Example sentences of "and [pers pn] could smell [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she was blowing up like a bubble herself and getting fatter and fatter and more and more bulbous till she filled the whole sky and I knew that if she burst the explosion would drown me in mud too , and I could smell the slurry in my nostrils already and it was getting up my nose and I could n't breathe and … |
| 2 | Another used sweet saffron leaves , baked to dry and fed in the same way : ‘ Only you had to be some careful not to give the horse too much of the powder or else the sweat would bring it out and you could smell the herb on his coat . ’ |
| 3 | There were lots of wild roses and foxgloves growing in the lane and you could smell the hawthorn . |
| 4 | There were lots of wild roses and foxgloves growing around the lanes and fields and you could smell the hawthorn and rowan tree blossom . |
| 5 | Usually , you went there , a couple of doors were closed and you could smell the smoke , guys sneaking breaks . |
| 6 | His breath was grunting in her ear as he stooped to find the edge of the tape , and she could smell the sweat and youth of his body as he worked . |
| 7 | Once , the wind blew her long , pale hair forwards over his shoulder and strands of it caught his face and stroked it , and he could smell the fragrance of her drifting through his body . |
| 8 | His head was between his knees and he could smell the blood . |