Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A patch of lights off to the right revealed the presence of a town which slowly orbited them and disappeared into the darkness . |
| 2 | ‘ I regret some of the changes , but I think you 've got to accept them and move with the times , however unfortunate that may be . ’ |
| 3 | Laughing , she dodged his attempts to catch her and ran to the door . |
| 4 | ‘ Sure , ’ I kiss her and run into the house , for by now the air has turned crisp and cold . |
| 5 | The first was that , although several people recognized her and stopped her and peered into the pram saying ‘ Ah ’ , to none of them could she have begun to say what was on her mind . |
| 6 | Aunt Margaret glanced round for something with which to distract her and darted to the corner where the cage was . |
| 7 | They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad . |
| 8 | Likely I would have dropped it and returned to the strumming . ’ |
| 9 | Katya ignored him and returned to the kitchens . |
| 10 | ‘ Good night , Superintendent , ’ I told him and went down the steps to the police car . |
| 11 | Mr Roberts buried him and prayed over the grave . |
| 12 | She ran it beneath the cold tap for a moment then dried it and returned to the pan , lowering the heat , scooping the eggs out and onto a plate . |
| 13 | But I mean I think the feeling of the the miners were out for a year I mean time and time again I 've heard people say , Oh how d how do they do it and look at the money they 're sending us and look at what they 're doing for us and how ho . |
| 14 | The coroner ignored it and crossed to the end of the room , where he took up his favourite position a-straddle the fireplace . |
| 15 | He ignored it and went into the bathroom . |
| 16 | Wiping it away with his handkerchief , he closed his eyes , opened them and looked round the room , then back at the newsprint in front of him , as if he might have been dreaming or have imagined it . |
| 17 | Corbett joined them and waited for the tankards to empty before good-naturedly bullying Ranulf into collecting their horses and making their way back on to the deserted track to Godstowe . |
| 18 | When Jesus had returned to his Father the apostles did as he had told them and returned to the city . |
| 19 | When the British king of Gwynedd in north Wales , Cadwallon ap Cadfan , invaded Eadwine 's territory in 633 or 634 , Penda joined him and participated in the overthrow of Eadwine in battle at Hatfield Chase ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 20 | Every six months , she 'd ring him and listen to the ravings of his latest guru . |
| 21 | He admired it and talked about the artist 's meaning , and the noble ideas he attributed to him . |
| 22 | The first way is by taking the work off the machine with waste yarn , turning it and rehanging with the plain side towards me . |
| 23 | Going to a built-in wardrobe he opened it and flicked through the many articles of clothing hanging there . |
| 24 | He opened it and looked at the video tape cassette inside . |
| 25 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 26 | She opened it and fell to the ground . |
| 27 | If she opened it and stepped over the threshold — No ; she feared to discover what lay beyond . |
| 28 | It was some time before we retrieved them and went into the piggery . |
| 29 | He picked up the books one by one , opening them at the title page , watching every movement of her pen as she signed them and commenting on the brilliance of each individual plot . |
| 30 | He said , squirming , ‘ Let me go , Carrie , let me go , rotten beast , ’ ’ and she laughed and released him and turned to the window … |