Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | They found a café down a side-street , and were about to find somewhere to sit when she heard a voice call out to Piers . |
2 | There was no sign of the Transit , so I hung a right back the way I 'd come . |
3 | The figure pressed a switch on the wall and the bars of the cage disappeared . |
4 | The Youngs took a turn around the green before returning home . |
5 | The big man arose from the bed and took a turn around the caravan , humming to himself . |
6 | Waiting for my breath to find its heavy keel I took a turn around the hired loft . |
7 | We went across a large lake and then took a hike up a trail to see some old steam engines and lots of parts strewn about ; the trains were once used to transport the logs . |
8 | He flicked a switch on a console and said . |
9 | He flicked a switch on the percolator , which was set up in a recess above one of the work-benches , and reached for a fresh mug . |
10 | He snapped a switch on the wall socket . |