Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a deep breath , then another , like a diver about to plunge into the depths , and nodded . |
| 2 | It 's a very stiff exam I must admit , when I look back on it , and we all had a a day off to go to the at or the Grammar school , sit this exam er and since I never heard anything I 'm assuming I failed . |
| 3 | When they were ready , send a messenger back to bring over the remainder , who would endeavour to ride on and past as silently as possible and form the barrier between town and castle . |
| 4 | The wounded in these hospitals lived in terror of the periodical decoration parades ; because it had become a recognised custom to reward a man about to die with the Croix de Guerre . |
| 5 | I would finish unpacking , have a look at the cooker and set things ready for supper , then I would take a walk out to look at the sea , and gather kindling in case the evening turned chilly enough for a fire . |
| 6 | Firdaus is a prostitute about to die for the murder of her pimp . |
| 7 | My meals came free also , at the nearby cafeteria , and I had an hour off to walk around the town . |