Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | I shouted after them in hoarse astonishment . |
3 | But then she looked into his eyes , which dwelt upon her in huge solemnity , and knew that he was burningly sincere . |
4 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
5 | She gaped at him in blank astonishment , then frowned . |
6 | He gaped at me in silly bliss . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Paige writhed beneath him in mute appeal for the release they both craved . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | He turned to me in dumbfounded fury . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | She glanced at him in quick surprise , wondering what sort of favour he could possibly have in mind . |
13 | If you received a grant from Gulbenkian or worked with them in any way , then he would be grateful to hear from you . |
14 | She grabbed at it in irritable haste . |
15 | She embraced her sobbing daughter and clung to her in desperate shame . |
16 | Robbie felt her cheeks flush scarlet and she looked about her in angry embarrassment . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | As this dream-man called Duvall advanced towards him in slow motion , Jimmy 's dream-brain raced , providing answers with utter certainty . |
19 | He advanced towards me in aggressive style . |
20 | Pitted against him in this bout was The Big Boss Man — 337lbs from Cobb County , Georgia — who , as fans of Sky TV 's Wrestling Mania know , is a pumped-up hulk ‘ on the side of the law ’ . |
21 | Katherine looked round her in some confusion . |
22 | Her resolution wavering , she stared round her in helpless panic . |
23 | They listened to him in stony silence — a dozen half-starved men with their womenfolk clustered behind them , infants whimpering at their skirts . |
24 | Two passing merchants stared at them in surprised disapproval . |
25 | Jessamy stared at him in numb shock . |
26 | Virginia recalled her prim lectures in St Lucia , and stared at him in stunned disbelief . |
27 | Jessamy stared at him in utter disbelief . |
28 | When , immediately afterwards , he jumped up and began to rush round the room in a strange wild dance , we all stared at him in great surprise . |
29 | I stared at him in great surprise . |
30 | Harrison stared at him in stony silence . |