Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] [adv prt] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were around 50 aircraft assembled from aero clubs throughout Argentina for the flying at Rio Cuarto , and a team of engineers worked flat out to solve the snags — even to the extent of changing the engine on one aircraft . |
| 2 | When the enemy front ranks reached there , and the first horsemen rode warily in to try this ford , no cannon-fire developed from above . |
| 3 | From each peak on these ridges big spurs sweep steeply down to merge with a rock barrier that seems to be at least 1,000 feet high . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes … ! ’ he said deeply , and then his mouth closed over hers , burningly sensual as his hands moved slowly up to tunnel into her thick black hair , and as her mouth opened beneath his the hunger swept them both again , their breathing quickening as the kiss took fire and his mouth was fierce , hot , demanding , his hands moving over her body as she heard his heart thudding violently at his chest , and she knew she was in danger of losing her mind with the sweet , hot rush of excitement . |
| 5 | The sea was a mass of foam with so many bodies stirring it up , and some of the men ventured further out to try their skills at swimming . |
| 6 | As the vans move right over to pass them one of the men gives the team the finger . |
| 7 | The dry slope was dotted with rabbits — some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes , others pushing farther down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed . |
| 8 | The children go into the hall and find a frame with the picture cut out of it ; an empty cash box ; or a desk and chairs overturned , papers strewn all over to give the impression of a ransacked office . |