Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a old " in BNC.
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| 1 | The angel , disguised as an old man , went from door to door begging for food and drink . |
| 2 | I do n't chatter and allow myself to be dismissed as an old fool ! ’ |
| 3 | The three ages of woman , Seumas Ban thought , greeting them in the hall ; the plump young mistress , her harsh-boned mother , and old Bridhe , softly wrinkled like an old pear . |
| 4 | A rest in Ireland , a confession before the Jockey Club , possibly a new relationship — it all should have signified a break with the past , particularly the recent , unhappy past , but history ca n't be discarded like an old coat . |
| 5 | It was the best thing to be quiet and say nothing — to push it all away into a dark place like the cupboard under the stairs so it could be forgotten like an old raincoat or last summer 's shoes . |
| 6 | Yes I know because it 's come from an old an old word an old . |
| 7 | A modern lift can be elegantly installed in an old building . |
| 8 | When an old person becomes so demented that she or he can not be contained in an old people 's home the choice is between a private nursing home costing about £400 a week or a free bed in the NHS . |
| 9 | Cars may be parked in an old quarry near the railway bridge . |
| 10 | Flora sat in the kitchen , laboriously practising chain stitch on a rag torn from an old shirt of Peter 's , and Anna , who was in charge of the cleaning-rota , went off to the church to see if it actually had been cleaned . |
| 11 | The site of the present Transport Offices is here occupied by an old Marton Box car which has collected a cable-drum from the railway siding of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Rigby Road . |
| 12 | The schoolmistress did not live in the School House , which was occupied by an old grannie , who every day called me to come and talk to her when she was out in her small garden , or in the cottage when the weather was less promising . |
| 13 | He was Housemaster of Arden , and though forbidden by an old war wound from taking too boisterous a part in the sporting events of the House , yet he followed their activities closely and gave appropriate advice and encouragement . |
| 14 | He urged me to look elsewhere — particularly in the fields owned by an old lady at the next farm called Low Birk Hatt , because they were far more colourful than his . |
| 15 | The place was owned by an old ship 's captain . |
| 16 | Francis , as chief mourner , stood next to the vicar ; his paunchiness exaggerated by an old , dark suit that was too small for him . |
| 17 | You were caught by an old trick — the oldest in the book . |
| 18 | There are , of course , further complications , notably in the form of Cherubino , an adolescent page-boy who is romantically in love with the countess ( a feeling which is almost mutual , and to which the count takes exception ) , and in the fact that Figaro is being pursued by an old harpy named Marcellina , who is trying to trick him into marriage with her . |
| 19 | I 've heard of an old lady in Penzance who wants a companion … ’ |
| 20 | Gratitude for the invitation to pay a brief tribute to Jim Byam Shaw on his retirement from active participation in the affairs of his famous firm must be tempered for an old friend by reflection on the difficulties that any such tribute involves . |
| 21 | Be prepared for an old school rap album from Hollywood Records International and the Hollywood Basic US labels . |
| 22 | I had half-managed to con a colleague in the Press-box into believing that the Brewongle Stand was named after an old left-arm spinner from Parramatta named Bluey Brewongle when I saw the dark-green uniforms emerging from the pavilion , and the emotions crowded in with a sudden impact . |
| 23 | The island pool was built inside an old distillery warehouse , gifted by Morrison Bowmore Distillers , which now houses a sauna , launderette and sunbed as well as the standard-sized pool . |
| 24 | Being threatened in an old house . |
| 25 | In a version of " The Unquiet Grave " collected from an old singer in 1906 the ghost of the dead lover returns after a year and a day and asks : |
| 26 | A homemade felt board is easily made from an old blanket . |
| 27 | Clare 's banner , made from an old sheet kept taut by two broom handles , was painted with the red words BAN THE BOMB . |
| 28 | Alyson received a shield made from an old school desk to mark her record . |
| 29 | It is also important not to remain tied to the investment made in an old system . |
| 30 | Her welding torch has been applied to an old mini to turn it into a Pink hippopotamus . |