Example sentences of "and [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richardson scored 53 and shared a second wicket partnership of 141 with man-of-the-match Lara , who hit 14 boundaries and made his runs from 132 deliveries before being run out . |
| 2 | As we have seen , although positivist criminologists were often shy of associating themselves with specific corrective programmes , they saw crime as pathological and shared a general consensus in favour of a broadly rehabilitative approach to ridding ourselves of it . |
| 3 | Alec stretched out his arm and laid a comforting hand over hers . |
| 4 | His host quickly crossed the solar and laid a conciliatory hand on the younger man 's arm . |
| 5 | As the line that seemingly connects the two circle centres needed close scrutiny , I went back to the 1:25,000 scale maps or the area and laid a straight edge along the apparent intersection . |
| 6 | She sat down beside him and laid a velvety hand over his . |
| 7 | Desmond reached out and laid a sympathetic hand on her arm . |
| 8 | He straightened the bedclothes and laid a wrapped chocolate truffle on each pillow , a goodnight blessing . |
| 9 | From the 16th century , doctors widely accepted that teething was responsible for a multiplicity of childhood illnesses , including convulsions and death , and recommended a protective measure that babies ' gums should be lacerated ‘ to liberate the death ’ . |
| 10 | The Law Commission , in their Report No 160 on Sale and Supply of Goods ( 1987 ) , recognised many of the weaknesses in the present law on merchantable quality ( paras 3.4 – 6 ) and recommended a new definition to be adopted in all contracts involving supply of goods . |
| 11 | Even Green did wonder why a better path could not have been made and recommended a little landscaping of trees and rocks which blocked the views of Stock Ghyll force . |
| 12 | The puppet spread its arms and effected a backward kick . |
| 13 | Finally , however , he and his team have bowed to demand and devised a fantastic hair-care collection which is available from Harrods , Knightsbridge , London SW1 . |
| 14 | Stukeley also began enthusiastically landscaping the garden of his house in Barn Hill and devised a formal garden on a concentric circular layout which could have been based on his Stonehenge plan ( see drawing ) . |
| 15 | He looked round him doubtfully , winced abruptly back to his original position , and clapped a surprised hand behind his right ear . |
| 16 | Blufton stood up and plunged a pudgy hand into a concertina file . |
| 17 | Mr Athulathmudali had defected from the ruling United National Party in 1991 and led a powerful opposition group , the Democratic United National Front . |
| 18 | He and Minton had begun to lead almost entirely separate lives : Vaughan , anxious for a steady relationship , ate with his current boyfriend separately from Minton and led a quiet life behind closed doors . |
| 19 | Jack looked up and wiped a grubby hand wearily over his face , streaking the dirt still further . |
| 20 | It was more broadly philosophical , and encapsulated a generalized dissatisfaction with scholasticism and tradition . |
| 21 | THREE masked men armed with baseball bats burst into a flat and attacked a 27year-old man as he watched TV . |
| 22 | The lawyer , however , still wished to win his argument and asked a second question , |
| 23 | As two young officers strolled near our table Hal waved them to join us and asked a one-word question ‘ Vodka ? ’ to which they smiled happily in agreement . |
| 24 | Will Hay created the role of the seedy , blustering , and ineffectual teacher to such effect that his name remains a byword for the caricatured schoolmaster , and , usually with a small company of two or three ‘ boys ’ , he topped variety bills across the country , made successful trips overseas , and became a noted radio performer . |
| 25 | It passed out of the family 's hands and became a mental hospital in 1935 . |
| 26 | Brazil achieved independence from Portugal in 1822 and became a federal republic in 1889 . |
| 27 | France imported considerable numbers in the 1850s and 1860s and became a useful reservoir of lines which were later extinct in England . |
| 28 | You made a lot of money and became a powerful man , did n't you , Adolph ? |
| 29 | The youngest of the family , John , was quite unlike his brothers and became a Spanish Merchant . |
| 30 | ‘ The first Congress of People 's Deputies was held and became a political sensation . |