Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 At this point Sergeant Aitken came in and muttered something in the Inspector 's ear .
2 Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales .
3 She leaned in and pecked me on the lips .
4 A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair .
5 A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair .
6 She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing .
7 She pushed them down and left them on the floor .
8 Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly .
9 He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table .
10 ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’
11 It had to be in on the 7th October and we came back the beginning of September , so it was a bit of a rush , and that 's really one of my feelings about it — I sat down and wrote it off the top of my head and not an awful lot is very considered .
12 He broke the gun down and stowed it in the rucksack , slipped the spent cartridge case into his pocket , then jumped back over the fence .
13 She was taking off her hat and coat as she spoke ; then going over to her aunt , she bent down and kissed her on the cheek , and followed this with the same salutation for her uncle ; and in response he patted her on the shoulder .
14 He bent down and kissed her on the lips .
15 Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips .
16 So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout .
17 Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map .
18 Now she let it down and tied it at the nape of her neck with a scarf .
19 He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well .
20 Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror .
21 His back was smooth and firm , hot under her palms , and the muscles rippled as she slid her hands down and smoothed them over the slight swell of his hips .
22 I forced the gun down and hit myself on the knees .
23 He turned the bag upside down and dumped everything onto the floor , and then he did the same for the drawers and for the wardrobe .
24 During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course .
25 Ross , the steward , appeared , commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge .
26 Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan .
27 She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek .
28 Hoping desperately that she had not changed her mind , he leaned over and kissed her on the mouth .
29 ‘ Thanks , ’ he grinned , then leant over and kissed her on the cheek .
30 He then knocked a 21-year-old girl over and kicked her in the face , before half choking and battering a 23-year-old .
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