Example sentences of "he pulled [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He pulled up the wooden chair from beside the bed and sat down .
2 I walked to him and , as he pulled down the lower part of the head-wrap from across his mouth , he introduced himself as Idris .
3 He pulled out the great blade , tapping the toe of his boot with it .
4 He pulled out the battered sea captain 's telescope that he had bought in Caen to replace the expensive glass that he had lost after Toulouse .
5 He pulled out the little packet of contraceptives and showed them to her .
6 He pulled out the bottom drawer , grabbed all the leaflets from the estate agents , all the newspaper cuttings of houses for sale , and threw them on the floor .
7 ‘ Now , ’ said Zach , jumping onto the bed , ‘ I can read my letter , ’ and he pulled out the crumpled envelope from his shorts .
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