Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made sure they were both tucked in and went to the door . |
| 2 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 3 | A Japanese man came in and asked about the china ducks . |
| 4 | Schellenberg told Rossman to go in and walked along the corridor . |
| 5 | Sister Cooney came in and snapped on the light . |
| 6 | but I never pushed in and stood on the stage , look I 've done all this ! |
| 7 | A third Algerian wearing European dress walked in and stood behind the counter . |
| 8 | That was a great cross by , did absolut did absolutely magnificent , he controlled the ball he turned left footed shot in and hit against the post , very very unfortunate fo for Blackburn but then I suppose Shrewsbury deserve a little bit of luck . |
| 9 | A woman walked in and sat at the middle of the counter — Maxim had chosen the furthest end . |
| 10 | Jamie came in and sat on the couch next to my chair . |
| 11 | A third-year nurse came in and turned on the radio . |
| 12 | I was in charge of weekly wages and organized shifts and hours , as well as keeping a check on the quantities of tomatoes brought in and weighed at the entrance of the factory . |
| 13 | And I only found this out when I went in and talked to the station manager , and he looked very confused . |
| 14 | Don Mini gave a signal and in five seconds Swan swooped down and landed on the tree . |
| 15 | I sat down and leant against the wall , trying to decide what to do . |
| 16 | The rambler roses in the garden beyond grew along chains which dipped up and down and swung in the wind between six foot high posts , and a row of strangely shaped lumps of yew , grown hugely out of proportion , ran from the north corner of the house . |
| 17 | Now , you 've all been down and looked at the state of the playground below . |
| 18 | Dickinson sat down and looked at the adjutant , appalled . |
| 19 | ‘ I sat down and said to the doctor ‘ So I have cancer ’ and he said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 20 | Margaret Stanhope put down the telephone , stood up , smoothed her tight skirt down and knocked on the door next to her desk . |
| 21 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 22 | She placed the receiver down and reached to the table top , picking up the silenced gun and holding it gently in both hands . |
| 23 | There was no butter around so I jumped down and went to the living room . |
| 24 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 25 | A sudden sharp ring at the doorbell made Shelley 's decision for her , as they sprang apart , and she smoothed her uniform down and went to the reception desk to see who wanted her . |
| 26 | Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom . |
| 27 | When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping . |
| 28 | But still the urge to express her feelings tormented her and at last , in defiance of that dislike she had felt on their last meeting , she sat down and wrote to the person to whom she had once been most close , to Mrs Browning . |
| 29 | You bent down and wrote in the sand |
| 30 | As the policeman stepped down and walked to the rear of the lorry Billy turned to Freddie and shook his head slowly . |