Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] i [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a wee boy I knew the jargon of the Ayrshire pits , names and terms incomprehensible to the uninitiated . |
| 2 | She totally childish and not something that somebody in the twentieth century should waste their waste , their time with , and for a brief moment I felt the moral force of Sigmund Freud as through his daughter and of course psychologically this makes sense because I 'm quite sure her superego was modelled on her father 's . |
| 3 | And after a speedy search I found the drawer where she kept all her gym knickers . ’ |
| 4 | With a little imagination I envisaged the hopes and fears , and the overwhelming horrors these young men had to face . |
| 5 | With an inward smile and a mental sigh I retrieved the compass carefully from my pocket and took a bearing on north . |
| 6 | It 's a good job I took the dog out this morning cos it ai n't fit to take a dog out . |
| 7 | All sounds from outside were muffled because of the dock being partly below ground level , set into the slope of the bank , but in a short while I heard the sound of a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away . |
| 8 | ‘ When I came to Cambridge University as a mature student I joined the chapel choir and was glad of the opportunity of the tour to develop and strengthen the connections which already existed , ’ she said . |
| 9 | For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls . |
| 10 | For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls . ’ |