Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [vb past] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of all the detectives she could afford , Maureen had hired this odd little man who looked as though he were play-acting , managed to be obtrusive when he was doing absolutely nothing and carried around a herbal cure for his blocked nose . |
| 2 | So she smiled to herself and pulled out a tall book from the bottom shelf , Piero della Francesca by the fellow whom her father always called K. Clark . |
| 3 | The old lady , following Sandison into the tiny bedroom , dropped to her knees , crossed herself and started up a high-pitched wailing , interspersed with fragments of speech which Sandison found completely incomprehensible . |
| 4 | Penry propped up the pillows behind her , then opened the bag he 'd brought with him and took out a small torch . |
| 5 | She pulled it round her and picked up a heavy torch . |
| 6 | His mind a careful blank , he reached to the shelf over it and took down a small plastic bag . |
| 7 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 8 | They jumped it and went up the opposite slope . |
| 9 | Gran 's stick lunged at it and dug out an ugly lump . |
| 10 | And the woman seemed in no hurry to close it and shut out the dangerous night ; she simply stood , looking down at the children and smiling . |
| 11 | Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed . |
| 12 | When the gum was melted she opened it and slid out a single sheet of unheaded paper on which a short message was written in Italian . |
| 13 | I went in feeling very poorly and not much good for anything and came out a new woman . |