Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The up-stream side becomes steep and heavily plastered with mud to make it water-tight . |
| 2 | He had tried to remain calm but still seethed with fury at Maude 's continued intransigence in the face of his pleadings and questions : her only answer would be to bite her lip , shake her head and turn away in floods of tears . |
| 3 | One 's heart bled for Cowdrey , for he looked desperately nervous and soon succumbed without scoring . |
| 4 | They became friendly and eventually fell in love . |
| 5 | Presently , relaxed and generously anointed with body-lotion , she wrapped herself in a fluffy towelling robe and went back downstairs . |
| 6 | You 're never sure his car would stop , Grant and there was going to be somebody behind daddy coming up Alexander Street very , very fast and then jumped into daddy 's back ! |
| 7 | Gandhi describes it as gentle , non-wounding and never associated with anger or malice : ‘ It is never fussy , never impatient , never vociferous . |
| 8 | At this time her intravenous infusion was removed and she seemed more relaxed but still complained of pain from her wound . |
| 9 | The attacks were short and occasionally occurred at night ( she woke up before the attacks started ) . |
| 10 | The propertyless proletariat , exploited and progressively immiserized in line with Marx 's expectations , are in the less developed countries . |
| 11 | The eyes were bright blue and heavily mascaraed in navy and the woman wore a pink ribbon in loosely permed hair that was coloured almost to a shade of orange . |
| 12 | The row below dulled and then flickered to life , muted for a short while and then raised into a furious crescendo . |
| 13 | The suggestion was that the people of the area were outwardly smart but inwardly seared with pain : bleeding inside . |