Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] and [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I lay on my back and tried to visualize those brigades of white cells marching to my rescue , all I saw were those other cadavers so plentiful in our ancient cathedrals . |
| 2 | Wilson was obviously embarrassed by my statement and sought to identify any particular honorands whom I might have in mind . |
| 3 | Fabia pulled the duvet up over her head and tried to get some sleep . |
| 4 | Today is the three thousand one hundred and seventy first day of the campaign … and another chance to set out their stall and hope to win another supporter . |
| 5 | Getting its feet into the black binliner is difficult but I manage by laying it down on its stomach and pretending to play this little piggy with its toes till it goes into its silly reverse-crawl routine . |
| 6 | She had read about the benefits of regression , and asked me whether she could go back to her childhood and try to uncover any other hidden details which might be relevant . |
| 7 | Putting her mug down , she rubbed her fingers along her arm and tried to chafe some heat into her cool flesh . |
| 8 | He took another look at the note , putting a finger into his mouth and trying to dislodge some irritating morsel of lunch from between his back teeth . |
| 9 | Tony reversed his car and turned to take another look at the theatre — there was nothing there . |
| 10 | But at Allen Street , where he lived in considerable poverty , he insisted on his independence , cooked all his meals on a gas ring in his room and refused to accept any hospitality from Minton . |
| 11 | In 1969 Josef Frolik of the Czechoslovakian intelligence service defected to the CIA with his wife and proceeded to give some startling information about numerous British Labour Party politicians and trade union officials who he claimed were working for the KGB . |
| 12 | He drained his glass and went to fetch another . |
| 13 | Evidently , during the journey , Crabb told Mrs Rose something about his mission and appeared to have some misgivings about the whole affair . |