Example sentences of "[vb past] forward and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly , she bent forward and kissed them one after the other . |
| 2 | Giving her a look of disgust , he bent forward and flung the whole package on the fire . |
| 3 | He bent forward and plucked at the coat . |
| 4 | He stirred a pot of paint , dipped a brush in the paint , bent forward and applied it in slow strokes to the sheet of card in front of him . |
| 5 | He straightened , then bent forward and tapped at the white plastic strip on the kitchen window ledge which retained the cheaply horrid secondary double-glazing the flat 's owners had fitted . |
| 6 | As Bernice tried to read the next line , Ell moved forward and stamped on the creature . |
| 7 | Jimmy slouched back against the wall , and Cardiff was surprised to see a look of real concern on Rohmer 's face as he moved forward and pulled Jimmy away from it . |
| 8 | She moved forward and held out her hand and , after a moment 's hesitation , Hari took it . |
| 9 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |
| 10 | Hans hesitated , then came forward and kissed his father 's cheek . |
| 11 | He came forward and took his passport from his top pocket and handed it to her . |
| 12 | Before Corbett could open his mouth , Prince Edward came forward and took him firmly by the hand . |
| 13 | Then Alvar Fañez , who was his cousin-german , came forward and said , Cid , we will all go with you , through desert and through peopled country , and never fail you . |
| 14 | One of the strangers from the back of the church came forward and said , calmly and quietly , |
| 15 | Robert came forward and listened intently as the owners — a middle-aged man with an anxious-looking wife — asked nervously , ‘ You say there 's a certain amount of risk . |
| 16 | Then one of the older men , a chieftain , he must have been , beckoned a young man , small and lithe and darker-skinned , with flared nostrils and springy black hair rising from a high brow , and he came forward and offered himself , it became clear , as a hostage in exchange for the old woman and the girl . |
| 17 | Then he came forward and scooped them into the bag . |
| 18 | Then , when the door was safely closed and locked , he came forward and exchanged bows with each of them . |
| 19 | He came forward and embraced Li Yuan , holding him to his breast , one hand smoothing the back of his neck . |
| 20 | Miss Liberty came forward and stood over her sister . |
| 21 | Then one of them , the driver , came forward and grabbed her dress at the front , just under the neck . |
| 22 | There was nothing for it but for the two young men themselves to go to Lucy 's aid so , clearing their minds of any impure notions , they darted forward and seized her humming body , one by the shoulders , the other by the knees . |
| 23 | She darted forward and saw at a glance what had happened . |
| 24 | Sonny darted forward and grabbed his father 's upraised arm . |
| 25 | Swiftly Nora took her foot off the jar and , while Bryant was busy retrieving what was left of his beer , she darted forward and whisked the bag from under the girl . |
| 26 | Jill darted forward and picked up the crushed envelope . |
| 27 | Jill darted forward and pulled him aside , giving his wrist a sharp slap to teach him manners . |
| 28 | A moment later the frenzied cadet pitched forward and skidded prostrate for many metres , his strengthened fingernails scratching sparks from the plates of the deck before he came to rest . |
| 29 | I looked past Robin-Anne to where the moon 's path gleamed on the long waves , and then I glanced forward and saw another belt of silver , but this one diffuse and hazy , showing where the first crepuscular light seeped over the world 's grey edge . |
| 30 | Jessamy slowly walked forward and rubbed her hand gently over the rough surface of the nearest stone . |