Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] in the [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He just came on in the same purposeful manner and Maggie backed away , a little alarmed and suddenly remembering why she was here . |
| 2 | The people of Cerska are among tens of thousands of Muslims encircled by Serbs in eastern Bosnia since civil war broke out in the former Yugoslav republic last March . |
| 3 | She paused and then went on in the same proud tone she had used when she showed them the bathroom , ‘ Mr Evans is a very important man . |
| 4 | ‘ It means of course , ’ she went on in the same level tone , ‘ that you will not be free to make a decision until your uncle dies . |
| 5 | ‘ Two Turkish teams have had three players sent off in the same European match . |
| 6 | Linking the three elements of the kitchen , dining and living room is a highly ornate cornice , with the moulding detail picked out in the same pale creamy tone as the walls |