Example sentences of "forward and [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent forward and plucked at the coat . |
| 2 | Others simply stood around the door resisting every invitation to come forward and sit at the front among middle-aged relations and family friends . |
| 3 | There was the sudden roar of a car engine and a screech of tyres and the red car that Stuart had been looking at sped forward and stopped at the entrance with its passenger door swinging open . |
| 4 | His face became serious again ; he leaned forward and stared at the fire , slowly sipping his wine . |
| 5 | ‘ Hmm , ’ said Lili abstractedly , leaning forward and tweaking at the hem . |
| 6 | Duvall lunged forward and fired at the shadow . |
| 7 | As the dragoons beside the cannon prepared to advance , the Highlanders dashed forward and slashed at the horses ' noses , which sent the unfortunate animals , maddened with pain , into headlong retreat , scattering the supporting line behind them . |
| 8 | The chorus-master , you may say , could move forward and glance at the baton ; so he does : but … if a crowd of dancers occupies the downstage area , the baton is no longer visible . |
| 9 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |