low Knamber Foin that looked from a distance no more than a heap of stones . |
| 2 | Ireland , an issue that resurfaced with a vengeance the day after the election , is a case in point . |
| 3 | They crossed the outer ward , followed by covert glances and whispered wonderings that halted for a moment the bustle and business of the day . |
| 4 | In the near distance to our rear the guns had started shelling the German positions , the shells uncomfortably low as they rushed overhead and crashed into an area a short distance away . |
| 5 | But , incredibly , it stayed on the line and came to a halt a mile further on , dragging the mangled seats beneath the engine . |
| 6 | Ace caught it , almost pulled Defries from her perch , released it , and rolled to a stop a few metres further down the slope . |
| 7 | A young , red-haired man , dressed simply in a leather jerkin , leggings and boots , came up to Corbett and spoke in an accent the English clerk could not even hope to follow . |
| 8 | Once , he galloped straight towards them but came to a stop a few yards away , rearing on his hind legs before continuing his wild circling . |