Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the window of his room on the top floor of the tenement building , Joe could see down into old Mr Webb 's office at the rear of the shop , and the outline of scores of books were clearly visible poled up against the filthy windows . |
| 2 | The purely Chinese came over from the mainland with Chiang Kai-Shek . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe this is an old-fashioned viewpoint , but last night I thought something fairly important went on between the two of us … ? ’ |
| 4 | Stephen , 28 , said afterwards : ‘ The Customs officers jumped a mile when Lucky peeped out of the box — their faces were a treat . ’ |
| 5 | On the Sunday , regulars from Manchester 's Most Excellent partied down in the Rover 's Return in an enjoyable one-off hostessed by a leopardskin-clad drag version of Bet Lynch . |