Example sentences of "[coord] something [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And you 'd expect some broken headlights or something here on the road . |
2 | But she wished the silly sod would look at somebody or something else for a change . |
3 | I had just winched in the staysail 's port sheet when the explosion sounded , or something so like an explosion that I instinctively cowered by Wavebreaker 's rail as my mind whipped back to the crash of practice shells ripping through the sleet in Norway . |
4 | Typically , you use an analysis or description of a text to claim some kind of connection between the features analysed and something else about the text , such as its meaning , its effect on a reader , how good it is , or its historical origins . |
5 | The keen eyes narrowed suspiciously , and something very like a glare marred the erstwhile good humour of Lady Merchiston 's taut-stretched features . |