Example sentences of "forward and [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he came forward and scooped them into the bag . |
| 2 | He leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth . |
| 3 | Then she leant forward and kissed him on the mouth , brushed his lips , stroked them with hers , watched his eyes looking back at her . |
| 4 | Donna leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 5 | Dad leaned forward and tapped me on the knee . |
| 6 | I feel pressure on my back as Frank leans forward and pushes me against the window with his paunch . |
| 7 | Mr Utterson stepped forward and touched him on the shoulder . |
| 8 | He stepped forward and pulled her into the apartment . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's not true ! ’ she exclaimed , wanting to step forward and grab him by the arm . |
| 10 | In his extremity he put down the punch he could not hold steadily , and began to handle the half-shaped blocks of stone , dragging them forward and turning them to the light . |
| 11 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's not every day that someone wanders on to my property and , when charged at by a Dobermann who 'd shot off as I closed the door after us , goes blithely forward and greets it with the words , ‘ Hello , darling ’ , ’ he replied , reminding her , had she forgotten , that , the dog never far from his control outside of the house , he had soon been on the spot to witness events . |
| 13 | Guppy 's heavily pregnant wife Patricia , 27 , rushed forward and embraced him over the dock rail before the two men were led away . |
| 14 | I ran forward and dashed myself into the water with a skimming dive . |
| 15 | Full-back Wadsworth 's ‘ remarkable accuracy ’ turned defence immediately to attack by the way he could ‘ take the ball from an opposing forward and send it to the forward he thinks will make the best use of the pass ’ ( Examiner ) . |