Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ? |
| 2 | His total of eight stolen bases in the A's 4-1 series victory was a post-season record , he scored eight runs in total and even managed a couple of homers himself in Saturday 's 6-5 win in the SkyDome . |
| 3 | She could scream blue murder , but half an hour later would be the life of a dinner party , for she was very vain and never missed a chance to show herself off . |
| 4 | His was undone to the waist , he had no cap , his slacks were dirty and crumpled , he was unshaven and badly needed a haircut , he wore plimsolls , loosely tied with bits of string . |
| 5 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |