Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] and a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The beard parted and a dark red mouth edged with pure white American teeth engulfed the cock . |
| 2 | The heady climate of experiment evaporated and a ‘ back to basics ’ approach became the dominant theme . |
| 3 | The boat overturned and a sailor was drowned . |
| 4 | The big black car stopped and a police officer opened the back door . |
| 5 | Confidence was undermined , investment collapsed and a spectacular crash occurred . |
| 6 | But a gulf in perception will have to be bridged , leaps of faith made and a deal struck . |
| 7 | So I think I go to Carita 's to have my hair done and a manicure . ’ |
| 8 | One Guy Fawkes ' night , she found the children 's bedroom window shattered and a half-brick on the floor , so Peter tacked chicken wire across the frame inside . |
| 9 | In July , 1992 , the bone marrow transplant unit at Westminster Children 's Hospital , London , agreed to perform a bone marrow transplant on Rhys Daniels ( now aged 2½ ) , who like his 5-year-old sister has Batten 's disease , provided the ethical committee approved and a suitable donor could be found . |
| 10 | There was also a boy called and a girl called who were there and I see them two and every morning as I walk to school . |
| 11 | Clever publicity , orchestrated confusion over the equipment involved and a gullible pop industry have conspired to create a wave of enthusiasm in some parts of the press and the music industry . |
| 12 | An extremely lively question and answer session followed and a vote of thanks on behalf of Alresford RAFA was given by Air Commodore Brian Sills . |
| 13 | your worships Mrs appears before the court today as a result of an accident which occurred on the twenty fifth of July at about four thirty in the afternoon it was on King Street at Worley and there was only her vehicle involved and a young girl who was using the pedestrian crossing . |
| 14 | Then after a moment his gaze cleared and a puzzled look entered his eyes . |
| 15 | A battle ensued and a field on the farm is still known as ‘ Dead Man 's Holm ’ . |
| 16 | Occasionally that plan backfired and a genuine neurotic would arrive , soon to engage all and sundry in a lengthy discourse about the cold , the warmth and the fact that the automatic door was n't being automatic why oh why oh why do people keep leaving it open , ca n't they think of others for a change , you 'd have thought it was n't too much trouble … |
| 17 | Have the place filled and a few people standing . |
| 18 | All animosity towards her husband dissolved and a spark of affection for him seemed to light up inside her , as it had in the old days . |
| 19 | The curtain stirred and a smell of the city slipped in past the half-open window — acrid , high-octane , with a touch of rot . |
| 20 | After a full history is taken , physical examination performed and a round-table discussion held in which cause and effect may be established , old myths abolished , points of ignorance removed , and communication between the partners opened up , the couple are introduced to the idea of learning more about each other 's sensual responses generally . |
| 21 | That was the war : not when the band played and a bloody politician stepped forward to put flowers on the ground . |
| 22 | A police investigation followed and a number of people including Mr. Tully were arrested and questioned but so far no charges have been laid . |
| 23 | This Teddy , so the tale went , had had one paw removed and a small flail with leather tails sewn on . |
| 24 | Hole 3 : Fairway bunker on the right extended and a new one introduced on the left . |
| 25 | But by then she was so inwardly tense at the deception which through love and loyalty she had to perform that she barely noticed the grand buildings as she drove up out of the valley to where the town ended and a tarmacked road through woodland began . |
| 26 | Martin Brundle speaks with the disarming honesty of an F1 driver who is buying lunch in a private room at Au Jardin des Gourmets for a dozen pressmen on the day the Gulf war ended and a week before the F1 season started . |
| 27 | The crucible tipped and a trickle of white became a torrent of splashing red and burning fire , and the mould filled with liquid metal . |
| 28 | Under the frontispiece is another note concerning a new wall built and a plantation of cedar of Lebanon and pines made along it in 1761 . |
| 29 | The friend answered and a note of panic entered his voice when he discovered who it was . |
| 30 | Use of the INA103 : this is a microphone preamplifier with the microphone phantom powered and a DC-restoration circuit at the output . |