Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the near distance to our rear the guns had started shelling the German positions , the shells uncomfortably low as they rushed overhead and crashed into an area a short distance away . |
| 2 | But , incredibly , it stayed on the line and came to a halt a mile further on , dragging the mangled seats beneath the engine . |
| 3 | Ace caught it , almost pulled Defries from her perch , released it , and rolled to a stop a few metres further down the slope . |
| 4 | A young , red-haired man , dressed simply in a leather jerkin , leggings and boots , came up to Corbett and spoke in an accent the English clerk could not even hope to follow . |
| 5 | Once , he galloped straight towards them but came to a stop a few yards away , rearing on his hind legs before continuing his wild circling . |