Example sentences of "apart in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remove the lower leaves and thorns and place about 6in deep and 6in apart in a trench , poking them into a layer of sharp sand . |
| 2 | Simply expressed , the set-up as it was , as it was said to be , and as it was said it should be , had all pulled apart in a way that called for change . |
| 3 | The kill is pulled apart in a way most people would find unedifying , despite assurances . |
| 4 | The kill is pulled apart in a way most people would find unedifying , despite assurances . |
| 5 | Her narrow , fluid hands came apart in a wide , pitying gesture which said " My poor boy . |
| 6 | The rickety building rang like a gong , leapt off its foundations and was dragged halfway across the quarry before it fell apart in a shower of rust and smoke . |
| 7 | As the Dwarfs steeled themselves for the inevitable assault , there was a loud explosion and the gateway burst apart in a cloud of dust . |
| 8 | The water level drops and then , woosh , up it all comes , first rising like a column — at this stage it looks like a vaguely blue shaggy ink cap toadstool — then blasting itself apart in a flourish of steam . |
| 9 | The victims , many of them homeless , were blinded and torn apart in a frenzy of violence . |