Example sentences of "straight [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Hazel reached the hedge , crossed a narrow turf verge on the other side and found himself looking straight down a long , shadowy aisle between two rows of beans . |
2 | It ran straight up a wide shallow valley , with tilled fields on both sides , to a huddle of buildings . |
3 | Immediately after a semi-derelict farmhouse we turned left through a gate and headed straight up a stony track to Rudland Rigg . |
4 | After an hour on the flat we stood on an old snow patch at the foot of the Plaret cascades and looked straight up a perfect glacier valley to the hut , and beyond the Promontoire hut , glinting in the afternoon light , high on a southerly arm of La Meije . |
5 | Relaxed and complacent , we headed our way out of the pub and down to a dip — then straight up a ferocious bank turning right at a junction in the road , signposted to Dale End . |