Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [art] heavy [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had only taken a step or two when they heard a rustle in the leaves , and a sound like someone huffing under a heavy load . |
| 2 | But before I start with the heavy stuff , I 'd like to tell you my own theory about grown-ups and their DOs and DON'Ts and why a lot of them are not very good at dealing with children . |
| 3 | I wrestle with the heavy heap on top of me . |
| 4 | Increases in the volume of shipping are usually accommodated for some time by existing docks and harbours before the pressure on them leads to a heavy capital investment in fresh and usually lengthy building . |
| 5 | She walked with a heavy heart to the front of the bus . |
| 6 | Its the underhand way you went about the heavy petting and damp carry-on , Douglas . |
| 7 | Everyone had seen her arrive during morning assembly , her hair hanging loose as she leaned on a heavy walking-stick for support . |
| 8 | ‘ Go across the drawbridge and you come to a heavy door … |
| 9 | The pillar of gas and sand was pulled out by the wind , darkening the sand under its shadow and forming a curtain of haze under its base like you see under a heavy cloud sometimes as it starts to get rid of its rain . |
| 10 | he added , ‘ I know that has meant taking younger men as lifeboat crew to withstand the battering they receive in a heavy sea . |
| 11 | They leaned against the heavy stone balustrade of the terrace , looking down over the gardens , dark and mysterious . |
| 12 | While she was waiting for the computer to do whatever it had to do , she rested her elbows on the counter with her back to it and the man next to her said in a heavy voice , ‘ Are you an actress ? ’ |
| 13 | This was popular for warships but it made for a heavy hull . |
| 14 | It moved with a heavy surge and the dog released it , her hackles rising . |
| 15 | He had truly been a contender for the middleweight title until the severe chest wound he sustained during the heavy fighting in France had cut short his promising career . |
| 16 | Although she 'd seen a couple of nice men recently , when it came to the heavy breathing Miranda found that she did n't want to be touched intimately by anyone she did n't know well . |
| 17 | Langton realized her impatience and ushered them out of the office towards another door , which he opened with a heavy key he took from his pocket . |
| 18 | He took off the heavy overcoat he was wearing and laid it across the top of the filing cabinet . |
| 19 | She lifted it aside — it felt like a heavy curtain — and still could not see anything . |
| 20 | Volvo expects to produce 300 of those , which would give it roughly the same 60 per cent market share it enjoys in the heavy bus category after its takeover of Leyland Bus in 1988 . |
| 21 | He still stared straight ahead as he ploughed into the heavy dining-table . |