Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [conj] [vb past] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | To her surprise , there proved to be perceptive judgements about qualities in Michelangelo 's work , almost hidden in catalogue entries ; more than one art historian , apparently , was not only learned but had an eye . |
| 2 | Had he not , as everyone knew , single-handedly raised and led an Arab army against the Turks ? |
| 3 | On another , Cromwell simply revived and improved an older structure . |
| 4 | In a rough kind of way he was good-looking , but he was heavily built and looked an aggressive type . |
| 5 | He was thin and softly spoken and smoked an expensive cigar . |
| 6 | He threw himself forward touched and held an arm was hit in the stomach but clung on dropping the poker and hauling the man to him . |
| 7 | He had never married or had an association with any woman as far as Michael knew . |