Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a low [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond , a slightly steeper slope of pasture rose to a low skyline with a toupeé of trees . |
| 2 | Condoned truancy applied to some parents in disadvantaged areas for whom their children 's regular attendance at school came as a low priority as against other concerns . |
| 3 | David Kerslake drove the ball across the face of goal from the right and unmarked Taylor scored with a low shot at the far post . |
| 4 | Her feet went ; she scrambled and sat down , dragging him with her so that his body stooped in a low bow like some subservient courtier . |
| 5 | She went reluctantly , and he added in a low voice : ‘ I ca n't help you I 'm afraid . |
| 6 | ‘ Although it has n't been one of the happiest experiences of my life either , ’ she added in a low voice . |
| 7 | ‘ I shall miss you , ’ he muttered in a low voice . |
| 8 | Gordon Durie stole down the right and seeing the defences lack of organisation , he blasted in a low pass which McCoist drove home first time . |
| 9 | Grobbelaar flapped at McGee 's cross and when Miller drove in a low shot Sanchez turned the ball into the net . |
| 10 | The substitution worked both ways as Surgeon drove in a low cross for Canning to crash home a spectacular equaliser in the 64th minute . |
| 11 | ‘ Gawd , that feels good , ’ he murmured in a low voice . |
| 12 | On the nights when the tide of sewing ebbed to a low water-mark , Aunt Margaret crept up to Francie 's room and played her flute with him . |
| 13 | Patients with colorectal tumours ( benign and malignant ) and inflammatory bowel disease underwent standard bowel preparation which consisted of a low residue diet for two days and picolax ( nordic pharmaceuticals , feltham , middlesex ) on the day before surgery . |
| 14 | Deane was always a threat and two minutes before half-time he claimed his second when he turned in a low cross from Barnes . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's probably shocked , ’ Mitch grated in a low voice . |
| 16 | ‘ In Dublin , ’ she replied in a low voice . |
| 17 | To which Mary Deare replied in a low voice , ‘ It is n't that kind of pain , and then cried out with terrible conviction — Wendy , you are wrong about mothers . |
| 18 | ‘ I said we would have to climb , ’ he replied in a low voice . |
| 19 | Finally Tess 's mother replied in a low voice , ‘ She is at Sandbourne . ’ |
| 20 | Fronting the road was a long wall bisected by a low archway , and terminated by a structure like a squat tower , surmounted by the usual pointed roof . |
| 21 | Dean also remembers innings where he has struggled , succumbed for a low score , and felt mentally and physically drained . |
| 22 | Then it rushed into a low tunnel , gathering factory and household waste on its long journey to the main flow of the beck near the town centre . |
| 23 | ’ I began in a low voice . |
| 24 | ‘ This is certainly some house he 's got , ’ Richard remarked in a low whisper as they followed Rob along the hall . |
| 25 | Amid the storm over the criteria used , a Bangor school , which by its own admission existed on a low profile in the past , came out top in Northern Ireland in a recent newspaper guide to choosing the best of education . |
| 26 | Here and there , a fragment of plastic ribbon fluttered from a low branch , a mute reminder of the recent tragedy and the police activity that had followed . |
| 27 | Newman asked in a low voice . |
| 28 | " What 's the matter ? " he asked in a low voice . |
| 29 | Katherine asked in a low voice . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you believe what you paint ? ’ she asked in a low voice . |