Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [coord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I opened the door , a white streak flashed past my ankles and vanished around the first turn of the spiral . |
| 2 | I fumbled Lewis 's key into the ignition , the gauntlets handicapping my fingers and adding to the impression that I felt like a spaceman dropped into molasses for gravity training . |
| 3 | I quenched the candle flame with my fingers and slid into the bed chamber . |
| 4 | As I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep snow slope , I remembered Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , tailed to the edge of a very high cliff by the posse . |
| 5 | And when I was throwing my rackets and talking to the umpire it was breaking my concentration . |
| 6 | Once I had sucked my third of a pint of milk dry I picked up my books and returned to the lecture theatre . |
| 7 | I closed my eyes and listened to the cracks and smashes until one especially loud thump ended in a low buzz telephones do n't usually make ; then I put the phone down again , turned , looked upward , and set wearily off , back up the stairs . |
| 8 | I hissed , closing my eyes and leaning against the lintel of the stable . |
| 9 | I closed my eyes and thought about the trapped , compressed spring and the little slug sitting at the shiny bottom of the rifled tube . |
| 10 | I just closed my eyes and breathed through the contractions . |
| 11 | On this particular journey I occasionally opened my eyes and peered through the slats of the truck . |
| 12 | I shut my eyes and tremble with the effort to get it vividly in my mind . |
| 13 | I closed my eyes and concentrated on the voice , and I thought it was n't you , but I did n't really know . |
| 14 | I went down on my knees and edged towards the hole . |
| 15 | My hands left the gun hanging in mid-air above my knees and went for the catapult , which as always was hanging on my belt , the arm-rest stuck down between that and my cords . |
| 16 | The urgency of nausea brings me to Siobhan 's house without difficulty and , once there , I crumble to my knees and vomit into the toilet , after which I fall headlong into bed and sleep for three or four |
| 17 | ‘ I was knocked to my knees and landed behind the car . |
| 18 | I sat with my head between my legs and looked at the dirt-encrusted toenails of the silent Yugoslavian on my left until-'Jennings ' was called from the next room . |
| 19 | ‘ Just a case of first-night nerves , ’ I mutter , unlocking my legs and grasping at the steaming mug.Ruthie Henshall opens tonight in Crazy For You at the Prince Edward Theatre , London . |
| 20 | My first page of writing was about Bluebell Railway where we used to go with my brothers and ride on the sea bed have you seen this Kevin ? |
| 21 | After mopping up the mess-tin with a large piece of French bread that had accompanied the stew , I got to my feet and looked around the barn . |
| 22 | But at last it was done I rose wearily to my feet and leaned against the wall , my mouth hanging open , sweat trickling into my eyes . |
| 23 | While I sulked in the tent , nursing my wounds and recovering from the thorough sandbagging , Mick was hatching a plan . |
| 24 | I tried to plead and argue but was only beaten for my pains and thrown down the steps back into my cell ; the dungeon door , grating shut , was locked securely behind us . |
| 25 | For a quiet life , I should now head straight to the welcoming arms and biscuit tin of Ms Topaz , to be lectured on the error of my ways and dispatched to the new homogenised spook pool for retraining . |
| 26 | I can begin to be a real father to my girls and prepare for the day when I 'll be a grandfather to their children . |
| 27 | I lower my pants and make with the magic handle . |
| 28 | We sat down , I on the arm-chair , he on the floor at my feet : He held one of my hands and played with the fingers . |
| 29 | I took off my clothes and went into the shower . |
| 30 | ‘ Then he drew my face , my clothes and put on the colour . |