Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv prt] in an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The baby had been taken away immediately and wired up in an incubator for three days . |
| 2 | We worked our way around the central tier , hands in pockets , and came out in an ornamental garden open to the stars . |
| 3 | They strung a net between two palm trees and bobbed about in an energetic game of four-a-side volleyball . |
| 4 | It was like a drain where the dregs and filth exuded from all the other prisons in the land had been gathered together ; the human refuse brushed aside and locked up in an institution that was a dustbin for the unwanted and unmanageable . |
| 5 | LGCM survived and settled down in an office in Bethnal Green . |
| 6 | She ghosted past me , and curled up in an armchair . |
| 7 | Eventually , I stood up screaming , and then pitched down and rolled over in an attitude which ( I hoped ) suggested death . |
| 8 | The stallion veered away and kicked out in an enormous arc . |
| 9 | So I was taken into care again , went to an assessment centre and ended up in an approved school for girls in Hertfordshire . |
| 10 | ‘ Good , ’ he said with forced cheerfulness , and sat back in an attempt to enjoy the entertainment . |
| 11 | Then she walked into the living-room and sat down in an armchair . |
| 12 | With a tired little toss of the head , she turned away and sat down in an armchair , motioning for Golding to do the same . |
| 13 | Meredith-Lee waved them to a comfortable sofa and sat down in an armchair opposite . |
| 14 | He picked up one of the ashtrays and sat down in an armchair , crossing his legs and balancing it on his knee . |