Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Phillipson wrote : ‘ Hancock recalls that in the less traumatic moments he was struck by the rich red colour of some of the massive formations as they slipped by barely a metre from his wing-tips . ’ |
| 2 | They waited for nearly a minute for something to happen . |
| 3 | He 'd a French cocked-hat on his forehead , a bunch of lace at his chin A coat of the claret velvet , and breeches of brown doe-skin : They fitted with never a wrinkle ; his boots were up to the thigh ! |
| 4 | They fitted with ne'er a wrinkle . |
| 5 | They parted with barely a word , but with a strength of unexpressed feeling . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |