Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Nutcracker suite in this charming 17th-century inn is so called because the low-ceilinged doorway has an exposed beam which has caught out the unwary and cracked a few heads in its time . |
| 2 | The stranger fell ill and died a few days later . |
| 3 | When put to bed he appeared nearly lifeless and died a few hours after . ’ ) |
| 4 | When the girl 's parents denied the engagement , the boy was beaten unconscious and died a few hours later in hospital . |
| 5 | But the dressmaker had obviously decided it was too plain and added a few frills to liven it up a bit . |
| 6 | Liz Roberts graduated from Durham University with a degree in Chinese and joined a small tours company specialising in holidays to China . |
| 7 | Disconcertingly , April muttered something incomprehensible and moved a few steps away from them . |