Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were sudden and burst out in a blaze , some were gradual and soundless and floated about in bits like tinsel blown and scattered , extinguishing one neither knew nor cared where . |
| 2 | " I do dislike them when all the petals turn brown and flap about in that untidy way . " |
| 3 | Another is that some guesses were quickly proved to have been wrong and ended up in bankruptcy . |
| 4 | He went over to a flowerbed and felt around in the mud . |
| 5 | The second Lady Deverill , also riding side-saddle and turned out in a quite immaculate habit , pulled up alongside Artemis on a bay Artemis had n't seen before . |
| 6 | The data can then be analysed or altered and placed back in the database . |
| 7 | Each story was separate and passed on in isolation with the possible exception of the story of the Passion . |
| 8 | But it is always verbal and passed on in code from one member to another of various interlocking inner circles of the chattering classes . |
| 9 | Driving to Glasgow I wondered how easy it was to get lost and end up in Wales or Norfolk or somewhere , but once it began , it was so exciting and I saw one could n't get lost , not even if one tried . |
| 10 | ‘ Or how about someone alive and tied up in there , writhing in agony ? ’ |
| 11 | There were thin elegant ones for the most delicate of lines ranging out to thick ones you could grip hard and slosh around in bold , creamy-coloured strokes . |
| 12 | We were there to witness William getting to grips with his brand-new Jet Ski ; this process seemed to consist largely of getting on , powering away , trying to turn too fast and falling off in an extravagant splash . |
| 13 | Some were sudden and burst out in a blaze , some were gradual and soundless and floated about in bits like tinsel blown and scattered , extinguishing one neither knew nor cared where . |
| 14 | It came in a stone mug , deliciously cold and wiping out in one mouthful the heat of the morning and the traces of last night 's headache ( he wondered briefly how the Engineer regiment was getting on in its battle positions ; by now they should be dug in and pausing for sips of lukewarm water or barely warmer tea . |
| 15 | Riborg approved of the Iraquis because they wore clean shirts every day , but disapproved of the Welsh because they were dirty and noisy and went round in droves . |
| 16 | Now this is people 's traditional expectation and they still have it , whereas we 're of the mind that instead of this er you 've very cleverly got in this circle and the last day that I suddenly realized that we 're all equal and moving around in a reasonably organized manner but still we 're rather loose , whereas the traditional view is a parish councillor says it and everybody does the rest , with a few er renegades and revolutionaries at varying parts in your parish . |
| 17 | Position markers of mother-of-pearl are inlaid offset in the rosewood , and their diminutive size once again departs from the traditional and scurries off in the direction of the new , though there 's garish or clumsy about them . |
| 18 | She looked suddenly innocent and sat back in her seat , humming . |
| 19 | They came home , packed their bags , left Wales for good and set up in Brussels until they found a new house . |
| 20 | In the good , old-fashioned days text was sent off to be typeset and came back in long strips called galleys . |
| 21 | These concessions , sealed and set out in a formal document , were notified to all bishops and sheriffs throughout the kingdom . |
| 22 | Inside-right John Jackson , 23 , came from Clyde for £1,000 , one of Leeds ' largest outlays , and Fred Blackman , described by the Yorkshire Post as ‘ possibly the most stylish and polished back in the Second Division ’ , was bought from Huddersfield Town . |
| 23 | Meetings are infamous for getting stuck and going round in circles . |
| 24 | No sooner was Neil in the air than the left gun panel in the upper wing surface came loose and stuck up in the air . |
| 25 | Her body turned purple and broke out in enormous blisters . |
| 26 | So Molly walked alone and ended up in front of another Martini painting in the Pinacoteca . |
| 27 | ‘ Come on ; do n't just lie there , ’ Andy said matter-of-factly , leaving his cock alone and lying back in the grass , putting his arm behind his head and staring up at the sky . |
| 28 | Her hair was dyed grey and drawn up in a bun , with two needles crossed through it . |
| 29 | Hand-outs usually give information and therefore the information must be accurate and set out in such a way that it can be easily read and understood . |
| 30 | I sat on my bed feeling like the man who got drunk and woke up in the French foreign legion . |