Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One hot night he came home drunk and lay down on the flower-bed in the garden just outside the studio and fell fast asleep . |
| 2 | The Queen turned slowly round and sat down . |
| 3 | The weathercock , caught by the breeze , swung sharply round and let out a loud , cross ‘ Cock-a-doodle-doo ! ’ right in Carol 's ear . |
| 4 | He wanted to do Natural Sciences at Cambridge , worked terribly hard and got in . |
| 5 | She looked suddenly innocent and sat back in her seat , humming . |
| 6 | Many of the ‘ real ’ sentences that were processed took so long and used up so much of the computational processing of the SUN system that full testing was not feasible . |
| 7 | Willie grew more reticent and mumbled out something that George could n't hear . |
| 8 | She had not specially noticed the heat before but now she did as droplets of sweat formed themselves on her forehead and her upper lip , as sweat in a single long drop rolled very cold and insinuating down between her breasts . |
| 9 | She still felt very tired and run down , but her excuse was neatly removed by Glyn when she pointed out that she did n't feel quite up to driving . |
| 10 | Forty minutes was enough , but after a shower and a breakfast of fruit and cups of tea I felt very sprightly and strolled out to the row of shops nearby . |
| 11 | She stopped when she got quite close and crouched down , putting her hand out to me . |
| 12 | With that , careless of his obvious amazement that someone of her slender weight could not only pack such a punch but dare to do so , she spun rapidly round and raced back the way she had come . |
| 13 | Sir Ralph became very angry and stormed out . |
| 14 | When she did this , all the men in the theatre got very excited and stood up . |
| 15 | Before this razor sharp satire became too cutting and brought down the Government , I decided to ask Neil and John a few questions … |
| 16 | Then local Danny Webster skated well 'ard and picked up G&S sponsorship from the US pros . |
| 17 | She sat very upright and looked down at her green lap and the bronze toes of her boots , and the brown silk handbag on a gilt chain which contained a handkerchief , a phial of sal volatile and some of Aunt Emily 's calling cards in a mother of pearl case , since she had none of her own . |