Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very often they moved on again after a short stay , for they found that reality was harsher than their dreams . |
| 2 | He sank down on to a convenient chair and shook his head dolefully . |
| 3 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 4 | The SEC 's New York office is making informal inquiries into several instances when a share price moved up ahead of a favourable announcement about the restructuring of the company 's debt . |
| 5 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 6 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 7 | SINCE the presidential campaign , when Al Gore banged on about about a glittering new ‘ information superhighway ’ , few topics have generated as much fevered chatter . |
| 8 | Lili came down again in a black jersey frock and fresh lipstick and carrying the scent of some strange perfume . |
| 9 | The questions rose to a clamour , but no-one stood in the way as Sergeant Bird smoothly drove off again with a regretful shake of his head . |
| 10 | NORWICH hero John Polston woke up today with a king-sized headache and feeling exhausted after an epic 24 hours . |
| 11 | ALTHOUGH only the Communist Party came out strongly against a possible reunification of Germany yesterday , the prospect will cause an upheaval in French international thinking particularly over France 's role as the motor of the European Community . |
| 12 | This remarkable two-part adventure came about purely as a stop-gap measure to forestall a looming crisis . |
| 13 | He drove along the road for two or three miles , then turned off on to a stone-walled lane which led up a forested hillside . |
| 14 | It only slowed down on nearing the outskirts of Teplyystan where it turned off on to a narrow road leading into the Bittsevsky forest park , a panoramic landscape of ravines and gorges layered with fir , oak and pine plantations . |
| 15 | He turned up again in a small-town truck stop , clean-shaven and with an airman 's jacket showing fleece through rips in the leather . |
| 16 | He did a runner on her , turned up here with a split bone or two , which I fixed , and then he headed off again . ’ |
| 17 | The emergency services are investigating why firefighters turned up late to a mock nuclear accident.Confusion over phone lines is being blamed for a ten minute delay before the fire brigade responded . |
| 18 | TWO youngsters cuddled up yesterday for a special ‘ thank you ’ to the man who gave them life . |
| 19 | Silver 's light-grey fur showed up plainly against a low spray of gorse , but Hazel could not see Bigwig until he sat up and ran towards them . |
| 20 | Well , in the same way , you see , when we lent six thousand pounds , they paid up back over a ten year period . |
| 21 | ‘ Paul arrived up here as a typical Cockney . |
| 22 | The Doctor found himself in a room bordered by folding screens which opened out on to a wide area which was covered by a light wooden roof supported by thin , widely spaced poles . |
| 23 | After a few yards the greenery opened out again beside a small lake . |
| 24 | We wondered what a Bishop 's Palace would be like , I think William had expectations of maidservants and throne rooms , but it turned out more like a typical Kiwi residence . |
| 25 | The short day was darkening ; the back door swung in heavily under a Gothic porch over which a rose , now leafless , was trained . |
| 26 | St Peter walked along silently for a long distance . |
| 27 | Narrow french , or mock french , seams should be used , or a narrow plain seam with the seam allowances finished off together with a zig-zag stitch . |
| 28 | 6–8 nanny-thin , slightly stale slices of bloomer loaf 2–3 oz raisins , plumped up overnight in a few spoonfuls of brandy butter and whole nutmeg ( or ground allspice ) 4 large eggs and 1 pt half cream 2–3 tbsp demerara sugar or crushed coffee sugar crystals ( optional ) |
| 29 | She stepped out on to a narrow cement path . |
| 30 | A high forehead curved back gently into a rich tangle of dark , curled hair ; she had an aquiline nose , full , sensual lips and a proud chin . |