Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a [adj] run " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that can happen to one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world , we can be sure that dispossessin' is in for a good run . |
| 2 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 3 | Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility . |
| 4 | Steve Mardenborough then broke through with a clear run on goal just before the whistle , but his control let him down and Adkins saved at his feet . |
| 5 | Left-winger Darren Junee brilliantly slipped round his marker , James Reynolds , just before half-time and set off on a jinking run down the left wing . |
| 6 | Phil Leigh set off on a mazy run , negotiating numerous tackles before crossing from the byeline to Wagstaff who found the net . |
| 7 | He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run . |
| 8 | While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena . |
| 9 | Blind panic sent her off at a stumbling run . |
| 10 | It was now obvious that the horse was a stayer and yet Harry Short 's stable jockey had recently ridden him as if his best distance was six furlongs , holding him up for a late run . |
| 11 | ‘ I watch everything I can because I feel this is a tie that could set us up for a good run in Europe , ’ added Creaney . |
| 12 | Forget it ’ the A A said , ‘ forget it ’ the police said , ‘ forget it ’ , everybody in the town said ‘ forget it , it 's hard enough to walk up ’ and we took the truck up at a bloody run . |
| 13 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 14 | Erlich came close to her , kneeling on the rug he knew that Harry had brought back from a fast run to Beirut . |
| 15 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |
| 16 | It was supposed to be like going Over the Top , but it felt more like a gang of reluctant schoolboys setting out on a cross-country run with only the prospect of a quick smoke round the back of the bike sheds to sustain them . |
| 17 | I went back at a slow run , glowing with energy and feeling even better than I had at the start of the Run . |