Example sentences of "[vb past] in [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again he tore his bleeding fingers from her mouth , and gaped in horror as she screamed , and went on screaming . |
| 2 | She winced in pain as she felt a shock across her back at the impact . |
| 3 | Her eyebrows rose in astonishment when she saw that somebody had taken her parking place . |
| 4 | He wore a black uniform with a black cap and had a very black face due to the coal dust which rose in clouds when he shovelled coal into the engine . |
| 5 | Damian 's voice rose in fury as he strode to them , reached them and pushed Tony away from Rachel with a violence that made her cry out in horror as Tony stumbled backwards . |
| 6 | Jenna 's voice rose , her blue eyes wide and angry , and one dark brow rose in surprise as he watched her . |
| 7 | Disgust rose in Theda as she made her way along the gallery . |
| 8 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 9 | Flames swept through the wooden building and the boys , who at first tried to fight the blaze , fled in terror as it spread . |
| 10 | In deciding to take no action against the licence , Mr Peter said that he bore in mind that it was due to be renewed shortly when he would want a report on the company 's arrangements in regard to drivers ' hours and records . |
| 11 | Erm that in fact er whether it 's been on board accurately by the report er or not is , is a matter for er question , but it was something that they bore in mind when they where reaching their conclusion , so they believe that they have taken it into account . |
| 12 | Creggan began to say , ‘ What 's happened … ? ’ but he stopped in awe as he looked about him and up to where the branch had fallen and saw something strange and suddenly frightening . |
| 13 | As so often with British policy , it is the right thing , but not enough of it — although Nigel Lawson promised in Washington that we would do more . |
| 14 | ‘ Sorry , sweetheart , you need a pass , ’ he said , then gawked in surprise as she pushed past him and dashed straight through . |
| 15 | Leo ! ’ she exclaimed in shock as he caught hold of her and manoeuvred her back towards the fork . |
| 16 | ‘ Nothing to tell ? ’ she exclaimed in astonishment as she shrugged violently away from his touch . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're done , ’ Thomas exclaimed in disgust as he left the Cabinet room . |
| 18 | Marion exclaimed in disgust as she stooped through the door . |
| 19 | The following morning , Lucien nearly retched in horror when he walked into the practise court and saw Amber Epipheny conversing with Resenence Jeopardy . |
| 20 | Whatever else you might say about him , he believed in things and he did what he thought was proper , so it was only right that he 'd been spared and was still out there in the world , somewhere . |
| 21 | So he took religion terribly seriously , but he believed in science and he looked at the Bible and said well what does this really mean ? |
| 22 | He was better known as a spirited champion of atheism , so many people do not realize that he believed in God until he was eighteen . |
| 23 | They might look like cornflakes , ’ she added in inspiration as she saw the packet on the shelf , ‘ but , believe me , they 're rice crispies ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Just look at them , ’ Matchsticks muttered in disgust as he watched his fellow passengers . |
| 25 | Pausing for a moment to admire the trim lines of the expensive vehicle , she dug in her bag for her keys , then muttered in annoyance as they slid from her fingers . |
| 26 | She delighted in visitors and she was moved by all their woes and troubles . |
| 27 | Then I met another girl , an art student , who delighted in conversation as I did . |
| 28 | He was glad to let the subject drop and they drove in silence until he left her at the gate of Martyr 's Cottage . |
| 29 | Felipe drove in silence and they were soon back — a fact that brought a slight tinge of regret to her face . |
| 30 | Now , resentment exploded in Cardiff as he rounded on Rohmer . |