Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [pers pn] [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 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | He picked her up and threw her a few metres down the corridor . |
10 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | It leapt forward as Delaney cried out and struck it a glancing blow with the torch . |
15 | I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’ |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . ’ |
18 | She went back and gave him a light peck on the cheek . |
19 | At this Mum turned round and gave her a dirty look before she moved along with Dad , followed by the rest of us . |
20 | Startled , she swung round and gave him a lame smile . |