Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] long grass " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travis halted beside a fallen tree trunk almost completely buried in the long grass . |
| 2 | This one had not bloomed and its flat spread of leaves was almost hidden under the long grass . |
| 3 | Most of its fruit had fallen in the long grass , where its rotting skin had been pecked and tunnelled by birds and worms . |
| 4 | This led to a two mile chase on my bicycle following his refusal to answer my questions and a final on the deserted marshes where large quantities of tobacco had to be recovered from the long grass in a grey December dawn . |
| 5 | The victor settled in the long grass , wings outspread to show the four pairs of conspicuous circle ‘ eyes ’ , scenting the air to attract a female , and to warn off males . |
| 6 | The cat with yellow eyes crouched in the long grass in pursuit of a bird . |
| 7 | Looking behind him , Robert saw that he was signalling to his friend from the Frog and Ferret , who was crouched in the long grass . |
| 8 | In its shadow , in a square of orange brickwork part hidden by the long grass , stood a circular pool . |