Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] life " in BNC.
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| 1 | The commission for the piece came from Life magazine , but due to a change in publishers the images never ran , ‘ I 've tried to sell it overseas and in Europe and had very good success with it . |
| 2 | All right , she thought as the car roared to life . |
| 3 | Robyn turned the ignition over , realising he was gaining on her with remarkable speed , and the jeep roared into life . |
| 4 | I was playing bowls with him when the Great Armada was spotted off Lizard Point and the beacons along the south coast flared into life . |
| 5 | The hospitaller suddenly stepped back in panic as the bear sprang into life , towering above him , its great paws clawing the air . |
| 6 | The Cell wheezed into life . |
| 7 | The loft sprang to life . |
| 8 | The door slammed behind them and she listened , rigid , as the car purred into life and accelerated away . |
| 9 | Tennis courts lit pointlessly except to inform the driver of the sheer dimension of the leisure complex burst into life . |
| 10 | The fluorescent tubes on the ceiling flickered into life . |
| 11 | The Scenes of Crime Officer walked in and the fluorescent bulbs on the ceiling flickered into life . |
| 12 | There was a crack and a hiss , and a flare exploded into life above their heads . |
| 13 | The engine roared into life as he kicked the starter . |
| 14 | The other man had difficulty starting the machine and had to put a long handle in the front and turn it several times before the engine roared into life startling the children again . |
| 15 | Alec had to twist the starting-handle six or seven times before the engine exploded into life and the car began to shudder and shake . |
| 16 | The Clansman radio in the Sultan Command Vehicle squeaked into life with a request for a Critical Asset Return and a Warning Order for a task , sent in BATCO radio code . |
| 17 | The tableau came to life , slowly at first , each horseman urging his mount forward into a walk , then a gentle trot . |
| 18 | He took the crank-handle , inserted it in the hole at the bottom of the radiator and , encouraged by a chorus of ‘ One , two , three , heave ! ’ , swung it energetically until the engine sprang to life . |
| 19 | The mice in their home-made cage on the table by the window sprang to life at the sound of her voice and began to scutter desperately around their dwelling . |
| 20 | The big in line six cylinder engine boomed into life , then settled into a barely audible whisper . |
| 21 | When the comm blinked into life , I saw face that I vaguely recognized — a Famlio enforcer named Pulvidon , who had lately been rising rapidly through the ranks . |
| 22 | Lights on the ceiling blinked to life , spraying the stage with wild colours . |
| 23 | At her voice the car engine revved into life and the vehicle accelerated fast round the sweep . |
| 24 | The cab 's engine burst into life . |
| 25 | ‘ Which way ? ’ he asked , when at last the engine spluttered into life , and she directed him the wrong way round so that they might overtake and confront the trio lurching towards Midnight Mass . |
| 26 | Having helped her in , Signor Candiano turned the key and the engine spluttered into life . |
| 27 | Then , to her heart-sinking alarm , there was a second or two of an eerie lack of noise altogether before the engine spluttered into life again . |
| 28 | Over the whole plain , the temporary tinker village seethed with life . |
| 29 | Her fingers pressed the switches and the lights on the ceiling of the incident room flickered into life . |
| 30 | At this , Pop came to life and leapt from his chair . |