Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] the [noun pl] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind whipped the words away and they were lost in the gale but someone must have heard the banging . |
| 2 | She wondered , until the wind shifted the curtains again and she felt the cold of February , a February morning , for that was what it was , and her room empty . |
| 3 | The weight of the roof pushed the pillars down and the resulting pressure also forced the floor to buckle and move upwards . |
| 4 | The Boston bar put the towels on as the last cold beer fell into the frosted glasses . |
| 5 | His wife recognised the signs immediately and made herself scarce . |
| 6 | Coffin laid the papers aside and went to the window to look out . |
| 7 | The answering roar blenched the flames back and cleared the face of the sun for an instant . |
| 8 | The beekeeper took the stings out and the only reaction I had was I felt a little unsteady . ’ |
| 9 | The official informed the employers accordingly and the employers lawfully dismissed the woodworkers , who then brought an action against the official . |
| 10 | The copper on the receiving end took the details twice and I did n't blame him . |
| 11 | Sudden silence struck the voices downstairs and , as Theda reached the railings and leaned over them , she saw his handsome features turned up to stare at her from the bottom of the stairs . |
| 12 | My oldest brothers Jack and Charlie had turned up and were shuffling about , getting in everyone 's way , and Dad lit the candles so that the flickering glow shed an eerie light . |
| 13 | The reason the return of Madness got the fans out and raised critical hackles was because there 'd been no outfit to take their place in the intervening years . |
| 14 | The inflatable boat we had heard had in fact transported the drugs ashore and ferried out food and fuel . |