Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] 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 | I nodded to myself in heartfelt agreement ( in those days children did not comment unless asked , and their presence was usually forgotten ) . |
| 13 | They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty . |
| 14 | She glanced at him in quick surprise , wondering what sort of favour he could possibly have in mind . |
| 15 | If you received a grant from Gulbenkian or worked with them in any way , then he would be grateful to hear from you . |
| 16 | When it was clear that Henry was outraged and in a mood for immediate retaliatory action , James decided on what in current jargon would be called a pre-emptive strike . |
| 17 | She grabbed at it in irritable haste . |
| 18 | She embraced her sobbing daughter and clung to her in desperate shame . |
| 19 | Robbie felt her cheeks flush scarlet and she looked about her in angry embarrassment . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | As this dream-man called Duvall advanced towards him in slow motion , Jimmy 's dream-brain raced , providing answers with utter certainty . |
| 22 | He advanced towards me in aggressive style . |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | Katherine looked round her in some confusion . |
| 25 | It combined within itself in eloquent reflection of the age which produced it both a daring and innovative modernity and a heroic and comforting traditionalism . |
| 26 | Her resolution wavering , she stared round her in helpless panic . |
| 27 | They listened to him in stony silence — a dozen half-starved men with their womenfolk clustered behind them , infants whimpering at their skirts . |
| 28 | Two passing merchants stared at them in surprised disapproval . |
| 29 | Jessamy stared at him in numb shock . |
| 30 | Virginia recalled her prim lectures in St Lucia , and stared at him in stunned disbelief . |