Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ran [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A narrow rio ran past the bottom of Calle Nerone , and waiting by some steps was a small boat . |
| 2 | Top Level ran into the under part of the Back Strings . |
| 3 | The brave 16-year-old ran along the track and removed the trolley plus another that had also been hurled from the bridge . |
| 4 | Here , where the Scottish border ran across the Cheviot Hills , far from civilisation , ‘ reiving ’ , or cattle-thieving , was a way of life . |
| 5 | A spokesman said the Longmont , Colorado-based firm ran in the black in the first two quarters but the colour turned blood red in the last half , particularly the third quarter . |
| 6 | A few soldiers ran down the steps for a fag . |
| 7 | Another track ran down the other side . |
| 8 | A long narrow corridor ran down the middle of the building with doors leading off it . |
| 9 | A narrow gallery ran around the other three sides of the hall from which it was possible to watch the dancers or enjoy the band — a real band , at least a dozen musicians , all in uniform blazers and bow ties . |
| 10 | The car thieves jumped out and escaped on foot as the stolen vehicle ran into the house . |
| 11 | As always , England 's first line of naval defence ran along the enemy 's coast . |
| 12 | Ten cooperative candidates ran at the 1918 general election , only one of whom was successful . |
| 13 | A few minutes later a second girl ran into the office . |
| 14 | A ripple of suppressed laughter ran round the room . |
| 15 | Yes Jane it has , as luck would have it I was late arriving , had to run through the rain , ran into the main stand and by pure accident ran into the Oxford United dressing room and there was Brian Horton , he said ‘ Hallo Mick , hows the poster Mickey ’ as he always does , and in fact he gave me the team news and that is — Ian Walker makes his senior debut tonight with both Alan injured , also two other changes ; Jackson comes in for Gary Smart and one surprising one , Steve McLaren for Mark Steen . |
| 16 | The second lorry ran into the car 's side sandwiching him in the wreckage . |
| 17 | A nervous tongue ran over the thin lips . |
| 18 | And outside , tiny creatures ran from the driftwood heart . |
| 19 | Thus Wing Commander Hodsoll , Secretary of the ARP Committee , gloomily warned his colleagues in November 1936 that ‘ certain areas have been scheduled as likely to be subject to almost continuous bombing in the event of war ’ , and similar pessimism ran through the 1938 Anderson report on evacuation . |
| 20 | A girl screamed , and a masked man ran through the bar , pursued by two cops in turn-of-the-century uniforms . |
| 21 | Remarkably quickly , however , the last of the human tide ran from the house entrance and up the ramps of the rigs , which were now almost packed full . |
| 22 | Three guards ran into the room with their big guns and stood in front of Gog . |
| 23 | There was a piercing whistle and a little boy ran across the rubble towards them . |
| 24 | Suddenly , Bel 's black and white cat ran into the room . |
| 25 | Valerie looked cautiously round , then , lowering her voice , said : ‘ Weeks ago our little kitten ran into the wood , and she caught him and turned him into a witch 's cat . ’ |
| 26 | A sound like an electric drill ran round the room . |
| 27 | Wimbledon 's hard man ran across the pitch to point threateningly at Middlesbrough assistant manager John Pickering . |
| 28 | The last trams on these routes ran on the night of 19 October 1936 . |
| 29 | The ceiling sloped down tightly to the floor , making dark shadowy edges which were well nigh impossible to clean , and three odd narrow passages ran to the three dormer windows , which cast odd blocks of light into the main spaces of the room . |
| 30 | When the tides were in , the black water ran through the yard and invaded his home . |