Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seating ourselves on the trunk of an old ash-tree that stretched along the ground , Coleridge read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice , the ballad of Betty Foy . |
| 2 | The Camperdown was cut in half — sank quickly with a resulting loss of the lives of over one thousand men including the stubborn Admiral . |
| 3 | From the library they staggered forth with a querulous shout of " Yah , Boney ! " |
| 4 | I jerked upright with a hoarse cry . |
| 5 | It was flanked on one side by a great domed hall , supported on a quadrant of megalithic arches , each one at least twelve feet thick ; to its side the palace wall rose upwards with a colossal , almost Romanesque massiveness . |
| 6 | The design aim at the beginning of this project was to have a power supply adjustable over a range of about 5V to 15V which regulated well with a maximum current output of about 5A . |
| 7 | Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon for 1–2 minutes until the mixture is smooth . |
| 8 | Otley was looking the other way as if he did n't know me when I tried again with a pleasant , motherly woman with a shopping basket full of goodies . |
| 9 | She sat down beside him , instinctively putting her arm out to support him , but he jerked forward with a sharp gasp , and she saw the brown lines of dried blood across the back of his shirt . |
| 10 | ‘ Jamie got away with a black eye . |
| 11 | In the end I was burgled , and they got away with a large number of the works that I kept stored . |
| 12 | And they got away with a large quantity of tools and car batteries . |
| 13 | The perpetrator , the young Rugby lock , Smith , got away with a stern lecture from referee Steve Lander , who had been alerted to the incident by his touch judge . |
| 14 | She exhaled suddenly with a strained laugh . |
| 15 | I love walking the course , never mind the golf , but on this occasion it all came together with a good score as well . |
| 16 | I feel a bit silly about it , looking back — I did n't even notice that the aviary had been finished , or that there was a tea chest mounted inside with a large ‘ front door ’ sawn out of it . |
| 17 | ‘ I paid cash and drove away with a funny feeling in stomach over my decision , ’ Darren recalls . |
| 18 | They took this idea to Prince Charles ' Youth Business Trust — and came away with a low-interest loan for £4,000 . |
| 19 | The bolt came away with a tacky wrenching sensation . |
| 20 | And we came away with a true understanding of the value of the estuarine habitat . |
| 21 | To those who encountered him at this time , he seemed to grow more thick-set and muscular , endowed already with a public presence . |
| 22 | Its headlights came on full beam , and it accelerated away with a rising roar which brought heads to windows all along the street . |
| 23 | In the Weald ( extending into Kent ) the Sussex could thrive on rough or scarce grazing but , put on good pasture , it fattened quickly with a high daily weight gain . |
| 24 | Conservatives dropped to 261 , Labour rose to 287 and the Liberals came home with a mere 59 . |
| 25 | The friend was erm pushing her , and she came home with a big bump on her head |
| 26 | but they survived pretty well and came home with a priceless away goal . |
| 27 | I came home with a heavy heart and wondered how on earth I could foster vocations . |
| 28 | On another occasion I came home with a pulled hamstring . |
| 29 | It had to be left long with just a little braid on the top and twisted underneath with a little bit of straw through for the summer . |
| 30 | Urquhart tiptoed forward with a respectful air , as if he were approaching an altar . |