Example sentences of "[vb past] an [noun sg] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly these entered an ancestor of D only when it reached York or Worcester . |
| 2 | His carefully chosen materials created an air of menace even without the denunciatory graffiti . |
| 3 | Gidon Saks brought an uncharacteristic menace ( for the character , that is , rather than the singer , whom we have seen wonderfully menacing before ) to the role of the wise priest Sarastro , and his decidedly unplatonic attraction to Susannah Waters 's bright , pert , splendidly sung Pamina added an element of tension not envisaged in the original . |
| 4 | The Company had been under an obligation to complete the line by 15 August 1905 , but obtained an extension of time when it was discovered that the power supply from Beckenham would not be ready until I April 1906 . |
| 5 | Like most people who have had a supremely happy relationship , I felt an aura of love still about me , and Leslie 's courage put upon me an obligation to be brave . |
| 6 | The Court , and by extension Paris , would become the focus of all Europe , and even for the whole civilized world , for the Emperor , conscious of the huge changes in the speed and ease of travel which were taking place , foresaw an influx of visitors not just from the Old World but also from the New . |
| 7 | In the frail beam of light the longish hair in separated locks gave an appearance of neglect almost greater than that suggested by his crushed trousers and crumpled jacket . |
| 8 | " He just came down here , and I made him a cup of tea and we said an act of contrition together . " |