Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] and [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 2 | He weighed 196lb and , when wishing to indulge in a man-to-man talk ( I say man-to-man because I became convinced he did n't believe he was a dog at all ) he would rear up and rest his forepaws on my shoulders and look down into my eyes , which are a rather attractive dark brown and reside about five feet two inches above sea level . |
| 3 | I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench . |
| 4 | I open my eyes and look down at Marie 's tummy . |
| 5 | I get to my feet and go over to the window , easing back the soft material , looking at the houses opposite in the half-light . |
| 6 | I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics . |
| 7 | I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment . |
| 8 | I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall . |
| 9 | I went below , then took off my shoes and went quietly up the other stairs to watch him . |
| 10 | Here in the flat I take off my shoes and pad about in slippers because maybe I 'll find it calming . |
| 11 | I let Nat have my dogs and sit in with Tony . |
| 12 | I decided in the circumstances that the 35 US gallon model was hardly adequate for my purposes and traded up to the 55 US gallon model . |
| 13 | I knelt choking , sharp thorns in my throat , acid tears burning my cheeks and dripping down to my young mother 's face , staring up from the floor . |
| 14 | WITH my head back , chest out , palms flattened and arms outstretched into a crucifixion position , I balanced on my toes and leaned forwards into the Atlantic gale . |
| 15 | I cradled the gun in my arms and set off at Emergency Speed , hurtling down the path back to the island at maximum , trusting to luck and adrenalin that I would n't put a foot wrong and end up lying gasping in the grass with a multiple fracture of the femur . |
| 16 | Beachcombing soaks up the hours , punctuated with crisp swims during which my scarf unknots itself from my breasts and drifts out to sea like a directionless jelly fish . |
| 17 | From this point , Witney took the bit between their teeth and fought back in search of an equaliser . |
| 18 | UN bureaucrats from the World Food Programme , UNICEF and other agencies will , if Admiral Howe has his way , lose control of their operations and answer directly to him . |
| 19 | Ellen was polishing the furniture with beeswax , but collected her cloths and went out of the room wordlessly when Paul entered , shutting the door after her . |
| 20 | They gathered their possessions and moved down to the cold , deserted taproom . |
| 21 | Iris clasped her ankles and rocked gently to and fro , shaking her head . |
| 22 | A hawk had swooped low over the field of play , picked up the ball in its claws and flown off with it . |
| 23 | The crew , moving rapidly yet almost soundlessly , carried out the few jobs required to convert the land vehicle to a boat , and within seconds the rigs slid rapidly into the dark water and powered away to swing out their ramps and couple together in twos and threes . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ Erika snapped her fingers and caught up with Karl . |
| 25 | The key language points are presented in a clear and systematic manner through topical themes that are guaranteed to motivate students to express their opinions and participate actively in class discussion . |
| 26 | Most people 's income is taxed directly by their employers and handed on to the Inland Revenue , an arm of central government , under a system called Pay As You Earn ( PAYE ) . |
| 27 | The Wise Woman would grit her teeth and get on with it , Eve told herself . |
| 28 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 29 | Co-operating with Elena had its rewards and falling out with her could be catastrophic . |
| 30 | In order to help people like Jeff Lockyer , the Oxfordshire money advice project has set up a Debtline which offers people advice on how to control their debts and pay back at a pace they can afford . |