Example sentences of "[vb past] and [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stirling accelerated and immediately a loud screaming noise came from the front of the vehicle . |
| 2 | He almost flinched and then a sardonic smile twisted his lips . |
| 3 | A few large splashes fell and then a lot . |
| 4 | He turned and strode away from her , leaving her weak and sickened and just a little afraid . |
| 5 | Mandy hesitated and then a smile softened her face . |
| 6 | IT WAS like reading the last page of a well-written romance story to see John McCarthy and Jill Morrell relaxed and together a year after the end of his ordeal with Arab terrorists . |
| 7 | ‘ The pike slowly took line off the spool , I struck and then a 15 minute fight began , ’ said David , 15 , from Fyfield , near Abingdon . |
| 8 | The wet grass glittered and near-by a nut-tree sparkled iridescent , winking and gleaming as its branches moved in the light wind . |