Example sentences of "the [noun] suddenly [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 2 | The big boost came when the recombinant DNA programme in the States suddenly folded before it had ever really got going . |
| 3 | The telephone suddenly rang and she started nervously before hurrying to answer it . |
| 4 | Athelstan watched the hospitaller suddenly stir and noticed with alarm how the knight now grasped one of his gloves in his hand . |
| 5 | The coroner suddenly stopped and stared into his wine cup , and the good humour drained from his face . |
| 6 | Beside her , the lamp suddenly rattled and she felt her hair lift . |
| 7 | I wonder what it 'd be like if the phone suddenly rung and it was for me . |
| 8 | The puddle suddenly disappears and I look over at Marie . |
| 9 | As Jack took a step towards the figure the mist suddenly cleared and the figure disappeared . |
| 10 | When they had got beyond Stamford and to their destination , the wolf suddenly disappeared and the flames on the lances were extinguished . |
| 11 | At about the year 1550 the pyramidal base of the funnel suddenly narrows and from that time proceeds in a straight and narrow path to the present day . |
| 12 | We were just having it put into its box when the Manager suddenly remembered that he had an almost identical model out the back , £25 cheaper . |
| 13 | ‘ When they realise there 's work and money involved — when you refuse to take their problem — the penny suddenly drops and they might just consider spaying . |
| 14 | The chainsword rose again , and fell , and Defries ducked her head as the speeder suddenly banked and sliced through the air only a metre from where she lay . |
| 15 | As he raced and bumped down the track , the helicopter suddenly lifted and flew forward , leaving him on his own . |
| 16 | I realized I was lost when the sky suddenly lightened and I came out into a broad clearing . |
| 17 | As his relations carried him off to be buried , the sky suddenly darkened and the heavens opened . |
| 18 | I think it 's true to say that , certainly at my school , about the age of fourteen of fifteen the girls suddenly decide that they ca n't do maths and there 's no way that they could understand anything scientific , but that , I think , is a lot deeper than just encouragement at school anyway . |
| 19 | As she approached the front entrance , the door suddenly opened and Eleanor came out . |
| 20 | ‘ We were singing our hearts out when the door suddenly opened and the headmaster brought the news . ‘ |
| 21 | The friar suddenly realised that Cranston 's claim that Allingham was murdered was really a piece of pure guesswork on his part . |
| 22 | The Emperor suddenly appeared and said ‘ May God greet thee , little man . |
| 23 | A heap of rags in the corner suddenly stirred and came to life and Taplow , loaded with chains , got to his feet . |
| 24 | At that stage the airman suddenly realised that he had left the carving and " Jane 's " pants in the caravan . |
| 25 | There was a hint of panic in the air yesterday , as though the markets suddenly realised that the grapeshot fired by the authorities last week might be heading in their direction . |
| 26 | The cut may be made with little or no apparent awareness , the patient suddenly discovering that she has cut herself and at the same time experiencing a sense of relief . |
| 27 | On the day I hit the big Four-O , the fog suddenly lifted and I celebrated non-stop . |
| 28 | You can go into a shop and start purchasing this item not knowing your partner is there and the partner suddenly appears and then the confrontation starts bearing in mind you are not |
| 29 | I sat down in the seat right by the door and , in between Seaforth and Litherland and Bootle New Strand , the doors suddenly opened and then closed while the train was moving . |
| 30 | In the drawing the arrow moving towards the target suddenly wilts and collapses . |