Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was very conventional , even old-fashioned , but its tensions built up in just the right way , and it gripped like a strangler 's hand . |
| 2 | Apart from a small stain on the edge this came up in almost the bright and shiny condition that it appears in the illustration . |
| 3 | The smooth , or flush sided exterior of these ‘ Coronation ’ coaches was in Prussian Blue , with silver streaks , that continued back in parallel the whole length of the train , beginning from an inverted prow point on the circular casing over the locomotive 's smoke box door . |
| 4 | Estimates published yesterday by both the Middle East Economic Survey and the Reuter news agency showed that OPEC 's total output rose from 25.3 million bpd to 25.6 million bpd last month , resulting in surplus oil flowing on to the market . |
| 5 | We both stayed there till late the following day . ’ |