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Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Her mouth was turned down and her little eyes were beady with worry .
2	A tablet from Phaistos shows an orderly but sinister procession of four daemons , each with its left arm hanging down and its right arm raised , holding a staff ( Figure 49 ) .
3	I had begun to desire some balance in my life and after that my socialising was toned down and my private moments stepped up .
4	The car has broken down and my two mates have taken it to a local garage to get it fixed . ’
5	After the last time , he 'd vowed not to do any more , but we all found our firm stances weakened as soon as the blindfold was pulled down and our well-rounded arguments got vaguer and vaguer as our minds raced with apprehension .
6	Unfortunately Sten could n't get back , the light was going down and our fearless pest controllers were left stranded .
7	The corners of his mouth were dragged down and his plump cheeks looked shrunken , like withered apples .
8	He probably revised it as it went along and his recurring use of various kinds of lists as a basis for the structure of the work may well reflect Dr Battie 's influence .
9	If the Department of the Environment think that there are issues of more than local importance they will call it in but their preliminary view expressed to the local MP Mr is that they do n't believe that 's the case .
10	‘ You , like myself , my lord , are in but your thirteenth year — pray let us not give thought to death ! ’
11	But we should not forget what Comrade Winnie Mandela has gone through and her immense contribution to the liberation struggle .
12	The good thing about being in the scrum is when you push over and they all collapse and you fall on top of them .
13	It 's already reeling from the murders of British tour-ists Elizabeth Over and her best friend Julie Godwin and the gang-rape of a 44-year-old woman in the last 10 days .
14	It 's already reeling from the murders of British tourists Elizabeth Over and her best friend Julie Godwin and the gang rape of a 44-year-old woman in the last 10 days .
15	It made her face crease all over and her dark eyes twinkle .
16	Some were even cultivated over and their long-time entrances completely disappeared .
17	Since then he 's had to live through his first wife being run over and his second screen love , unconvincing animal righter and hippie chick Kerry Bishop , being shot dead by illegal duck hunters .
18	Southgate managed to move his left foot and swung his leg over but his right boot was still caught .
19	‘ But apparently the street lights had come on and their electric glare was filtered through the torn mesh of dusty leaves , giving an elegance to the street which it had otherwise forgotten .
20	But the street lights had come on and their electric glare filtered through the dusty leaves to give an elegance to the street which it had long since forgotten .
21	Across the water the ferry cast off and its squat bulk made a bee-line for the pier .
22	His shoes were off and his cloven hooves showered sparks across the concrete floor .
23	In the dark , Seth would be his true self , his human face off but his dark glasses still on .
24	Public NME had the good sense to decline an invitation to a party for FLOWERED UP and their short film Weekender .
25	Her face lit up and her amber eyes danced with golden lights .
26	Annie 's face had flushed up and her natural reticence caused her to look away from Billy 's gaze as he glanced up at her .
27	Sarah 's eyes lit up and her pale skin coloured to a pleasing pink .
28	‘ what I call dressing up and what other people call dressing up are two different things ’
29	But what I call dressing up and what other people calling dressing up are probably two different things .
30	‘ Na , na , na , baby ’ ducking his head down and shaking it , his elbows bent up and his clicking fingers held high behind his ears , while he footed round the room .