Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Vologsky 's squadron , each individual pilot fell due for such a flight every twelve days on the rota system . |
| 2 | He resented the implied criticism , and defended himself by saying he merely gave her a book which he happened to have with him , rather than one he felt suitable for such a person . |
| 3 | Boundless , and studded thick with many a sail . |
| 4 | All the same , the result was somewhat less decorous than the usual ‘ clean ’ execution , for scars like the one which marked his face split open upon such a death . |
| 5 | If the memoirs of a Mr. J. Stanley Todd are to be believed , the employers first became aware of such a plan as a result of a chance encounter between himself and the union 's solicitor , presumably the " long-faced " Thomas Watson Brown , on the ferry between North and South Shields . |
| 6 | ‘ Wait , ’ the Counsellor said , and stood silent for half a minute . |