Example sentences of "[noun sg] ran [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at . |
| 2 | A long corridor ran down the length of the building with doors leading off on both sides . |
| 3 | Hickory , hickory dock , the mouse ran up the clock , the clock struck one , down the mouse run , hickory , tickery dock , tick tock |
| 4 | Hey diddle diddle , the cat and the fiddle , Hickory Dickory dock the mouse ran up the clock , one , two , three , four , five , once I caught a fish alive , just those , three times |
| 5 | On the east , an open stream ran down the Steine to the sea , an area where the fishermen dried their nets and the inhabitants dumped their refuse ; it was near the outlet that Russell built his house , now the site of the Albion Hotel . |
| 6 | Rain ran up the rest of the stairs . |
| 7 | Rain ran down the harsh planes of his face and dripped from his chin on to the slick oilskin . |
| 8 | The hot sun burnt his back and sweat ran down the rags of his shorts . |
| 9 | A hydraulic lift ran up the mansion 's four storeys . |
| 10 | Again the rat ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 11 | A party of revellers in black and red velvet doublets and hose ran down the arcade , showering everyone with confetti . |
| 12 | But the corkscrew had burst it like a corpulent balloon and its fluid ran down the tramp 's face , clear liquid mingling with blood . |
| 13 | He thought he saw her hand move towards her machine gun , but then one of the soldiers in white ran down the aisle and shot her again through the head . |