Example sentences of "[noun prp] pulled the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna pulled the flannel from the water , wrung it out and placed it over her face . |
| 2 | Donna pulled the flannel from her face and put it on the side of the bath . |
| 3 | The sentence trailed off as Hitch pulled the Beretta free and aimed it at the crewman . |
| 4 | Woolley pulled the trigger , and Hawthorn 's cap spun to earth ten feet behind him . |
| 5 | Corbett pulled the hood back . |
| 6 | Swod pulled the skin back even tauter over his cheekbones . |
| 7 | Scott pulled the Beretta from its shoulder holster and handed it to Hitch , who held the weapon for a minute before returning it to its rightful owner . |
| 8 | Scott pulled the car over to the kerb , his right hand slipping inside his jacket . |
| 9 | St Ives shouted , ‘ Can you hear me , mother ? ’ , and everyone laughed , and then Meredith pulled the hood of his duffle coat over his eyes and lay full length in the centre aisle and moaned . |
| 10 | So I sat on this stool thing and Marie pulled the curtain and the light flashed twice and then Marie leaps in and sits on my lap , and it flashes again . |
| 11 | Schellenberg pulled the chain and the jangling echoed around the courtyard , bouncing from the walls . |
| 12 | Rex pulled the bed covers in his direction and switched off the light . |
| 13 | Bitterly Alan pulled the blanket up around him , and went to the kitchen . |
| 14 | Fenella pulled the velvet folds of the cover about her and tried to sleep and not to think about what would happen and whether they would be let out of these rooms and what stories she might have to tell the Gruagach about Star People and the Fire Court and the other fictional places they were supposed to have travelled to . |
| 15 | Suddenly conscious that she had been holding her breath , Katherine pulled the door closed and then leaned back against the wall , aware of the pounding of her heart . |
| 16 | Chen pulled the knife towards him sharply , scoring the flesh beneath Herrick 's chin . |
| 17 | The FRISC chip , which also gave its name to the operation responsible for it , had reportedly reached working silicon and was being put on graphics cards and SBus accelerators for the Sun marketplace when Micron pulled the plug . |
| 18 | Ryker pulled the door another few inches , pulled her closer . |
| 19 | Ruth pulled the coverlet straight over the bed in No. 4 . |
| 20 | The DDI pulled the folder to him , snapped the seal and opened it . |
| 21 | Shannon pulled the door open , her arms flung wide apart in exuberant welcome , but the broad smile froze on her lips as she found herself confronted by a tall , masculine figure . |
| 22 | Apparently , Ray pulled the fish back from the dead , anaesthetising it on the bank , trimming back rotted fins and administering an antibiotic injection . |
| 23 | Fry and top scorer Bray had shots scrambled off the line , as Youngs and skipper Debbie Rawlinson pulled the Wimbledon defence apart with probing runs down the flanks . |
| 24 | Faye pulled the flannelette blanket aside a little , already tender and protective of her child , and Belinda bent down to take a closer look . |
| 25 | Twenty minutes later Willi pulled the car into a clearing and got out . |
| 26 | With clenched teeth , Ace pulled the pins on the grenades , paused for a couple of heartbeats , and hurled them over at the German position . |
| 27 | But with lightning reflexes Meany pulled the gear well clear of Robbie Recipe 's sweeper , yet still took this shot . |
| 28 | The door closed and then Elaine pulled the magazine in , from inside , causing the letter box to snap shut smartly . |
| 29 | Rory pulled the BMW over to the kerb . |
| 30 | Finch pulled the bedclothes over his nose . |