Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 12 She shifts her body and flips her wings to keep balance , then looks at me and makes a new sound , like peeEP ; very sharp . |
| 2 | Nothing is more nourishing to doubt than hazy mists of vagueness ; but clear thinking disperses them and leaves a clear-cut choice either to believe or to disbelieve . |
| 3 | He catches me watching him and smiles a naughty smile which thrills me to the core . |
| 4 | He smiles nervously at her and combs a phantom beard with his fingers . |
| 5 | The great benefit to the government of the present system is that the City finances it and receives a large share of the blame when things go wrong . |
| 6 | The spiny newt of China goes through the same sort of contortions to warn off those that threaten it and adds a special deterrent all its own . |