Example sentences of "suddenly [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a half smile on his face and his green eyes were suddenly alive with excitement . |
| 2 | ‘ We can phone from the library , we 'll be private in there , ’ he replied eagerly , his face suddenly alive with excitement . |
| 3 | He took a few steps , then suddenly weak with shock he reeled and collapsed on the road , his fiddle-case falling from under his arm . |
| 4 | He would come running up the stairs , torn between anxiety for her and fear of disturbing Miss Willard , his face suddenly old with weariness and concern as he put his arms round her trembling shoulders . |
| 5 | Quiss widened his eyes , held his hands up and out , his voice suddenly high in protest , so that he reminded Ajayi of a very large young child . |
| 6 | She stomped over to the window beside Blanche , her voice suddenly strident with anger and sadness . |
| 7 | She swept a hand round the wrecked hallway , then looked back at him , feeling suddenly sick with suspicion . |
| 8 | She swung away , hugged her arms round herself , suddenly cold in spite of the warmth of the evening . |
| 9 | Alida , suddenly conscious of company and place , blew her nose wildly , put away her handkerchief and sat up . |
| 10 | Sam stood up with bouncing energy , quite unlike a patient suddenly stricken with flu . |
| 11 | Leonora barely heard him , suddenly stricken with dread at the thought of long night hours ahead alone . |
| 12 | She hung still , a totem at the centre of their circle , suddenly powerful in death . |
| 13 | John le Grant had viewed him , it was obvious , as a child enjoying rough play , and brought up suddenly short by reality . |
| 14 | Exactly three rounds after the lid has been opened , from the top of the sides of the chest , a full array of amazingly sharp knives spring inwards so that the whole top of the chest is effectively suddenly full of knife blades . |
| 15 | He answered her , and began to wonder if there was such a thing as a warm woman in the whole world , when she turned to him , her face suddenly full of expression , almost mischief . |
| 16 | Feeling suddenly full of energy , she got up , and , switching on the immersion heater so that she could have a bath later , she decided to give the cottage a good clean . |
| 17 | Clare was suddenly full of energy again , harsh , intent . |
| 18 | In the 1970s they were eagerly offered loans by Western banks suddenly awash with oil riches ; in the 1980s the debt collectors have come knocking . |
| 19 | Jean was suddenly shrill with frustration . |
| 20 | I make hot chocolate so that I can sleep more easily and as I sip it I am suddenly overcome with weariness . |