Example sentences of "drew a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dug deep into his jacket pocket , the grin fixed on his face and his bloodshot eyes regarding Beth with interest ; at length he drew a mangled envelope from his pocket and , flourishing it grandly , explained , ‘ This ‘ ere 's from a lad we come across in a foreign port . ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Feather drew a long breath and let it out . |
| 3 | She drew a long breath , twisting her hands . |
| 4 | As soon as the train started , I drew a long breath of relief . |
| 5 | Breeze drew a long breath . |
| 6 | Zacco drew a long breath through pinched nostrils . |
| 7 | He drew a long breath . |
| 8 | He stopped and drew a long breath and I stared at him and said : ‘ Are you serious ? ’ |
| 9 | His face had grown pale at the harshness of the rebuke and he drew a long breath before replying . |
| 10 | Silas drew a long breath . |
| 11 | He drew a long breath , keeping it clear , keeping it steady , keeping it low . |
| 12 | The man drew a long breath and spoke clearly . |
| 13 | When finally he released her she drew a long breath and mumbled inarticulately into his shirt front , ‘ I do n't know what 's wrong with me . |
| 14 | Joanna drew a long breath . |
| 15 | Joanna put down her cup and drew a long breath . |
| 16 | Joanna drew a long breath . |
| 17 | Giles drew a long breath . |
| 18 | She drew a long breath . |
| 19 | She drew a long breath . |
| 20 | Sophie drew a long breath , ‘ You have a great variety , but my veterinary training covers most of all these species . |
| 21 | Taking comfort from the thought , she drew a long breath and Giles turned . |
| 22 | She drew a long breath . |
| 23 | Her face was pale and her voice was as cool as ever , but there was sincerity in her eyes , and Sophie drew a long breath and put out her hand . |
| 24 | At last , seeing the impatient glint in his eyes , she drew a long breath and said , ‘ I 've been thinking things over — thinking very deeply — and I 've come to the conclusion that your idea of merging our two practices is , after all , the most sensible solution to our problem . ’ |
| 25 | She paused , drew a long breath , and said almost appealingly , ‘ I do n't understand . ’ |
| 26 | She drew a long breath . |
| 27 | There was a hissing sound and Dhani drew a long silver shadow out of the black one . |
| 28 | When he went on , Gabriel drew a spectacular sigh from all the women watching . |
| 29 | On his pad he drew a fearsome vampire face with fangs , then looked up . |
| 30 | Iran 's relations with other West European countries began to improve a few months after the initial call by Ayatollah Khomeini for Rushdie 's death , although Rafsanjani 's statement in May 1989 advocating the killing of five Westerners for every Palestinian killed in the occupied territories [ see pp. 36669-70 ] drew a strong rebuke from the Council of Ministers of the European Communities ( EC ) . |