Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [adv prt] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mo was curled up in a bundle under the eiderdown . |
| 2 | Nicholson was caught up in the aftermath and became Hollywood 's hottest property to emerge for two decades . |
| 3 | Moses was brought up in a high-ranking Egyptian family and then , later in life , led a lowly people , the Jews . |
| 4 | Distillery boss Billy Hamilton fears the worst after Heath was assisted off in the second-half with a torn calf muscle . |
| 5 | From the very first moment of her return to the vicarage Ruth was caught up in a whirlwind of work . |
| 6 | Frank was stretched out in an armchair , eyes closed , as if he were half-asleep . |
| 7 | Frank was brought up in the Hollywood studio tradition and expected producers to exert a large amount of control , but Lester 's lack of freedom did not stop him changing parts of the script — including all of Gawford 's scenes — and reducing the number of songs . |
| 8 | One day , Mildred was walking along in the park it was very , very hot and she was very , very tired ! |
| 9 | Three minutes after the break , City know it was not going to be their day , they themselves were awarded a penalty when Frankie Machavellio was brought down in the area . |
| 10 | Described as ‘ kind-hearted , yet … a lively and obstinate boy , , Tom was brought up in a prosperous house ( his father was a manager of a textile firm ) and was used to a well-stocked meal table . |
| 11 | In the 1980s much was achieved in the economy and many essential and fundamental changes had to be made after the IMF was called in in the late 1970s when Labour was in power . |
| 12 | Mrs Chalk was clattering round in the kitchen , and a savoury aroma was wafting from that region . |
| 13 | It seems that Meg was washing up in the pantry yesterday when Mr Swinton came in from the shore as is his custom in the afternoons , and you were with him ! |
| 14 | Dawn handed her a syringe filled with heart stimulant and soon Sandy was settled down in a warm recovery cage . |
| 15 | And as Switzerland began to run riot , Gough was sent off in the 84th minute for handling the ball as Knup threatened to break through again . |
| 16 | Stepson of a rabbi and product of a broken home , Laszlo was brought up in an orphanage , and it is clear that from a very early age this intense , obstinate man sought not only to bring order to his own life but to control to an unprecedented degree the environment of his future family . |
| 17 | Emily was curled up in a foetal position , naked , on the floor , sobbing . |
| 18 | Williams rounded off with a 63rd-minute penalty after Gabbiadini was brought down in the area . |
| 19 | Angelica had just mentioned that Steve was mixed up in an insurance swindle , and she was afraid that was why he had missed the train . |
| 20 | The first bit of ‘ fighting ’ was after Wallace was brought down in the area for what I thought was a definate penalty . |
| 21 | A jovial , curly-headed man , Mulverin was squelching around in a muddy yard outside the cowshed , mucking out with a spade . |
| 22 | When Bill was growing up in the Durham of the 1930s , memories of the Great Strike of 1926 were still sharp and vivid among the mining community . |
| 23 | But then Villa skipper Kevin Richardson was brought down in the area by Dean Austin after bursting through , and Staunton converted a 71st minute spot kick . |
| 24 | But then Villa skipper Kevin Richardson was brought down in the area by Dean Austin after bursting through , and Staunton converted a 71st minute spot kick . |
| 25 | Jenny was helping out in the newsagent-cum-sweet-shop in the village . |
| 26 | The German mortaring had suddenly stopped and the Brigade Major was standing out in the open talking to an Officer when , just as suddenly , the mortars started up again , sending their bombs swishing through the trees and sending the Brigade Major diving for cover . |
| 27 | The Surrey team 's goalkeeper Adrian Blake was helped off in the 57th minute , with his team already 3–0 down , after being apparently struck by a coin thrown from the crowd . |
| 28 | ‘ Kokos was sealed up in a tree ? ’ |
| 29 | Did n't we have to stop using it because Chrissy was coming out in a rash ? |
| 30 | Born in 1945 , Sutton was brought up in a Nissen hut , the son of a mechanic and a hairdresser . |