Example sentences of "run after the " in BNC.

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1 If I run after the goals which I see everyone around me running after , I reduce them to no more than means to the well-being of feeling at one with the many .
2 The two girls were rescued from the car by their mother uninjured … she 'd run after the car in a vain attempt to pull on the handbrake .
3 He began to run after the first taxi , but it was soon out of sight .
4 Jeannie — ’ They kissed again and then he was gone , running after the uplanders to catch them at Camserney mill .
5 Franks goal was a very typical Strandli-goal : a long hard and flat pass from our own half — Frank outpacing both the turkish central defenders — running after the ball and placing a flat ball out of reach of the turkish goalie .
6 But UNHCR officials in Sarajevo denied a statement by Ms Foa that people were running after the agency 's trucks in the city and begging .
7 The on the only thing I can remember is running after the car .
8 Oh , I was n't and erm , the next thing I know I 've nearly fucking been bowled over , sort of the bags in fucking look behind me , so those two fucking bought the bags back down fucking legs and I 've just caught this like running round another , another thing , I thought oh fucking little kid , the next thing I know there 's another one gone pass me like , taken the bags , the handles out of the plastic bags , fucking and it was a girl that was going first this time , so I and sure enough there was a little fucking brat boy coming again , so I just went flying he sort of looked up at me and rubbed his eye like that and carried on running after the .
9 And all I could remember and all the the only thing I can remember about that was running after the car with .
10 The Leader , following in the track of the horses , went some paces ahead scanning the forest on either side ; behind him followed Hugh , walking close by Marian 's side ; still further back , together but with the width of the track between them , were Michael and the thin man ; and bringing up the rear was Crane , the young man who had run after the horses .
11 These trips may be run after the employee has agreed to undertake the assignment and so form an integral part of the briefing process given before the employee takes up his posting .
12 If that was the case then the caveman 's body would need to be ready to dive into the bush , or run after the rabbit , catch it , and kill it for food .
13 Mr Brownlow explained that he had run after the boy only because he saw him running away .
14 Then I turn and run after the car .
15 When they do they start barking and run after the hare then the huntsmen and whippers in followed the hounds to make sure that they do not cross a field they 're not supposed to , the field ( people ) follow the master/masters and this is what hare hunting is .
16 They hit a good League run after the Cup knock-out , before two successive defeats checked their progress .
17 Erm , I know three blind mice , three blind mice , three blind mice , see how they run , see how they run , they all run after the farmer 's wife , he cut off their tails with a carving knife , have you ever seen such a thing in your life , three blind mice
18 So the rabbi ran after the man and said : ‘ I have just found out that the jewel I gave you is more precious than I thought — do n't sell it for too little . ’
19 Martha ran after the old woman , but she did not look round .
20 As the rebels , sword in hand , ran after the retreating cavalry , sonic of the royal infantry stood their ground and tried to take them in the flank but the heavy rain had left most of their cartridges too damp to fire and the frustrated musketeers thereupon also took to their heels .
21 The minstrels and people of the town ran after the bull and the person who could cut off a piece of its skin before it crossed into Derbyshire was declared the owner and King of the Music 's Bull .
22 He jumped off his cart which was nearby and ran after the runaway .
23 I ran after the car waving my fist and hurling abuse and insults , something I had never done before .
24 David ran after the figure that was nearly at the top , almost over the lip of the cutting , the figure then looked round to face the boy and smiled , then to David 's amazement disappeared into thin air .
25 ‘ The fact she ran after the thieves shows how brave she is and how cowardly they are . ’
26 She was irrepressible , shameless , brazen ; she ran after the boys , and the boys , to the amazement of the other girls , meekly succumbed , and took her out , and bought her presents .
27 Children read incomplete sentences such as " the dog ran after the … " , and as they finished pronouncing the final word , which was always the word " the " , a completing word was presented .
28 She pulled up and ran after the still-moving combine , grasped the rail with one finger and sprang on to the vertical steps .
29 The driver ran after the vehicle as it gathered speed , tried to warn people on Street to get out of the way .
30 I ran after the man , caught him and fetched him back .
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