Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became clear in an instant that they had found the paso . |
| 2 | Its green eyes caught light for a moment as it peered up at Doyle , then it had raced away into the night , a sleek , dark shape , perturbed by the presence of furtive human life on its territory . |
| 3 | Carrie could hear his cooing to the child and the answering wail of discomfort and her face became serious for a moment or two . |
| 4 | FOUR Russian dancers holidaying at Cobham Hall in Kent got lost on a jog and ended up 50 miles away . |
| 5 | He began to nibble the lobe of her ear and seemed lost for a moment until she gave him a little shake to encourage him to go on and explain . |
| 6 | The man came awake with a start and put his hand up to his face . |
| 7 | Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village , which seemed unlikely in a place that had less than ten houses , but turned out to be almost true — — the garage sold bits and pieces . |
| 8 | They surfaced at intervals , burned hot for a time and then slipped back underground , to be stored again in layers of social and religious memory . |
| 9 | It seemed ridiculous in a country that recognised a mixed economy , respected private wealth and acknowledged that a rich man could live in almost every respect infinitely better than a poor one . |
| 10 | Behind Thorfinn , the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk . |
| 11 | At the start of the second half United tried a charge … a goal would have made a game of it … skipper Andy Melville came close with a header but you had the feeling that Villa were always in control … |
| 12 | But she came close on a corner as he turned and humped his body to avoid a rope , and under the colourless many-coloured water their naked legs brushed weightlessly . |
| 13 | The time seemed ripe for a cabinet and prime ministerial intervention which would give Britain a higher profile space policy . |
| 14 | It might be just a matter of buying time and hoping the Admiral dropped dead of a stroke or something . ’ |
| 15 | Those two goals made sure of a victory that carries Leeds back above Manchester United by a single point . |
| 16 | The boys ' mother , Tracey Gardiner , 29 , and her five-month-old son , escaped unharmed after a neighbour and a passing mini-cab driver broke down the door and woke them up . |
| 17 | She caught the reins or bridle in her hands , and there hung suspended for a second as Anmer rushed on at a speed of over thirty miles an hour . |
| 18 | When he put his nail to the edge , it sprang open like a locket and he drew out a concertina-folded strip of paper . |
| 19 | ‘ Sorry , sweetheart , you know I do n't understand mechanical things … ’ the car swung wide around a bend as her mother searched again for the switch . |
| 20 | Although a skilled fisherman , George Trowark became renowned as a knitter and over many years and many voyages he accumulated detailed notes of designs and patterns . |
| 21 | So three of the punters , from Fawdon , Newcastle , hitched a lift to the Ripon race to put on £400 in bets — but they got stuck in a jam and arrived too late . |
| 22 | It was only when I swung to the left and broke free for a moment that I was able to observe that he was wearing my dad 's grey towelling dressing-gown . |
| 23 | This arrangement worked fine until a decade or so ago , when high rates of inflation , increased benefits and an upsurge in the number of pensioners threatened the fund 's solvency . |
| 24 | This identifies the sources of funds made available to a bank and their utilisation in order to make profits . |
| 25 | I fell asleep for a bit and this happened ! " |
| 26 | ‘ I fell asleep in a chair and Hillary and Chelsea fell asleep on the couch , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Endill 's hand felt sore after a while and he wanted to ask why he would need words like ‘ pumpernickle ’ and ‘ ourang-outang ’ but thought on his first day too many questions might lead to trouble . |
| 28 | She felt compassionate like a mother and wanted to help him but the wheel had slowed down until its glow had died and she stood paralysed as if frozen in the aftermath of the death of the sun . |
| 29 | Sandison felt uncomfortable for a moment or two but was then able to reply : ‘ Yes . |
| 30 | And here , thousands of miles from home and loved ones , the master of a ship in a state of disarray , Robert Titford fell sick of a fever and died . |