Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon entering , he had braced himself and executed a formal salute . |
| 2 | In any event he did a very professional job with me and took a great weight off Laura 's shoulders . |
| 3 | Mr Steyn , who voted for Prime Suspect , said the jurors handed their votes to Miss Shubik , who checked them and announced a clear majority of four to three , though she did not say who had won . |
| 4 | but what she did , she sent the fax to them and ordered a hundred pairs . |
| 5 | As the tide rose , the wind shredded the clouds above them and pushed a mighty swell across the water , so that they began to roll as they had once rolled at sea . |
| 6 | Mr Malik walked swiftly over to them and aimed a shrewd blow at their ears . |
| 7 | These dates have now become a bone of contention in Hong Kong as rugby administrators in the British territory have belatedly realised — even though they are not admitting it — that the Japanese have outsmarted them and gained a precious advantage for the next World Cup . |
| 8 | At an extraordinary congress on Mar. 2-3 , 1990 , the Revolutionary Trade Union Movement ( ROH ) voted to disband itself and founded a new confederation . |
| 9 | On the plane , which had armrests a foot wide , made in a plastic that looked like jellied gold lamé , he pretended suddenly to have remembered something and drew a rumpled piece of paper out of his wallet . |
| 10 | Asked to explain why he had burst into the bedroom of his landlady 's attractive teenage daughter , Tom away the towel with which she was drying herself and started a close fingertip search of her backside , Berkas explained that he had left a valuable foreign stamp soaking in the bath and returned to find that it had disappeared . |
| 11 | She enjoyed herself and acknowledged a disloyal thought that if Anthony had been there she would not have had nearly so much fun . |
| 12 | Unlike his rabbinic forebears who were not allowed ‘ to use the Torah as an axe , ’ to earn their keep from its knowledge and application , this was a métier which both claimed him and offered a fulfilling vocation . |
| 13 | He determined the framework and the broad outline , brought 10 specialists with him and acquired a small bureau operation Howden did not want any more . |
| 14 | Luke came into the hall , his hands pushed into the pockets of his trousers , his bow tie hanging loose around his neck , seemingly relaxed , but she could sense the leashed tension in him and forced a shaky smile , wanting to avoid a confrontation just yet . |
| 15 | She sat down beside him and laid a velvety hand over his . |
| 16 | ‘ That was a dream move for him and meant a big transformation for a lad of his age to suddenly be pitched in with the stars at Liverpool , ’ said England Under-21 boss Lawrie McMenemy . |
| 17 | In 1799 he invented an electrometer named after him and produced a simplified version of his plate electrical machine , which became the most popular type in England . |
| 18 | If somebody was interviewed by him and had a bad time , I can tell you I had a bad time , well to me it was a bad time , when I with him and he saw he spoke with me . |
| 19 | Robyn stared after him and heaved a furious sigh . |
| 20 | Ian Snodin — We nver saw the best of him and got a good price . |
| 21 | She frowned at him and made a silent gesture towards Meg . |
| 22 | Donald stood just behind him , that place where you ca n't see someone unless you actually turn round , that place where it feels as if someone 's going to sink a pickaxe into the soft part of your skull , Donald stood behind him and took a deep breath , as if he was about to dive under a wave , and said , ‘ Those are my beans . ’ |
| 23 | He kicked the tin away from him and took a snap shot . |
| 24 | Robyn looked at him and mustered a determined defiance . |
| 25 | Harris plucked a bugle from the seat beside him and sounded a blaring note of warning . |
| 26 | Helen took the bill from him and indicated a decimal point . |
| 27 | Mum went over to him and delivered a hard slap then ordered him off to bed . |
| 28 | At the end of the dance Maggie thanked him and beat a hasty retreat back to Natasha . |
| 29 | Clarac looked at him and gave a slight bow , understanding that he would be allowed nothing today . |
| 30 | Instead , their poetry , prose and verse is full of pictures. , He proved much more responsive to Welsh songs and music and , as Gwili 's elder sister sang for him and showed a strong interest in him , he assures Helen that he is ‘ a very harmless fool ’ and that his known views on promiscuity and marriage have not changed . |