Example sentences of "pulls [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too much , and it pulls right through him . |
| 2 | He pulls down the boxer shorts last and kisses the erection lying twitching on Iain 's stomach . |
| 3 | He pulls down the jeans , being careful not to pull the bag off , and he discards these as well . |
| 4 | So in all other situations , my preference is for the leader to tie into the harness on a separate figure of eight on the bight , adjusted so that any downward load pulls down through the waist and onto the thighs , as in ( Fig. 1b ) . |
| 5 | He adjusts the flaps , zips up his jacket , pulls down his goggles . |
| 6 | In the action c , f the Verona piano , the escapement lever pulls down the hammer beak while the hammer pivot remains stationary . |
| 7 | The latter pulls down a menu giving you the option to ‘ maximise ’ the window . |
| 8 | Mix until the mixture pulls together and forms a ball . |
| 9 | This publication is of particular interest here because it pulls together several themes pertinent to a consideration of Mrs Whitehouse and the NVALA . |
| 10 | It pulls together , with impressive clarity , the tangled story that started at Chilhac , in the Auvergne , where a group of five hand-worked pebbles demonstrates that human habitation in Europe dates back at least 1,800,000 years . |
| 11 | What 's needed is a conclusion that pulls together the threads of your argument and rounds off the answer in a satisfying way . |
| 12 | Only one event pulls together all the strands that go to make up the complete electronic publishing market , Electronic Publishing&print 1988 . |
| 13 | In the same way , key performance indicators set up for each function are reviewed quarterly against its business plan with relevant managers ‘ but it 's not a dull , dry event : it 's when everybody pulls together , discussing everything that 's happening in great depth and giving managers the opportunity to explain to directors why they 're falling short , the constraints and obstacles , and so achieving agreement with the figures and the indicators used , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Everyone pulls together — no-one is aloof . |
| 15 | It pulls together a series of wide-ranging recommendations for business , transport and education . |
| 16 | Though this collective of co-operatives pulls in only as much premium income as some of Britain 's big insurance companies , Lloyd 's is synonymous with British insurance . |
| 17 | When the train eventually pulls in , I notice the name Sir John Betjeman , emblazoned on the side , and everything becomes clear . |
| 18 | If you tilt your pelvis upwards , your abdomen automatically pulls in and your buttocks tighten , helping to straighten the ‘ S ’ shape that may have been allowed to develop over the years . |
| 19 | This arises because of the way the knitting pulls in when you take it off the machine . |
| 20 | The small detachable hood is fixed onto a high neck collar with press studs and the drawcord pulls in tight . |
| 21 | However , there is a good shoulder baffle with a free running drawcord which pulls in well . |
| 22 | When it finally pulls in to a kerb up a side street a hundred yards away , a voice supplies commentary from his second-floor window . |
| 23 | and left the f the file on the windowsill I hope he pulls in and lets people go past . |
| 24 | they 're waiting for you as the train pulls in . |
| 25 | Both engines are extremely tractable , but the Calibra pulls hardest from ultra-low revs and beyond 4000rpm , while the Corrado wins through at the top end and lower-mid range . |
| 26 | He pulls open a door . |
| 27 | ‘ We are praying that Peter pulls through . |
| 28 | When finished , pull the little loop at the left of the cast on and the first row will tighten up very neatly — the yarn from the holding position row pulls through . |
| 29 | She pulls over on to the hard shoulder , gets out , opens the boot , gets out the spare tyre and the jack , jacks up the car , takes off the old wheel , puts on the new one , lets the jack down , puts it and the wheel back in the boot , closes it , gets back in the car and drives on , knowing that she will be fifteen minutes late . |
| 30 | And they backed off in the stumbling , hurried , slightly reckless way that traffic pulls over for ambulances or royalty . |