Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [prep] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Caedwalla remained unbaptized until after his abdication as king in 688 , it is not inconceivable that he approached Wilfrid in such a capacity , and certainly by the time of his abdication Caedwalla had resolved to seek baptism in Rome itself . |
| 2 | The court also heard from medical experts who found traces of half a bottle of whisky , and cocaine in Kim 's body . |
| 3 | Famed for its 30000 capacity colosseum which in Roman times played host to many a blood sport . |
| 4 | A friend of mine who took part in such a march in Greenwich , Connecticut , headquarters of the Pittston Group , said that first came the airline pilots in their dark blue uniforms and gold braided hats ; then the telephone workers all dressed in red shirts ; and then the miners covered from head to toe in camouflage . |
| 5 | The fans knew that very little had happened at the match , but on the way picture , aided by songs , ‘ We took Swindon and all of them in it , We took Swindon in half a minute … ’ |
| 6 | But she knew she could n't have gone and left Jeff in such a fix . |
| 7 | ‘ Is Jean-Paul the reason you left England in such a hurry ? ’ |
| 8 | Long & agrell ( 1965 ) and Sippel & glover ( 1965 ) both published descriptions of such a device , which could be attached to a petrographic microscope for examination of thin sections . |