Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb past] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I walked off the ship , and I slept in a little house near the sea . |
| 2 | This meant my brother and my mum had to share a double bed and I slept in a single one . |
| 3 | The scream woke me , and I lay in a cold sweat with a voice in my head saying , " Hidden , but here forever . " |
| 4 | Finances were riding along the crest of a slump and I lived in a one-room penthouse in Bakers Arms , Leyton ( on top of the opticians ) . |
| 5 | And I lived in a back-to-back houses , and concrete floors , no no carpets on . |
| 6 | I recall when Nancy Leadbetter and I stayed in a terrible fleapit of a room in Siena . |
| 7 | She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’ |
| 8 | It led to the publication in 1936 of The General Theory of Interest , Employment and Money by J.M. Keynes , a Cambridge don , which revolutionised conventional economics and which resulted in a new approach to the conduct of economic policy . |
| 9 | In certain respects they resemble or recall the heads of Kota and Hongue reliquary figures from the French Congo , some of the most abstract and inventive of all African tribal sculptures , and which existed in a wide and varied selection in the collections of the Trocadero at the time of Picasso 's visit . |
| 10 | His body stiffened ; there was a change in him , Robyn felt it , knew it and then he drew back and she saw in a fleeting moment his own look of self-disgust . |
| 11 | She knew her limitations better than she knew her worth , and she taught in a private school because it gave her a little more latitude to come and go as she wished — an important point , since she cared for an old mother whom eighty years had made exacting . |
| 12 | Cos her sons had got married and she lived in a little bu flat , bungalow rather . |
| 13 | They stared in surprise and she said in a tired voice , ‘ Oh it does n't matter , I suppose , not the old skull , but he 's run me ragged just lately , picking up things round the house and putting them down where they should n't be . |
| 14 | He was skiing like a demon and she came in a poor second . |
| 15 | There now appeared at the door of the house a young woman , and she called in a high voice , ‘ Children ! |
| 16 | Her voice shattered , and she drew in a tremulous breath . |
| 17 | She heard sounds from the kitchen and she drew in a sharp breath , Craig must have returned . |
| 18 | A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to meet in a public house where I bought you half a dozen pints and we engaged in a long and fascinating conversation . |
| 19 | It was dark when we arrived , and we left in a closed carriage . ’ |
| 20 | And , if the positions were reversed and we lived in a black-dominated society … |
| 21 | They stood looking about for a waiter and one said in a loud voice : ‘ How do we attract attention ? ’ |
| 22 | Delighted to have her company , Harry linked his arm through hers and they strolled in a leisurely fashion down the shady drive . |
| 23 | She looked after them , and they behaved in a natural , foretellable way . |
| 24 | There were men clustered in it , and they ducked in a vain attempt to avoid the sweeping mayhem of the laden spar . |
| 25 | Froebe 's eyes opened weakly , and he coughed in a huge racking spasm . |
| 26 | Tony ate his meals in the kitchen and he slept in a little room at the top of the farmhouse . |
| 27 | She went reluctantly , and he added in a low voice : ‘ I ca n't help you I 'm afraid . |
| 28 | His name was Fred Paxford , and he lived in a small wooden bungalow on the other side of the brick kilns . |
| 29 | His movements were quick and furtive and he spoke in a speedy whisper , as though every word were classified information . |
| 30 | He blasted it and it went in a straight line from his foot to the top right hand corner . |