Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are presently around 600 active volcanoes on the continents or exposed above the sea as islands . |
| 2 | ‘ After he passed you , did you notice whether he went into one of the houses or continued down the hill ? ’ |
| 3 | In the woods of oak she passed glades where cowled men chanted over carved wooden heads or walked about the piled armour of dead warriors . |
| 4 | One by one the men emerged from the huts or appeared among the trees on the top of the bank . |
| 5 | She put her hands over her ears and walked along the beach , to sit up in the sand dunes , where Gazzer found her … . |
| 6 | At the Chair he pricked his ears and sailed over the gaping ditch with such abandon that he pecked slightly on the landing side . |
| 7 | Local man Paul McAllister heard the screams and raced to the scene with a ladder which he used to reach a bedroom window . |
| 8 | Sanchez uncrossed his legs and looked towards the pit . |
| 9 | I sat with my head between my legs and looked at the dirt-encrusted toenails of the silent Yugoslavian on my left until-'Jennings ' was called from the next room . |
| 10 | Then , clicking his heels together , he turned on his short legs and marched from the room . |
| 11 | Immediately it sprouted numerous legs and scrabbled for a purchase . |
| 12 | Then she rose and went over to the bed , pulled back the covers and slipped between the cool , fresh sheets . |
| 13 | But I saw him with his cap full of golden sovereigns and turned on the table and lent them all he 'd got . |
| 14 | ‘ And I guess that a player like me is loved by one half of the fans and hated by the other half . |
| 15 | About 1 pm they got the signals and moved round the curve into Northgate tunnel and headed for Llandudno . |
| 16 | In 1954 one was washed ashore in Norway that measured 9 metres from the end of its body to the tip of its outstretched tentacles and weighed about a ton . |
| 17 | At some later date he abandoned all his offices and journeyed to the Hijaz ( which journey both Mecdi and el-Kefevi have taken to be for the purpose of going on the pilgrimage ) ; alter his return he did not again hold any office . |
| 18 | The Movement put up municipal candidates and worked with the Communist Party and the ILP for the " immediate demands " of the unemployed . |
| 19 | Rachaela spasmed in long aching waves and woke in the bed in the flat , staring into darkness . |
| 20 | He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed . |
| 21 | Cornelius rubbed his eyes and squinted into the darkness . |
| 22 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 23 | I closed my eyes and listened to the cracks and smashes until one especially loud thump ended in a low buzz telephones do n't usually make ; then I put the phone down again , turned , looked upward , and set wearily off , back up the stairs . |
| 24 | She closed her eyes and leant against the wall waiting for the wave of dizziness to subside . |
| 25 | Cupping his hand beneath Beth 's elbow , he looked deep into her eyes and said in a quieter voice , ‘ Do n't feel bad . |
| 26 | He screwed up his eyes and stared into the middle distance . |
| 27 | Ronni opened her eyes and stared at the moon , feeling her poor heart quiver inside her . |
| 28 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 29 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 30 | They seem to have shut their eyes and hoped to the very end . ’ |