Example sentences of "[pron] pulled [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pulled up the gluey flap . |
| 2 | I pulled out the compass , held it horizontally close to my eyes , let the needle settle onto north , looked that way and mapped the first few feet in my mind . |
| 3 | The Doctor , in top hat and frock coat , looked confidently out at me from the label as I pulled out the cork and took a sniff . |
| 4 | And er it was lovely and we were enjoying it until I pulled out the whole chicken 's head . |
| 5 | I pulled out the stool which Billy must have sat at the desk on , and began to rifle through things in no particular order . |
| 6 | But I did discover where they had been coming in — through the stable and into the wall — and where they had resided when I pulled down the ceiling lathes in the dairy and a load of old nests and rat droppings fell on to my head . |
| 7 | When they was all out at work on Monday , I could stand it no longer , I pulled down the loft ladder and dragged meself up it , plaster and all . |
| 8 | I pulled back the shower curtain , exposing her fully . |
| 9 | I pulled back the curtains and dashed out of the room to find Benjamin standing there , laughing at my shock . |
| 10 | I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting . |
| 11 | ’ It got … boring , ’ I said vaguely , as I pulled off the helmet and my mask . |
| 12 | I pulled off the wires that joined her to my machine . |
| 13 | So when the Wigan colliers threatened in 1792 to throw down the engines , they were seeking both to pressure the mine owner and to prevent him from reworking the pit with " blackleg " labour , also the likely object of Cornish miners who pulled up the ladders in a dispute of 1795 . |
| 14 | She conjured up a bogeyman , Mr Whistle , who pulled out the voices of little boys who whistled , leaving them only with their whistles . |
| 15 | And one lucky spectator who pulled out the winning raffle ticket for a copy of the world 's earliest stamp , The Penny Black , valued at £45 , was Tom Pickering of Tyne and Wear . |
| 16 | For it was not a man at all who pulled back the door , but a well-built lady somewhere in her early fifties . |
| 17 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 18 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 19 | Despite the sunshine , it was a crisp , cold day , and she pulled up the collar of her black jacket , flicking the long auburn mane of her hair out of the way . |
| 20 | Hastily she pulled up the sheet , and saw by the gleam in his eyes that he was cynically amused by her modesty . |
| 21 | McKenzie tried to push her head under water but she pulled out the plug . |
| 22 | She pulled out the carpet-bag . |
| 23 | She pulled out the kitchen trash hopper , a laundry-basket kind of affair on squeaky castors , and set Donald on his journey to duck heaven by dropping him into the grey plastic liner . |
| 24 | So why was her heart beating so wildly as she pulled out the card , as if its message was somehow important ? |
| 25 | When it steadied she pulled out the bath plug and knelt to hold her protesting head under the running water from the tap . |
| 26 | She pulled off the scarf that she had been wearing round her head to protect her ears and prevent her hair getting into her eyes and mouth . |
| 27 | Impatiently she pulled off the blouse and unhooked the brassiere , throwing them out of sight into the pool house . |
| 28 | It was probably only a rabbit , but it had still unnerved her slightly , and she pulled off the drive and parked on the grass . |
| 29 | She pulled off the gown , kicked off the matching shoes , and dragged on the outfit she found most comfortable for working in the studio , a pair of worn denims and a baggy cotton T-shirt with ‘ I LOVE NEW YORK ’ printed on it . |
| 30 | She saw him then , running swiftly towards her , and she pulled aside the fence , squeezing through the gap . |