Example sentences of "of the [noun pl] [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Snatching his revolver from his case , he emptied the gun into the advancing group from a range of only thirty yards ; three or four of the coolies stumbled and fell , but the rest came on screaming with even greater frenzy . |
| 2 | The backs of the combs glittered and sparkled as she moved her head , as did the gems in her ears . |
| 3 | Though each of the others vanished and reappeared like fragments floating round a pool , Pipkin never left him ; and his need for encouragement became at last Hazel 's only support against his own weariness . |
| 4 | Two of the others stumbled but managed to leap awkwardly over the offside fender of the car . |
| 5 | One morning as she was rushing back to the changing rooms one of the models slipped and twisted her ankle . |
| 6 | ‘ The holidaymakers were having a party and one of the prisoners went and asked them to keep the noise down . |
| 7 | Many of the prisoners smiled and exchanged a few words either directly with the governor or with people in our party . |
| 8 | Mark , having become the interpreter of Peter , wrote down accurately , though not in order , all that he remembered of the things said and done by the Lord … |
| 9 | One of the girls ran and closed the door , and then they all turned to Annie Sorelli . |
| 10 | One of the businessmen sniggered and whispered a comment to his neighbour , who burst into raucous laughter . |
| 11 | When a shaft of sunlight crossed their ranks the steel heads of the lances glittered and defined them clearly . |
| 12 | Part of the accounts went as follows : |
| 13 | Although in many areas votes were cast for individual candidates rather than the party which fielded them , analysis of the results showed that support for the AP had shifted markedly from urban to rural areas where government development plans and projects had made an impact . |
| 14 | Beyond the windows , out in the streets , the coloured glass of the seasons came and went . |
| 15 | The surface of the Melanisms heaved and panted , and Fenella felt the suction about her waist increase . |