Example sentences of "[subord] a [noun sg] cat " in BNC.
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| 1 | No sooner hat the dish been taken from the oven than a tortoiseshell cat entered the room , and leapt , via Mark 's knee , on to the table . |
| 2 | If a pet cat has access to the garage where someone has been filling the car 's radiator system with antifreeze at the onset of winter , the animal may see a small puddle on the garage floor , where some has spilled . |
| 3 | They were full of movement , the maids , but the strange girl was as still as a hunting cat , her fingers closed over the cheap pin and her eyes open now . |
| 4 | When a pet cat has started scratching the fabric of a valuable chair , for example , or has begun to make messes on an expensive carpet , it would be helpful to be able to sprinkle or smear some hated odour there to keep the animal away . |
| 5 | When a mother cat wants her kittens to come near to her or to follow her , she gives a soft little CHIRRUPING noise . |