Example sentences of "[adj] and [v-ing] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere of this immensely still , stranded landscape , empty and waiting like an Eden , was beginning to affect him , in spite of all his doubts . |
| 2 | There will be others who will interpret listening and responding as an indication that the school is going ‘ soft ’ through weakening its authority and discipline . |
| 3 | The ‘ Palace Bar ’ is warm and welcoming with an atmosphere all of its own , ideal for a drink before dinner . |
| 4 | Towering head and shoulders above the Customs officer , who stood aside to let him pass , the man strode in , his face as dark and threatening as an impending storm . |
| 5 | The ORF , starting at nucleotide 289 and ending with an UAG stop codon at position 2119 , contains the POU domain . |
| 6 | As I panted into Stranraer Gardens , following the no-hopers rule for cross-country — never run in a straight line — I was flailing my arms left and right and zigzagging at an angle of about ten degrees to the horizontal . |
| 7 | The most significant development during this period was the formation of the Central Gneiss Zone , some 10–20km broad and dipping at an angle of 30–40° to the north and bounded to the south by the Main Central Thrust ( Fig. 3.22 ) . |
| 8 | Her muslin dress , her petticoats , chemise and underlinen were all discarded in a trice and there she stood , stark naked but as black and glistening as an African slave-girl . |
| 9 | One of the nurses she had seen in the cloakroom was standing in the middle of the corridor , flushed pink and grinning like an idiot , while That Man lounged on one leg in all his taut leather and chatted her up . |
| 10 | We have already touched on the question of mixed artificial and daylighting in an earlier chapter . |
| 11 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I feel so silly with my lord gazing at me from head to foot and Sir Jacob grinning and laughing like an oaf . |
| 12 | When you 're 15 and working in an office for the first time it is a new world and a big challenge — especially when all your colleagues are speaking a foreign language . |
| 13 | You may be asked to " begin note-making and reading for an essay/class discussion on the reasons for Labour 's 1945 election victory " . |
| 14 | All the signs are that somewhere there is a warehouse full of unwanted red-blue 3D specs , going cheap and looking for an alternative use . |
| 15 | So that 's two there , and obviously this one 's ringing with an internal and ringing with an external . |