Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] soft [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marc was laughing with soft menace . |
| 2 | For the ground about him , with its padding of last year 's thick leaf-fall sodden and trodden into soft pulp , showed no disturbance , but lay moist , dark and flat , unmarked by any convulsions of his feet or arms , or any trampling of an assailant round him . |
| 3 | Both are light sponge cakes with jam and vanilla filling , decorated with soft fondant icing . |
| 4 | Second Set , whose disappointing fourth in the race last year was blamed on soft ground , could also be pulled out . |
| 5 | Note that the average is surprisingly low for the year 1300 ( at the top of the graph ) ; but in this year we know of complaints from the king that the dies were of poor quality and made of soft metal |
| 6 | It was built of soft stone and has needed considerable renovation , some of it in cement , so that it is now almost pure , but delicate , rococo . |
| 7 | It was an old sofa , but had been a good one in its day , made of soft leather which had worn to a comfortable softness . |
| 8 | Both young men loved ostentatious dress but today they were dressed simply in hose pushed into soft leather riding boots , lacy cambric shirts , and blood-red taffeta jackets slung across their shoulders . |
| 9 | He wore blue leggings and his feet were pushed into soft leather buskins . |
| 10 | Smack-a-Mac ! , from the prosaically entitled Computer Accessories That Make Fun , San Diego , is a miniature smiling toy Mac filled with soft padding . |
| 11 | ‘ Come , ’ he murmured with soft intensity , taking her shaking fingers and guiding her with arrogant lack of consultation up the curving palatial stairway into a large square bedroom . |
| 12 | She lifted her face for his kiss , groaning in soft satisfaction as his mouth claimed hers . |
| 13 | These unisex classic jeans made from soft cotton jersey are cut just like their denim equivalents and have double stitching and metal studs . |
| 14 | The jacket and trousers have a Pertex outer material , waterproofed with Nikwax 's TX10 , and a waterproof breathable lining made from soft polyester . |
| 15 | The feet of the sauropod are small ( relatively speaking ! ) , with short , stubby toes , yet animals that walk on soft mud tend to have spreading feet to distribute their weight more evenly . |
| 16 | ‘ He told me he 'd got in touch again the moment he 'd heard that you 'd decided to soft pedal a bit on work and so could be open to having a boyfriend . ’ |
| 17 | Cleft after soft cleft |
| 18 | Gold coins and bars lie amid soft coral stalks covering timbers from the SS Central America . |
| 19 | If you are using modern hammer-in fixings , drill holes through the frame and into the brickwork , making sure you do n't drill into soft mortar |
| 20 | We no we 're not going to soft play today . |
| 21 | We 're going to soft play tomorrow . |
| 22 | Tomorrow we 're going to soft play not today . |
| 23 | It would not have been terrible — only like Frank — if it had not been for the pain of stones , metal , pressed into soft skin . |
| 24 | And the cracks filled with soft rheumatism . |
| 25 | Cerberus is nonetheless fallible , for HERCULES managed to overpower him in his Twelfth Labour with his bare hands while Orpheus lulled him to sleep with soft music . |
| 26 | I prefer a paternoster for several reasons , some of which are fairly obvious , such as long and accurate casting and the simple way it copes with soft mud and weed . |
| 27 | She held out her hand to lead him through the courtyard , stopping at the fountain which was lit by soft moonlight . |
| 28 | Blanche stood by the door for a moment with her hand on the switch , the back of her head lit fiercely by the lights in the corridor , her face hidden in soft obscurity . |
| 29 | They are usually developed in soft material and the relief of these and related forms may be up to 50 m ( 150 ft ) high but is usually a lot less . |
| 30 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she countered in soft annoyance , ‘ but arrogant . ’ |