Example sentences of "an old [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the half-open door he could see an old man sharpening a cut-throat razor on a strap , stroking it up and down in rhythm . |
| 2 | He resembled nothing so much as an old man reliving a glorious moment of his past . |
| 3 | James shouted to Stephen , as an old man driving a decrepit mule and cart erupted from a narrow lane into the path of the jeep . |
| 4 | Lying alongside it was an old bottle containing a faded manuscript . |
| 5 | And flowers , ’ he said , gesturing to an old woman carrying a woven basket . |