Example sentences of "[coord] closed [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An investigation has failed to discover the cause of an epidemic which struck more than sixty people and closed a school . |
| 2 | Then I saw Rock Hudson and closed a deal . |
| 3 | The Revolution settlement which formulated the basis for the offering of the British crown to William of Orange in 1689 asserted that British freedoms and liberties could not be safeguarded under a ‘ popish ’ prince and closed a number of public offices , including the monarchy , to Catholics . |
| 4 | Yet at the weekend , when the clocks went forward an hour at 1am , the police in Darlington moved in and closed the clubs an hour early . |
| 5 | After a while Bathsheba said goodnight to her farm workers , and closed the sitting-room door and windows . |
| 6 | Annie arranged the last of the money and closed the case . |
| 7 | The abbot had gently brushed the petals of blackthorn from the spine , and closed the Gospels . |
| 8 | The company 's doctor was on the spot in no time , attended the patients , examined the sanitary arrangements , disinfected and closed the station well , and arranged for tanks of pure water to be conveyed from 62 miles away . |
| 9 | She picked up the alarm clock , three large cushions and a blanket , went into the kitchen and closed the door firmly behind her . |
| 10 | Herr Nordern brusquely waved Bodo into the bedroom and closed the door behind them . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe it will be — yet ! ’ she laughed and , taking his hand , led him into a storeroom and closed the door . |
| 12 | She accompanied him out to the ambulance and closed the door behind him . |
| 13 | He nodded decisively , and equally firmly walked into her office and closed the door on Davidson 's hopeful face . |
| 14 | When I arrived , she urged me inside and closed the door , and I could see that she was breathless with fear . |
| 15 | He crept into the kitchen and closed the door behind him , making sure its heavy curtain stretched right to the wall on either side . |
| 16 | By the time she reached the shorter flight of stairs on the half-landing , Frankie had retreated all the way to his room and closed the door behind him , leaving only the smallest gap through which he peered with one eye . |
| 17 | Gripping her in this coarse familiar fashion , he steered her into the room and closed the door with a gentle click behind him . |
| 18 | Why , wondered Senator Rudman at the hearings , had he not taken North into his office and closed the door and put him up against the wall and pushed him and pushed him and pushed him ? |
| 19 | Go away , ’ and closed the door . |
| 20 | He called ‘ Goodbye , see you tomorrow , ’ and closed the door behind him and went to the lift and pressed the button |
| 21 | He placed the basket on one of the shelves and closed the door . |
| 22 | He gave a curt nod to Myles 's goodnight and closed the door . |
| 23 | It nearly killed them to acknowledge my existence and they only spoke in monosyllables when I was present , but the babble of sound which broke out every time I went out and closed the door behind me was enough to make me want to go rushing straight to Miss Malley to beg her to send me back to my friends . |
| 24 | I pushed past her into the hall and closed the door behind us . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , that 's that , ’ said Breeze , and closed the door on the starry night . |
| 26 | He came into the dressing room and closed the door , a middle-aged man of medium height wearing a grey suit with a white roll-neck shirt . |
| 27 | I said with regret , ‘ Good night , ’ and she went abruptly into her own domain and closed the door . |
| 28 | Dad rose , and closed the door on their retreat and the unthinking ‘ Happy New Year ! ’ from the younger officer . |
| 29 | I had to admire his nerve , but declined to answer any of his rushed questions , saying , ‘ Sorry — no comment , ’ and closed the door . |
| 30 | They turned back into the sitting room and closed the door . |