Example sentences of "in the [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereabout in the glen did they camp ? |
| 2 | Only once in the century did they fail to return a Bridgewater candidate to Parliament . |
| 3 | When a sound in the darkness made me catch my breath — |
| 4 | Well it 's , it 's gon na be very late there , you 'll be getting her out of bed if you 're not careful I know she says it does n't mind , she , she does n't mind it does n't matter , but oh dear , there 's a piece here in the newspaper did you see that ? |
| 5 | ‘ Oh the rockets ’ red glare , the bombs bursting in the air made us manufacture chocolate in our underpants through the night though our god-rotted yellowstain rag was still there … ‘ |
| 6 | Some power in the air made it vibrate . |
| 7 | ‘ Only when it was in the net did I realise what size it was and it weighed 26 ob 8 oz , ’ added John who went on to bank five other pike , two of 8 lb 8 oz , and others of 10 lb , 11lb and 14 lb . |
| 8 | The feel of her body close to his in the carriage made him want to hold her , and he was tempted to cover her attractive though work-worn hand with his . |
| 9 | He was so involved in these thoughts that when the school finally loomed into view he failed to notice it and only when Tock poked him in the side did he look up and see the gigantic sight . |
| 10 | And a lady writing from Bristol , who achieved a DIY funeral herself : ‘ Keeping the funeral in the family made it warm and home-like . |
| 11 | The sound it made rustling outside in the trees made him feel comfortable and protected . |
| 12 | I lie in my bed and stare at the cracked plaster in the ceiling , the smudges of handprints ( how in the hell did they get there ? ) , and I wonder why I am so afraid . |
| 13 | How did , how in the hell did he go out with her and Christine not know . |
| 14 | Both were smoking and the pungent smell of Gauloise tobacco so early in the morning made me feel sick . |
| 15 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 16 | Perhaps the incapacity of his lieutenants in the Congo made him feel he could rely only on himself . |
| 17 | So has a summer of bombing round country lanes and setting psychics loose in the circles helped him figure out whether whirlwinds , UFOs or tabloid journalists are responsible ? |
| 18 | She had no idea how long she had been there when a movement in the undergrowth made her look up . |