Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben stopped smiling and picked up his spade . |
| 2 | So Molly walked alone and ended up in front of another Martini painting in the Pinacoteca . |
| 3 | David wrenched free and went on furiously : ‘ Those women whose homes are sties , whose habits are bestial , who could n't raise a guinea-pig never mind a child — ’ he drew a deep , shuddering breath to steady himself , then continued more slowly . |
| 4 | Skipper stopped dead and looked down on me with a definite ‘ What on earth are you doing there ? ’ look on his face . |
| 5 | The visitors continued to search desperately for a late equaliser , but Ipswich dug deep and hung on to book a quarter-final tussle at home to Sheffield Wednesday next month . |
| 6 | Marcus went white and jerked round sharply to look at the figure behind him . |
| 7 | Nails and Hoomey wriggled free and made off like hares and by the time the opposition had refocussed on Seb as main aggressor rather than Jazz a police car was cruising to a standstill alongside and a new element was introduced . |
| 8 | Alice went pale and looked down into her hollands . |
| 9 | Creggan grew nervous and glanced over his shoulder and up towards the trees above . |