Example sentences of "[conj] drew a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a wide-ranging inquiry , including checks with Magee College and other universities that drew a blank , Derry police contacted their counterparts over the border and tracked down Tamako . |
| 2 | He stopped and drew a long breath and I stared at him and said : ‘ Are you serious ? ’ |
| 3 | Joanna put down her cup and drew a long breath . |
| 4 | Tossing the empty jar aside , he then pulled out a piece of chalk and drew a complex symbol full of mind-twisting curves on to each gatepost . |
| 5 | Leo stared out into the garden and drew a deep regretful breath . |
| 6 | Riven leant on the ramparts and drew a deep breath . |
| 7 | He persevered silently while the music played , and drew a deep breath when it ended . |
| 8 | She wiped her damp palms against the skirt of her dress and drew a deep breath , then got out . |
| 9 | She felt bereft , but a part of her still sane enough to try for self-preservation pulled her away from him and drew a deep breath . |
| 10 | The show ran from 10 April to 30 September 1991 , seven days a week , and drew a reported 600,000 less than ‘ Rameses ’ , but the largest art show attendance in the US in 1991 . |
| 11 | Well , I seem to recall a London gallery exhibiting a pile of rubbish , which was considered valid art by the proprietors and drew a large attendance . |
| 12 | However , the party was traditionally pacifist , and drew a large amount of support from women , a section of Japanese society strongly opposed to the war . |
| 13 | Dr Forwell , in his final annual report released in December , made a stinging attack on Government policy and drew a direct link between deprivation and ill-health in Glasgow . |
| 14 | Tess put her hand into the water , and drew a huge cross upon the baby with her finger . |
| 15 | When the band sensed that Harvey was growing tired they moved him towards a finale and spread a musical carpet and drew a musical curtain and the trumpet milked the applause . |
| 16 | He took up a pen and drew a few lines on a notepad — meaningless lines that irritated her as she watched . |
| 17 | Joy raised her hand hopelessly and drew a wavering line down the board . |
| 18 | On the plane , which had armrests a foot wide , made in a plastic that looked like jellied gold lamé , he pretended suddenly to have remembered something and drew a rumpled piece of paper out of his wallet . |
| 19 | It was a low budget production but drew a certain amount of attention as it attempted to explore spiritualism . |
| 20 | The team went into action but drew a surprising blank . |