Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wrapped a short raincoat around himself and ran up the front path . |
| 2 | He picked up the wafer of liquid crystal which represented himself and stared at the High Priest 's face , his own , wishing that his own image could confide in him in the same way that the Harlequin had . |
| 3 | He rushed past me and went into the nearest building . |
| 4 | I turned my back on them and marched towards the front door . |
| 5 | Making a mental note to drop the watch into Merryfields watch repairs on his next visit to Berkeley , Yanto hitched the blanket around him and walked through the silent house into the kitchen . |
| 6 | She halted , hesitated , flicked a glance at him and saw from the surprised look on his face that he was putting his own interpretation on why she was scurrying to her room . |
| 7 | She stole an anxious look at him and withered from the frosty blast of his basilisk stare . |
| 8 | She took it from him and sipped at the sweet sherry , reminded by its taste that he bought it specially because she did n't like sweet sherry . |
| 9 | They took no notice of him and stood on the front step , talking in low voices . |
| 10 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
| 11 | The shop-woman smiled at her and asked after the bereaved family . |
| 12 | He released her and walked to the parked car . |
| 13 | Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page . |
| 14 | He slipped in beside her and crunched on the dusty taste of a Rennie . |
| 15 | The speeder bucked and dived , and Ace struggled with the controls while chunks of hot stone and metal rained around her and sizzled in the ankle-deep puddles on the floor . |
| 16 | The track plunged down into it and emerged on the other side . |
| 17 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 18 | You then followed me to the ticket reservation counter , chatted up the girl afterwards , found I 'd booked a Business-Class seat to Brussels , did the same yourself and waited outside the final departure lounge until you saw me boarding . ’ |