Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] aside the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Penrose brushed aside the suggestion with an emphatic movement of his hand . |
| 2 | I can not express to you the enchanted effect produced by this Arabian scene of colour as the wind blew aside the great waterfall behind which we stood and hid . |
| 3 | Their rejection of the Old Testament set aside the argument from fulfilled prophecy which had played a notable part in his conversion . |
| 4 | Encouraged , David pushed aside the flimsy bra , and his sensitive fingers gently kneaded the soft flesh that swelled under his touch . |
| 5 | Epitot pushed aside the tent-flap and stared out into the night . |
| 6 | The wind swept aside the foetid air of the compartment as the door was unbolted . |
| 7 | Even now he has not done so , although the judge set aside the statutory demand nearly five months ago . |
| 8 | Mr Patten brushed aside the disappointment of the loss of his own seat . |
| 9 | In what was ultimately to become Venezuela the revolutionary implications of the movement were decisive ; a Junta in Caracas swept aside the existing administration and , in the name of preserving America for Ferdinand VII , disowned the authority of the Cadiz Regency , that is of the legal government of Spain . |
| 10 | Billy was still laughing when the lavatory door creaked open and Selwyn pushed aside the loganberry bush and stepped out |
| 11 | Adimov shuffled aside the moment of their first meeting . |
| 12 | The proprietor thrust aside the plastic tassels that filled the doorway through to the back of the dry cleaner 's and dumped his shopping bag on the floor next to an ironing board . |
| 13 | NIGEL JEMSON last night shrugged aside the most embarrassing moment of his career and ruled out any showdown with Trevor Francis . |
| 14 | The court set aside the committal ‘ on all those three grounds ’ ( see p. 624 ) , but did not have to consider what would have been the position if only the third ground had been substantiated . |
| 15 | On the application of both defendants Wright J. set aside the order in so far as related to such disclosure on the ground that it infringed their privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 16 | Moreover , Mr Kinnock brushed aside the suggestion that he needed a big idea or unique selling point to challenge the appeal of Thatcherism . |
| 17 | Sara brushed aside the question . |
| 18 | Iris brushed aside the interruption with a wave of a hand . |
| 19 | She might have to , Isabel decided , as he laughed again and his hand drew aside the neck of her shift , exposing the delicate lines of her throat and shoulders . |
| 20 | His hand brushed aside the long , thick hair , his lips beginning to move over her tender nape , and Maggie gave a small whimper of desire , melting against him . |
| 21 | Where a summons or other originating process has been served on a defendant by post or insertion in his letter-box under Ord 7 , 4 10(1) ( b ) or 4(a) or r 13(1) ( b ) or ( 4 ) and after judgment has been given or entered it appears to the court that the process did not come to the knowledge of the defendant in time , the court may of its own motion set aside the judgment and may give any direction or make any such order as the court may think just . |
| 22 | Harper thrust aside the beggars who shuffled and reached towards Lucille . |
| 23 | Lorton brushed aside the interruption . |
| 24 | Wexford pushed aside the willows that hung like a pelmet and came to the rubbish pocket , where he knelt down . |
| 25 | Bunny waved aside the comedian 's offer of a little nip from the hip flask . |