Example sentences of "he pulled out [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He pulled out a tatty map from an inside pocket .
2 ‘ You can leave after lunch , ’ he said flatly , and then paused , frowning as he pulled out a vast painting of Rachel lying on a blazing sunlit beach , her slender body clad in a brief white bikini , her face young and lovely .
3 He pulled out a five pound note , and held it out , it shook .
4 He pulled out a small laser from his belt .
5 Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label .
6 He pulled out a blue Ming vase which , after a preliminary dousing with water , appeared as good as new after its four centuries of burial .
7 He pulled out a folded sheet of paper from his inside pocket .
8 He pulled out a folded check golfing cap from his pocket and rammed it low over his forehead .
9 ‘ After twisting my arms , he pulled out a huge knife and said : ‘ Start speaking or I 'll start slicing ’ , ’ another prostitute told the court .
10 He pulled out a leather-bound diary and scanned the pages .
11 Taking out his wallet , he pulled out a ten shilling note and offered it to Geoffrey , the second eldest .
12 He pulled out a transparent bag and held it up in front of Jed 's eyes .
13 He pulled out the great blade , tapping the toe of his boot with it .
14 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 .
15 He pulled out the little packet of contraceptives and showed them to her .
16 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 .
17 ‘ Now , ’ said Zach , jumping onto the bed , ‘ I can read my letter , ’ and he pulled out the crumpled envelope from his shorts .
18 He pulled out an empty pasta box sealed at one end with industrial adhesive tape .
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