Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rose and kissed her with spontaneous pleasure . |
| 2 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
| 3 | They talked for ages , making their drinks last , and no one came and bothered them at all . |
| 4 | His mother told him she made things to sell and left it at that . |
| 5 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 6 | Jason and Rachel Sheffield rush between us , helping with the boat , and there is Jean who has been our main support and encouraged and organized us through all the long months of preparation , fed us , nagged us and even done my washing ! |
| 7 | Then Francis turned and greeted her in perfect English . |
| 8 | Elizabeth Woodville turned and drew him to one side . |
| 9 | Accepting her decision without question , Michele nodded and left it at that , then , taking her elbow , he began to lead her back the way they 'd come . |
| 10 | To furnish the interior authentically , the owner sought out period items — panelled doors , chimney pieces , etc — from local buildings that were to be demolished and installed them in appropriate positions . |
| 11 | A family of brothers , fathers and uncles on the front table took an instant dislike to me and , slamming their pints on the table , sat back with arms crossed and regarded me in stony-faced silence . |
| 12 | They were the sport of rich noblemen who hunted and ate them with terrific enthusiasm — until there were none . |
| 13 | First and foremost , Borland have taken the Windows interface and used it to good advantage . |
| 14 | Preston , at the mouth of the River Ribble , lay roughly halfway between Lancaster and Warrington , and Forster 's horsemen reached and occupied it on 9 November , to be followed a day later by the slower-moving infantry . |
| 15 | So you went and pulled her to one side . |
| 16 | Jim Smyth of the Ulster Workers ' Council emphasised and re-emphasised it with particular skill and persistence . |
| 17 | He blinked and regarded me with confused surprise . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry I ran and got us into this mess . |
| 19 | They were in , aha , yeah , they were in bed , right , and this , look , in bed , listen to this , sound asleep it 's on the radio and news , they 're asleep in bed with two girls and the boys , the boy was in bed fast asleep and somebody come and touched him like that and when she woke up it was this , this the lad |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't forget to bring me some poteen , ’ I said and left it at that . |
| 21 | Sister Cooney stood and watched it in mild amusement , before turning and walking thoughtfully inside . |
| 22 | In 678 Ecgfrith , urged on by his second wife Iurminburg , expelled Wilfrid from his see and divided it in two , with a new bishop in Hexham as well as York . |
| 23 | He plucked and ate them with surprising sensuality , sucking out the juice and spitting the pips into his left hand . |