Example sentences of "pocket [coord] [verb] they [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He took limes from his pyjama pockets and left them on the blankets .
2 He took some bills from his pocket and tossed them on the table , then rose to his feet .
3 Paul pulled several cubes of sugar from his pocket and tossed them among the children , and they squealed and fought among themselves , passing the prizes eventually from hand to hand .
4 George Yaxlee took the contents of the back pocket and laid them on the mantelshelf .
5 He took the locket and the manuscript out of his pocket and laid them on the desk in front of the headmaster .
6 The man peeled off two bank notes from the roll in his pocket and stuffed them into the conductor 's tunic pocket .
7 Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table .
8 Without a word , shamefaced , Norman took them out of his pocket and slid them over the table .
9 She pulled her glasses from her pocket and placed them on the end of her nose .
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