Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] the air " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the late afternoon , with the red sun setting and the dust from the caravans crossing the plain hanging on the air , the whole edifice looked like a monolith rising out of the depths of a brooding red sea . |
| 2 | He insisted , quite reasonably , that one basic airframe should be used to meet both the Air and Naval Staff requirements for a strike/reconnaissance aircraft . |
| 3 | It sucked out the air in her head and her lungs , and she twisted her head sharply , snatching breath from the folds of her cloak . |
| 4 | The words had hung on the air , heavy with innuendo , and an act of simple kindness had been spoiled . |
| 5 | ‘ You cut off the air and starve the atmosphere of oxygen . |
| 6 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 7 | Close your eyes , take one or two deep breaths and let out the air with a deep sigh . |
| 8 | a wind tunnel is where they put this , put the car in stands and they blow air at it , and they little smoke trails that show how the air travels over the car . |
| 9 | Seeking there the air you lost |
| 10 | Nearly all have adopted either the air quality management strategy or the emission standards strategy , or a combination of both ( Martin , 1975 ; Campbell and Heath , 1977 ; Murley , 1991 ; UN ECE , 1987 ) . |
| 11 | It was coming towards her , scuttling down the air line . |
| 12 | His subtle military strategy — sending Scuds to Tel Aviv , opening the land battle by attacking the US forces , parking up the air force in Iran for future use — cold still transform the war . |
| 13 | The new MOT exhaust emissions test , which was introduced only a few months ago , will also play a significant part in cleaning up the air . |
| 14 | ‘ I can remember when the air was clean and the sex was dirty ’ |
| 15 | Veteran comedian George Burns is a master of the quick comment , with lines such as : ‘ I can remember when the air was clean and the sex was dirty . ’ |
| 16 | She could have added : ‘ least of all with you ’ and it seemed to her that the words , unspoken , hung on the air between them . |
| 17 | Silence hung on the air , and when he turned back he saw that Suragai was still watching as if he did not understand what had occurred . |
| 18 | The same smell of stale tobacco hung on the air that she recalled from her only meeting with Tatyana Nowak the day before her suicide . |
| 19 | A chilling smell of antiseptic hung on the air . |
| 20 | Tristan was not in the sitting room but a haze of smoke hung on the air and a reek like a garden bonfire prickled in my nostrils . |
| 21 | The smell of freshly-fried falafels hung on the air , reminding Huy that he had not yet breakfasted . |
| 22 | Ranulf , outside , peered through the small window , its shabby wooden shutters flung wide to let in the air and light . |
| 23 | THE heavily-polluted Czech town of Chomutov has threatened to call for a general strike unless the government cleans up the air , a town official said yesterday . |
| 24 | But he thought better of it and slowly breathed out the air through his nose . |
| 25 | Yet a soporific stillness hung about the air , as though the dusty dry land was still enjoying a siesta . |
| 26 | The route was taking her over a highway that twisted and turned across central North Island mountain ranges where the air was fresh and clear . |
| 27 | Alison 's classes did n't take on the air of duty which can mar anything from going to a party to visiting relations . |
| 28 | Super Channel wanted to run it but were told by the I.T.C. they 'd be pulled off the air if they did . |
| 29 | There again you see they can still muster out the air tanks , keep it afloat . |
| 30 | This , they assured us , would cut out the air and so stop the flames . |