Example sentences of "[adv] and [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went in ahead of her and tried the lights ; they flickered once , but he seemed to know what to do because he went inside and Sandy heard him thump something , and then all the lights came on . |
| 2 | ‘ Your cousin at home , is he , Angharad ? ’ he asked mildly and Hari felt herself grow tense . |
| 3 | To the left a group of barren islets , suggesting ruins of stone walls , towers and block houses , had its foundations set in a blue sea that itself looked solid , so still and stable did it lie below my feet ; even the track of light from the westering sun shone smoothly , without that animated glitter which tells of an imperceptible ripple ( 2 ) . |
| 4 | The figure leaned over , struck once and Martin felt his face tear as long , jagged finger nails ripped into him . |
| 5 | The overhead light went out and Robbie felt him move up close behind her , his arm pulling her firmly into the curve of his body . |
| 6 | He said the Josephs were not there and Rain let him assume they were on their way and expected to find four very wet friends . |
| 7 | Felipe stopped again and Maggie made herself look , the weakness of sheer relief flooding through her . |