Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guard did not challenge us and we followed the faint trackway till Benjamin reined in and offered me a bulging wineskin . |
| 2 | Somebody who lives nearby , came in and examined it the other day , and that 's all I know . |
| 3 | ‘ After the match , the chairman came in and showed me the other results and the league placings . |
| 4 | Reliability is much to , much more to do with replicability , it 's , it 's another if another researcher went in and did it the same way , would they get the same results ? |
| 5 | He stood up when she came in and gave her a big friendly smile . |
| 6 | I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa . |
| 7 | He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile . |
| 8 | Now and again , he could be militant : when Lady Astor gave a speech in which she suggested that ex-servicemen should wear arm bands to warn people that they might have venereal disease , my father shouted her down and called her an ex-chorus girl . |
| 9 | And it but the erm the goats apparently were no problem today , they just stayed on and gave them a few bits and pieces you know so that was fair enough . |
| 10 | Indian youngster handled England 's other bowlers with ease , he looked in tremendous form but when Botham came on and bowled him a harmless straight one , somehow managed to edge it into his pads and nearly played on . |
| 11 | At Yanto 's suggestion they had each gone off and found themselves a long thin stick apiece . |
| 12 | He picked her up and threw her a few metres down the corridor . |
| 13 | Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch . |
| 14 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |
| 15 | She felt her face go hot with embarrassment as he straightened up and gave her a piercing look that took in everything about her appearance . |
| 16 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 17 | The Bloodthirster lashed out and struck him a terrible blow , breaking the bones of his left arm so that his shield hung useless at his side . |
| 18 | It leapt forward as Delaney cried out and struck it a glancing blow with the torch . |
| 19 | By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate . |
| 20 | I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’ |
| 21 | Tony came back and handed her a tall glass of iced Pimm 's filled with fruit , then flopped on to the sun-lounger beside her , smiling in his uncomplicated way . |
| 22 | Though — ’ he sat back and gave her a grim smile ‘ — I hope he 's not such a fool as to pay over the odds for your services . ’ |
| 23 | She went back and gave him a light peck on the cheek . |
| 24 | At this Mum turned round and gave her a dirty look before she moved along with Dad , followed by the rest of us . |
| 25 | Startled , she swung round and gave him a lame smile . |