Example sentences of "[noun prp] draw [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessica drew in a great breath of cool air . |
| 2 | Tammuz drew in a shuddering breath and glanced at the computer blinking serenely behind them . |
| 3 | In Edna O'Brien 's A Pagan Place , which followed Veterans at the Royal Court in 1972 , Eyre drew from a 16-year-old school girl called Veronica Quilligan , who had never acted before , a performance of exquisite subtlety and emotional truth . |
| 4 | Travis drew in an irritable breath . |
| 5 | The rush over , Maggie drew in a long breath , and turning to the supervisor who was hovering in the background , she asked , ‘ All right if we go ? ’ |
| 6 | But I do know that England drew on an enormous well of self-belief . |
| 7 | It derives from an earlier advisory group on computer security , although ITSAG draws on a wider membership than its predecessor ( including a bigger proportion of end users ) . |
| 8 | Matthew drew upon a long-standing belief that the flora and fauna of Eurasia were dominant over those of the rest of the world and combined this with the paleontologist 's theory of the periodic explosion of new types at certain points in the fossil record . |
| 9 | Piper drew in a relieved breath as the wind fell . |
| 10 | Rory drew in a deep breath , letting her lungs fill with the cool pine-scented air of the forest , then threw her head back as she exhaled , her hair tumbling over her shoulders in shining , rippling waves . |
| 11 | Fran drew in a slow deep breath , feeling the tension flowing from her limbs . |
| 12 | Lindsey drew in a sharp breath . |
| 13 | Aggie drew in a long breath and glanced at the child before answering Ben . |
| 14 | As the head snuggled into her and the thin arm came round her waist , Aggie drew in a long tight breath ; then when her own arm automatically went around the child , she closed her eyes tightly , because for the first time in her life she was feeling flesh close to her own . |
| 15 | Aggie drew in a long breath , bowed her head slightly and said , ‘ Aye , I know you did , love ; but come and sit down a minute . ’ |
| 16 | Rose drew in a sharp breath . |
| 17 | The neo-Romantic poet and painter David Jones drew on an eclectic range of writing styles to create a whole series of semi-private painted inscriptions . |
| 18 | Then , as slowly and deliberately as before , Macmillan drew from an inside pocket of his coat a smallish piece of paper and raised it to within a couple of inches of his right eye . |
| 19 | In the sixth the Scots lay five when Yoda drew through a fine port to the centre of the house to count one . |
| 20 | Agnes drew in a deep breath , then said , ‘ I 'm Miss Agnes Conway . ’ |
| 21 | And then , as Caspar drew in a shocked gasp , ‘ Caspar , what 's in there ? ’ |
| 22 | Leonora drew in a deep , unsteady breath and nodded . |
| 23 | Smith drew for a 4 at the first . |