Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb pp] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beard parted and a dark red mouth edged with pure white American teeth engulfed the cock . |
| 2 | She tried to pull away , and as she did so , the skin burned and a sickening pain shot up towards her elbow . |
| 3 | The boat overturned and a sailor was drowned . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | That was the war : not when the band played and a bloody politician stepped forward to put flowers on the ground . |
| 6 | Hole 3 : Fairway bunker on the right extended and a new one introduced on the left . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The curtain stirred and a smell of the city slipped in past the half-open window — acrid , high-octane , with a touch of rot . |
| 9 | Have the place filled and a few people standing . |
| 10 | The crucible tipped and a trickle of white became a torrent of splashing red and burning fire , and the mould filled with liquid metal . |
| 11 | After they had returned to the office there was a phone call to say that the trap had been sprung , the bait removed and a note left in the empty trap : ‘ Thanks for the tasty morsels — Top Cat ! ’ |
| 12 | The friend answered and a note of panic entered his voice when he discovered who it was . |
| 13 | So seven minutes of the game gone and a mistake by Andy Melville letting in Gary Lineker , but Spurs take a short corner . |
| 14 | Anyhow the bridge collapsed and a number were drowned , including I believe , one of Great-Grandmother 's sons , Thomas Tallentire . |
| 15 | It was one of those rare moments when the clamour of war receded , the smoke cleared and a wise man could take stock of the situation quickly , accurately , and with some hope of certainty . |
| 16 | Various methods have been published previously , usually with a difference in the method used and a challenge to try the new approach . |
| 17 | the wiring replaced and a new socket put in . |
| 18 | Dana was equally elusive at the flat ; she was either out when Claudia returned home or in bed with the door locked and a note pinned to the handle saying she was very tired . |
| 19 | Then , as she watched , the crowd parted and a man came towards her . |
| 20 | The last RAF B–29 Washingtons of 192 Squadron were finally phased-out of service in February 1958 when the unit disbanded and a big party was held at the Queen 's Hall in Watton town to mark the occasion . |
| 21 | The pump leaked and a jet of yellow liquid Splashed onto the path with every stroke . |
| 22 | The broker claimed damages , for breach of contract , of over £250,000 based on the wasted expense and the difference in price between the system obtained and a new system that would be capable of doing the work . |
| 23 | A battle ensued and a field on the farm is still known as ‘ Dead Man 's Holm ’ . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It is understood that the local authority wants a bridge demolished and a roundabout built to replace it . |