Example sentences of "[vb past] in a [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His timing was exact : even when he moved in a clumsy way he never knocked anything over . |
| 2 | If I behaved in a similar fashion I would expect to lose my ‘ ticket ’ and be imprisoned for a considerable time . |
| 3 | Whether or not one regards this as a prime example of the way in which a political settlement was undercut by the optimism of those Frenchmen who believed in a military solution it should also be pointed out , as Irving does , that ‘ Any policy which might have been construed as the abandonment of Indo-China would have been rejected by the National Assembly in 1947 , if not by an overwhelming majority , then at least by a decisive one ’ but this , in turn , did nothing to resolve the US dilemma . |
| 4 | ‘ Even if we celebrated in a small way we would have attracted tourists from all over the world . |
| 5 | If it just went in a straight line it would take fifteen minutes . |
| 6 | The World Council of Churches , the World Alliance of Reformed Churches , the Lutheran World Federation and the Conference of European Churches said in a joint telegram they were ‘ deeply disturbed by the disquieting intervention of the army against civilian people in Timisoara . ’ |
| 7 | When Richard 's top lip set in an obstinate bow and his lower lip protruded in a sullen pout he had the unmistakable look of his aunt Margaret . |