Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DUCHESS IN DISGRACE : Fergie cools off on the holiday that landed her in hot water |
| 2 | And as she pushed open the west door Miss Danziger was met by the scent of fennel , the six-foot stems of which towered over her from a huge stoneware pot , very different from the musty scent of piety that greeted her in English country churches . |
| 3 | As I developed I became a big bloke and that stood me in good stead . |
| 4 | That , mixed with the mule 's contribution , produced an atmosphere in the cabin that stood me in good stead for the rest of my flying career . |
| 5 | After he had been held incommunicado for a month his family were allowed to visit him and found him in good health . |
| 6 | A family of brothers , fathers and uncles on the front table took an instant dislike to me and , slamming their pints on the table , sat back with arms crossed and regarded me in stony-faced silence . |
| 7 | After a moment , she sat up in the cluttered bed and regarded him in mock annoyance . |
| 8 | She 's got her stocking feet right up between his legs and cuddles his feet in her ample bosom , having previously removed his shoes and socks and displayed them in sideways V-sign on the little shelf at the window . |
| 9 | Thanks to their extensive plagiarism from the Old Testament , Clement argued , Plato and the Greek philosophers had found out many true things and expressed them in beautiful language . |
| 10 | I put down my lunch and followed him in frantic pursuit . |
| 11 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 12 | Jessamy stood in the doorway and watched him in angry astonishment . |
| 13 | Sister Cooney stood and watched it in mild amusement , before turning and walking thoughtfully inside . |
| 14 | And did you in due course , go to the flat ? |
| 15 | The low sun touched the gentle white curves of the plateau with gold and bathed them in undeserved serenity . |
| 16 | It 's a crazy thing where one child pretends to be a carrot and the others top and tail him and put him in boiling water . |
| 17 | Then Francis turned and greeted her in perfect English . |
| 18 | I went in as usual , took off my greatcoat and tunic and tie and made some small pancakes and dipped them in boiling fat — used to take me a quarter of an hour every night . |