Example sentences of "[subord] a cat " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's 10 minutes today : less than a cat puts in on a bird . |
| 2 | Rougher than a cat 's tongue . |
| 3 | ‘ I began to think that you had more lives than a cat . ’ |
| 4 | That was faster and nimbler than a cat , |
| 5 | Sleeps all day sleeps all bloody night , worse than a cat . |
| 6 | If a cat attacks , the chances are it will get someone else and not you . |
| 7 | It is a trick that might just save the life of the bird if a cat has caught it and then placed it on the ground for a moment before starting to pluck it . |
| 8 | But if a cat is cornered and can not run away , even though it wishes fervently to do so , it may then make a sound which transmits the message : ‘ I fear you , but do not push me too far , or I will turn on you despite my fear . ’ |
| 9 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
| 10 | If a cat is sick we should always take veterinary advice . |
| 11 | If a cat enters a room where several people are talking , it is very likely to make for the one person there who has an abnormal fear of felines . |
| 12 | If a cat kills a mouse we may feel sorry for the mouse but we no longer accuse the cat of wickedness . |
| 13 | It was then believed that if a cat crossed your path and did you no harm , you had been incredibly lucky . |
| 14 | He said people were allowed to use air rifles in their own gardens , and if a cat strayed into the path of the pellet in those circumstances it would be regarded as an accident . |
| 15 | Driving instructors will tell us that if a cat or dog strays into our path , and we are unable to stop or otherwise avoid it in an orderly fashion , then we should run it down . |
| 16 | Catnip is an example ; Nepeta cataria is the true herb and is the catnip that has a hard life if a cat is part of the household , but Nepeta x faassenii , also sometimes called catnip , is the usual species grown in gardens , with little if any attraction for cats , though it is always alive with bees when in flower . |
| 17 | ‘ Would n't it be awful if a cat scratched your heart . ’ |
| 18 | If a cat stuck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move . |
| 19 | If a cat struck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move . |
| 20 | She might have said as much if a cat had died . |
| 21 | well Jess , Jess will sort of , if a cat came into our garden , she 'd see it off |
| 22 | It stinks a bit , but I reckon it 's OK for a cat to do that , cos a cat 's an animal . |
| 23 | Without moving our heads , we can see about 208 degrees around us , while a cat 's field of view is only about 187 degrees . |
| 24 | Tail held erect with its whole length quivered This gentle quivering action is often seen after a cat has been greeted by its owner . |
| 25 | The City is as jumpy as a cat . |
| 26 | He sat back , as smug as a cat that has licked the cream , while Eleanor held his hand and looked concerned . |
| 27 | I 've only been in your bed with you once and then you were as jumpy as a cat thinking that sister of yours might come back unexpectedly . |
| 28 | It 's as lazy as a cat in hot weather , with the lyric amounting to a mere two verses before the vocals just sit down to let the languid groove take over . |
| 29 | If a car suddenly swerves round the corner while I am standing in the middle of the road , the right thing for me to do is to jump for the pavement as spontaneously as a cat . |
| 30 | Robert Giroux has recalled how , in advance of such occasions , Eliot was as " nervous as a cat " but that , when he had begun , a " great calm " descended upon him . |