Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He knew roughly where he was , or he knew in theory , and he stumbled slowly along in a westerly direction , sometimes holding onto the trunk of a birch tree . |
2 | Cardinals need a temperature between 73–79°F ( 23–26°C ) , and would be better off in a warmer tank of their own . |
3 | The world seemed to tilt and spin and fold itself inside out in a volcanic eruption of pleasure … |
4 | Then there was Whistler , who strode doggedly on in a frayed tweed overcoat , summer and winter , always with his head down as if he were in the teeth of a gale , shrilly whistling — in perfect tune — a repertoire which extended from old music hall to Elgar . |
5 | When Fagin left her , Nancy was already back in a drunken sleep , her head lying on the table once more . |
6 | Whatever its merits , however , it will have to live in the shadow of W T Stearn , whose magisterial Stearn 's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners is already out in a revised edition ( Cassell , 1992 , £16.99 , 0 304 34149 5 ) , and whose Botanical Latin has just appeared in a 4th edition ( David & Charles , £25 0 7153 0052 0 ) . |
7 | Former Defence Minister Ariel Sharon discredited during the war in Lebanon , possibly back in a prominent post . |
8 | Lee Sharpe is also back in a 15-man squad . |
9 | Yashkin turned and went to the door , the small stamping machine now back in a small box and in his pocket . |
10 | Deep down in a blue half light of the control room , American sailors huddle over their radar screens , plotting its progress towards Iraq . |
11 | By eight o'clock , when the first pair was due to tee off , the sun was well up in a clear sky . |
12 | Opposite the town , high up in a sandy ridge , lie the Tombs of the Nobles , ancient Egyptian border officials and governors of Aswan . |
13 | By the time the Canadians were safely back in a British port , the ship had sailed 7,000 miles ( 13,000km ) on the round trip . |