Example sentences of "[vb past] in an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The constituent cells of Volvox , however , are coordinated , for all the flagella around the sphere beat in an organised way and drive the tiny ball in a particular direction . |
| 2 | THE DEATH of Harry Boot on 8 February at the age of 65 removes a distinguished figure from those who contributed in an outstanding way to the successful application of British science to radar during the Second World War . |
| 3 | Travis drew in an irritable breath . |
| 4 | Farah Aydid told a United States journalist in early December that it was his aim to " capture Mahdi " , whom he described in an International Herald Tribune report of Dec. 10 as more corrupt and dictatorial than former President Siyad Barre . |
| 5 | Hawkbit winced in an exaggerated manner and backed away . |
| 6 | Hans Lewy is another scholar with whom one can disagree only at one 's peril , and Hans Lewy maintained in an admirable paper that at least what Josephus quotes is authentic Hecataeus . |
| 7 | By the time her mother rose in an elegant flourish of Pucci and swept her towards the door in that ostentatiously motherly way she had , Jo was in a sulk as deep as the Pacific Trench . |
| 8 | At the Pessarane Behesht camp the young man had been known as Matchsticks because he was very tall and thin , with long monkey arms which he moved in an uncoordinated fashion that amused his comrades . |
| 9 | He 'd had nightmares featuring William before and they invariably ended with someone being beheaded or disembowelled or otherwise mangled in an unpleasant manner . |
| 10 | It is possible for us to image a society of saints in which no one committed what we see as crimes , in which everyone behaved in an impeccable manner . |
| 11 | Then without warning the ground at my feet erupted in an incredible blast of noise . |
| 12 | IN July , 1990 , the first speculation about Fergie 's friendship with Texan millionaire Steve Wyatt surfaced in an American newspaper . |
| 13 | That said , the prevalence of NSAID intake was not significantly lower than that reported in an Australian community prevalence study after correction for a lower proportion of women in the present study . |
| 14 | ‘ Let's ‘ ave you in line then , ’ the giant shouted in an unintelligible accent . |
| 15 | In spite of a complicated lighting system , only one candle flickered in an antique silver candlestick . |
| 16 | The first fire occurred in an electrical cabinet which was not connected to the plant 's basic circuit . |
| 17 | The pendulum then swung back to the other extreme where almost no grammar was taught , but all the emphasis was on talking , using conversations in which grammatical structures occurred in an uncontrolled way . |
| 18 | However , in the same Pul Eliya context , the business of the two pots with the gold coins formed part of the procedure for bringing a spirit medium out of his state of possession , while the business of the head shroud worn by an individual in a state of dangerous sanctity occurred in an elaborate ritual for the painting of the eyes of a new image of the Lord Buddha . |
| 19 | Costumed in an elegant silk blouse , Corocraft jewellery , and bouffant and bewinged steel-grey wig , I sailed forth into a studio full of camera crew , agency men and sundry traders who basically sat there blinking expectantly in my direction . |
| 20 | The Nez Perce believed in an infinite number of spirits , all of them a part of one omnipotent deity and embodying a sacred Wyakin power , which was present in the land , elements and animals of their country . |
| 21 | Most of them believed in an immaterial reality too . |
| 22 | " He seemed in an awful state about something . " |
| 23 | My stomach turned over as I watched the ball heading for the out-of-bounds , but to my relief it looked as though it had stayed in , even if it seemed in an awful spot . |
| 24 | She was oddly quiet , seemed in an odd mood altogether , though not an unhappy one : while they were eating she sat staring over the valley with a dreamy look in her eyes and a small , secret smile on her face . |
| 25 | There was intense concern over the financial and social costs of absorbing hundreds of thousands of refugees who now flooded in from the East , but West Germany seemed in an excellent position to exploit the likely expansion of trade with Eastern Europe in future . |
| 26 | When , they camped in an old road . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not sure if I can wait the length of time it will take — but since you seem to believe that you can … ’ he added in an ironic mutter , and shrugged , the gesture oddly dismissive and yet decisive at the same time . |
| 28 | It 's an old picture , ’ he added in an incompetent explanation of something she had n't asked . |
| 29 | ‘ You did n't even give him one of those fancy cookies just now , ’ she added in an aggrieved tone . |
| 30 | It came in an exquisite Spode tea service , with a silver sugar-bowl and a plateful of hot buttered toast with Gentleman 's Relish or honey , on a large melamine tray designed , Roland saw , to slot into the arms of the wheelchair . |