Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] and [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The night raids with a few sporadic bangs and our own guns , and twice a silver Zeppelin picked out by a search light , seemed fun — because we all came downstairs and stayed up late and were n't expected to be bright at school next morning . |
| 2 | She held the idea of death briefly between her hands ; but noticed how fast her mind darted away and took up sentimental pictures of her funeral , of her mother 's and grandmother 's distress , of her friends . |
| 3 | The old woman reflects " " " Now , is like when the fire flew away and ate up all the trees ' " " ( p. 93 ) . |
| 4 | Both of them were rather shaken ; Maxim slowed abruptly and sat up straighter in the seat . |
| 5 | Fierce Eyes went outside and came back excited . |
| 6 | So Hanson went ahead and brought in outside touring companies that offered simple sets , and a cast of up to ten people , who could stage a place that found its own level in front of people who did n't think twice about live theatre apart from taking their youngsters to the pantomime at Christmas . |
| 7 | I panted madly and hung on cold , clammy jams , three feet below the crux . |
| 8 | The lines began to shake and the two flags that were pushed into the heaps of stones soon fell over , but Bobbie ran across and picked up one of them . |