Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd read an article by Jon Mendlesohn in Rolling Stone , which emanated from a trip he took to Los Angeles the year before , which must have been about 1970 , that said that there was this guy who did weird songs and dressed up in dresses . |
| 2 | But , as she stretched out a hand to stroke the mare , Maldita moved even closer to Luke , flattening her ears and lashing out at Perdita protectively with a hind leg . |
| 3 | After two days on the bus from Darjeeling to Yoksam , we were glad to stretch our legs and walk up to Dubtek , Sikkim 's oldest monastery . |
| 4 | The cat howled , dropped to the ground , and shot between Suragai 's legs and disappeared back inside Kiku 's yurt . |
| 5 | Eastwards towards the sunrise , the ice-hung peaks of Mustagh Ata and Kongur over in Sinkiang hunched on the skyline . |
| 6 | Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed . |
| 7 | They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it . |
| 8 | It was during one of these that he was spotted by a talent scout and signed up by Warner Brothers . |
| 9 | An occasional surfer , Parrish eats Indian food , listens to everything from Metallica to Motown and hangs out with friends and family in his valley home . |
| 10 | Hughie 's hopes were raised last year when it was suggested that a replica of one of Captain Cook 's ships , either Endeavour or Resolution , should be built in Indonesia and brought back to Whitby as a permanent reminder of the feats of the town 's most famous son of the sea . |
| 11 | The mullet pick up speed and head in towards land cleverly putting us between them and the dolphins . |
| 12 | About 50 old Somervillians met in the library of the University Women 's Club to be welcomed by the A.S.M. President and brought up to date on Somerville news by the Principal . |
| 13 | Then they have five days to sell the dog , make arrangements for the wife and kids and set off for Moscow 's Star City , ’ he said . |
| 14 | The retinue accompanied Corbett and Ranulf out of Leith and on to the now darkening track to Winburgh.They exchanged insults with Ranulf and then turned back . |
| 15 | To fulfil her role properly , she must have time to prepare sessions and keep up to date with a wide range of subjects . |
| 16 | Woods , 19 , of Bramall Lane , Darlington , admitted two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm , reckless driving , and additional charges of burglary , theft and making off without payment . |
| 17 | There were some who denied their loss and held on to formulas of belief but by far the largest numbers of devotees simply withdrew from political activity into a position of depression . |
| 18 | When are the teachers going to stop being political animals and get down to teaching rather than try to score points off the Government ? |
| 19 | The next thing you knew , there 'd be , oh , I do n't know , a fifteen-year-old Pole sliding off the table and rubbing his eyes and sauntering back to work , accompanied by an orderly and his understanding smile . |
| 20 | He opened his eyes and stared down into Michael 's face . |
| 21 | Now dry your eyes and get back to work . ’ |
| 22 | I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench . |
| 23 | She opened dazed eyes and looked up into Rohan 's face . |
| 24 | He closed his eyes and went through in detail what he would like to do to the curly-haired tart . |
| 25 | He opened his eyes and sat up in bed as Anna came in holding a mug of coffee . |
| 26 | I open my eyes and look down at Marie 's tummy . |
| 27 | He grabbed a club and lashed out at Mr Morgan . |
| 28 | I was into Prince , Parliament , Funkadelic , Tom Tom Club and going out to parties . |
| 29 | Things were beginning to hum when I noticed Mrs Lewis get up from her seat and go over to Mary . |
| 30 | Garvey came ducking across the compartment and sat down beside Gabriel , tucking the quilt round him . |