Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Beatriz Lavandera has adopted this approach to syntactic variation in a much more radical form , and argued for it in some detail . |
| 2 | He really lusted after me in those days … |
| 3 | I shouted after them in hoarse astonishment . |
| 4 | Shock made her cry out , and he closed the door and moved towards her in quick strides , putting his hand across her mouth to stop-her scream . |
| 5 | But then she looked into his eyes , which dwelt upon her in huge solemnity , and knew that he was burningly sincere . |
| 6 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
| 7 | She gaped at him in blank astonishment , then frowned . |
| 8 | He gaped at me in silly bliss . |
| 9 | As always , the scent of Californian Poppy wafted about her in perfumed clouds . |
| 10 | The Queen and Prince Philip survived it only because it came upon them in middle age — when any youthful indescretion or misbehaviour had long since been enjoyed and then forgotten in the mists of time . |
| 11 | He appealed to her in several languages , including German . |
| 12 | After all , before the 1979 election she said the Cabinet was going to be a place for handing down the orders of Great Britain Limited and was , no doubt , applauded for it in Rotary Clubs throughout the land . ’ |
| 13 | Paige writhed beneath him in mute appeal for the release they both craved . |
| 14 | Words flowed from him in effervescent abundance , ranging from lengthy essays , autobiographical fragments and provocative tirades to witty or angry letters to magazines or newspapers . |
| 15 | He turned to me in dumbfounded fury . |
| 16 | Of all the nurses she had known only Minnie Robinson had remained loved and revered and even now , when she was old and pensioned off , Miss Arabel visited her faithfully and turned to her in complete trust for advice and comfort . |
| 17 | The arguments for nationalisation , the performance of nationalised industries and the disenchantment that developed with them in some quarters are studied . |
| 18 | She glanced at him in quick surprise , wondering what sort of favour he could possibly have in mind . |
| 19 | The high street stores , and even the designers , are finding there is great value in maintaining , shapes , colours and styles that worked for them in previous seasons . |
| 20 | His only certain kinsman , John Kirkby , worked for him in later years , as did John Fordham scutifer and Thomas Fordham . |
| 21 | Crouched over the table at home endeavouring to scarf up all those little facts they required of you in those days ( what is Bauxite ? when should you employ j'eusse , tu eusses , il eusse ? what are the consequences of heating copper in a stream of chlorine gas ? ) and praying that the fuckers would leave the lights on until you 'd done just this bit ? |
| 22 | ‘ This worked against us in many areas of the country and we had a lot of losses . |
| 23 | If you received a grant from Gulbenkian or worked with them in any way , then he would be grateful to hear from you . |
| 24 | Because of his fame , his history and his continued presence in the sport , as well as the strength of his personality , Emerson remained a figure ; but also the shadows lengthened about him and few who worked with him in those years have much good to say about their relationships with him or with his team . |
| 25 | Hope broke over her in tumultuous waves . |
| 26 | She grabbed at it in irritable haste . |
| 27 | She embraced her sobbing daughter and clung to her in desperate shame . |
| 28 | The emotion he generated about him in those moments was a pit of black silence . |
| 29 | Robbie felt her cheeks flush scarlet and she looked about her in angry embarrassment . |
| 30 | Miss Groundwater — he found that he thought of her in this way again , as a fillip to rage — was seated at her mirror , already in her nightgown , brushing out her hair . |