Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally she turned and disappeared down a short flight of stairs . |
| 2 | Traditional Hawaiian society only began to fall apart when the godhead became detached from the environment : when Captain Cook arrived and ushered in a foreign idol , ubiquitous , omnipotent , immortal , but disembodied , absent , invisible . |
| 3 | The dog growled and worried over a chopped mound of horsemeat in an earthenware bowl with ‘ Dog ’ on it . |
| 4 | And they did n't stop until he heaved and brought up a great deal of liquid into the bowl that Peggy was reluctantly holding . |
| 5 | She leaned and opened up a flat box . |
| 6 | Anne chuckled and looked only a little abashed . |
| 7 | Wolsey smiled and pulled out a gold-edged handkerchief to wipe his nose . |