Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
2 | Much the same would have been thought of Jessica as she would have been seen as someone who walked away from an evil religion and stepped into the right path . |
3 | The seminar is being organised by WACC 's North American regional association and hosted by The United Church of Canada under the theme ‘ Legacy : 500 Years of Evangelization in the Americas ’ . |
4 | I gave up being a bird watcher and succumbed to the delicious trippery feel of sun on my back and sand on my front . |
5 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
6 | It gathered speed and raced towards the built-up complexes . |
7 | She bought six first-class stamps , took a pound coin from her purse and went into the automatic photo booth . |
8 | He stepped down from the terrace and walked against the driving rain towards the footings . |
9 | Sqd Ldr Jimmy Malley had a distinguished career with bomber command and flew in the legendary Wellington F for Freddie , featured in the film Target For Tonight . |
10 | He was also a member of the XL Club and played for the local Lloyds Bank XI . |
11 | She slammed back the driving seat and looked at the unfamiliar dashboard with all its foreign signals . |
12 | The dollar crisis and the abandonment of the Gold Standard signalled the beginning of the end of the dollar bloc and led to the inevitable American withdrawal from Vietnam . |
13 | With Romy he 'd had a real romance but it had flourished only on the Continent and withered in the cold climate of England . |
14 | He took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew on the glowing tip . |
15 | He came to the doorway and started across the deserted yard . |
16 | I lay there on the couch and shuddered at the very thought . |
17 | ‘ Am I likely to forget ? ’ she retorted as they left the car and went towards the front door . |
18 | She parked her car and strode through the grand , carved doorway , her heels clicking purposefully as she headed for the reception desk . |
19 | He left his car and moved through the yellow grass , his arms clutched across his chest . |
20 | We flew to San Diego on the West Coast where we hired a car and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas . |
21 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
22 | I have served in their officialdom and lived among the criminal element down beneath the Net . |
23 | She left him standing under the light and walked into the warm cigar-scented room beyond , knowing that the last Russian doll , like all the others , would still be herself . |
24 | One night , she got up and turned on the light and looked at the sweet , bland face of Jesus , the Light of the World , in the picture over the mantelpiece . |
25 | The rings had spilled out of the tin and lay in the tufty bits of grass like slugs trying to eat their own tails . |
26 | Shivering a little , she fumbled for her key and went towards the front door . |
27 | He strolled across the foyer to deposit her room key and spoke to the middle-aged receptionist behind the desk , who straightened respectfully . |
28 | Corbett stopped his horse and turned to the startled Ranulf . |
29 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
30 | He then went to South Africa with the FA summer touring side and played for the national team in one of the representative games . |