Example sentences of "[vb past] aside the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The gate handle clicked sharply and she drew aside the lace curtain . |
| 3 | She drew aside the curtain of a small window and stood back for me to see the picture thus revealed . |
| 4 | Pulling himself wearily to his feet , he walked to the window , drew aside the curtain and gazed out at the blackness . |
| 5 | Then the briefest pause before he drew aside the curtain to enter with dignity and calm . |
| 6 | He cast aside the shackles of statesmanship imposed by his minders throughout the campaign to denounce the arrogance of the Press and political establishment who had condemned him as cocky and inadequate to be prime minister . |
| 7 | It moved aside the earth and found the petrified wood that was the heart in the forest . |
| 8 | He flung aside the door he was suddenly lying beneath , stared up bitterly and ran a black shirt-cuff across his bloodied nose . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's enough of that , ’ Ross told them firmly as he threw aside the sheets , revealing the fact that he was wearing a pair of boxer shorts . |
| 10 | Adimov shuffled aside the moment of their first meeting . |
| 11 | Harper thrust aside the beggars who shuffled and reached towards Lucille . |
| 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 | But Dr Danie Craven , the executive president of the SARU , brushed aside the threat last night . |
| 14 | He brushed aside the views of the joint chiefs of staff , ascribing their opposition to ignorance of the Far East . |
| 15 | And furthermore — ’ he brushed aside the other 's indignant protests — ‘ the body of a French officer lies under the tricolour , not these flea-bitten rags . |
| 16 | Sara brushed aside the question . |
| 17 | Manzini , who acts as interpreter for the England star on the training ground , brushed aside the discussion between Zoff and Gazza as a typical tactical discussion . |
| 18 | Mr Patten brushed aside the disappointment of the loss of his own seat . |
| 19 | On the evidence available from their thorough training sessions and the way they brushed aside the challenge from a truly competitive outfit here , it is hard to see these All Blacks returning home as ‘ failures ’ . |
| 20 | Moreover , Mr Kinnock brushed aside the suggestion that he needed a big idea or unique selling point to challenge the appeal of Thatcherism . |
| 21 | Penrose brushed aside the suggestion with an emphatic movement of his hand . |
| 22 | Lorton brushed aside the interruption . |
| 23 | Iris brushed aside the interruption with a wave of a hand . |
| 24 | She brushed aside the accusations and told the viewers : ‘ Heck , if you do n't like it , do n't vote for him . ’ |
| 25 | Magellan , overjoyed and believing that his ultimate goal was within his grasp , brushed aside the doubters ' view that he should , despite the discovery , turn back eastwards for the Moluccas . |
| 26 | Bunny waved aside the comedian 's offer of a little nip from the hip flask . |
| 27 | He pulled aside the mosquito net and in the gray light caught sight of his gleaming double-barrelled Holland and Holland 450 propped against the wall of the hut . |
| 28 | Sister Annunciata caught the priest 's eye and held up a packet of tea , but he shook his head and pulled aside the blackout curtain at the foot of the circular staircase . |
| 29 | He went downstairs with Dr Darnell and two others , and pulled aside the cloth just sufficiently for her to see the visible part of the face . |
| 30 | She saw him then , running swiftly towards her , and she pulled aside the fence , squeezing through the gap . |