Example sentences of "pocket and [verb] they [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took some bills from his pocket and tossed them on the table , then rose to his feet . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | George Yaxlee took the contents of the back pocket and laid them on the mantelshelf . |
| 4 | He took the locket and the manuscript out of his pocket and laid them on the desk in front of the headmaster . |
| 5 | The man peeled off two bank notes from the roll in his pocket and stuffed them into the conductor 's tunic pocket . |
| 6 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 7 | Without a word , shamefaced , Norman took them out of his pocket and slid them over the table . |
| 8 | She pulled her glasses from her pocket and placed them on the end of her nose . |