Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | So that got me over the turkey . |
| 3 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
| 4 | She ushered the girl inside and sent her to the bathroom . |
| 5 | She drew him inside and led him towards the candle-light . |
| 6 | They stuffed a sock into her mouth , pushed her inside and kicked her to the floor breaking her ankle and wrist . |
| 7 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 8 | She leaned in and pecked me on the lips . |
| 9 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 10 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 11 | She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing . |
| 12 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 13 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 14 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 15 | It had to be in on the 7th October and we came back the beginning of September , so it was a bit of a rush , and that 's really one of my feelings about it — I sat down and wrote it off the top of my head and not an awful lot is very considered . |
| 16 | He broke the gun down and stowed it in the rucksack , slipped the spent cartridge case into his pocket , then jumped back over the fence . |
| 17 | She was taking off her hat and coat as she spoke ; then going over to her aunt , she bent down and kissed her on the cheek , and followed this with the same salutation for her uncle ; and in response he patted her on the shoulder . |
| 18 | He bent down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 19 | Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 20 | So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout . |
| 21 | Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map . |
| 22 | Now she let it down and tied it at the nape of her neck with a scarf . |
| 23 | His back was smooth and firm , hot under her palms , and the muscles rippled as she slid her hands down and smoothed them over the slight swell of his hips . |
| 24 | P.S. I think we left some skeletons in water , if so , tell James to take them out merely and lay them on the table to dry . |
| 25 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 26 | With help from a tutor I finally put them together and fitted them into the cubic box I was given . |
| 27 | Ronni pulled herself together and looked him in the eye . |
| 28 | Lorton swept the coins together and crammed them into the box . |
| 29 | Kate Melville and Sue d'Argy Smith , whose daughters left the Church , as so many do , just before they became nubile , each took a hand and gave it a sharp pull , and over their heads came the long arms of Gordon the Bachelor , whose fingers stroked my hair , as countless other key personnel in the body of Christendom , South Wimbledon , stroked , shoved , pulled and all but carried me towards the stage on which I was supposed to pour out the secrets of my heart . |
| 30 | This bomb came through and whacked this barrel and it took the side of his head away and dragged him to the end of the ship . ’ |