Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales .
2 She leaned in and pecked me on the lips .
3 One Saturday a woman came in and took me to a big room where there was another woman with two children .
4 Mr Wilbraham , together with one of the Tace managers Don Hammond ( managing director , components ) , and James Carr ( now finance director ) stepped in and acquired them for a consideration of £4m .
5 A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair .
6 A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair .
7 I was getting caught up in the rat race and thin round the edges spiritually , when the Lord stepped in and reminded me of a promise He made before we left Kent .
8 Seeing him kissing you , I felt such a murderous rage that I wanted to storm in and beat him to a pulp .
9 She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing .
10 She pushed them down and left them on the floor .
11 Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly .
12 ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 The medal was handed to her on a velvet cushion and she bent down and hung it on a little hook with which we had each been provided on arrival .
16 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 .
17 He bent down and kissed her on the lips .
18 Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips .
19 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 .
20 Every mouthful made me heave , but I forced it down and chased it with a second one bought by Malc .
21 Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map .
22 Now she let it down and tied it at the nape of her neck with a scarf .
23 He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go .
24 I wrote it all down and gave it to a solicitor .
25 The serjeant-at-arms , hidden behind the guard of his conical helmet , dragged me down and pushed me into a chamber where a candle glowed in the darkness .
26 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 .
27 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 .
28 It was an old town , its wealth based on brewing before the Second World War came along and transformed it into a steel and munitions centre .
29 Ross , the steward , appeared , commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge .
30 She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek .
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