Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her red dress had not been made to walk in and had seen better days . |
| 2 | She put the hairbrush down and began to pull hideous faces in the glass , pulling the corners of her eyes down with her forefingers and squashing her nose up with her thumbs so that she looked like an insane pug dog . |
| 3 | I sat down and tried to regain some sense of equilibrium . |
| 4 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 5 | He jollied people along and did get useful information out of them , made useful contacts , brought useful business the organisation 's way . |
| 6 | ‘ He poured it through and tried to light several matches before one took hold and was tossed through the gap , ’ said Mr Joyce . |
| 7 | Will sat up and began to eat another apple . |
| 8 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 9 | Kalchu stood up and went to fetch another bottle of raksi . |
| 10 | The women later sobered up and returned pleading pre-menstrual tension to the governor . |
| 11 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 12 | At all events , I dined with him when he came up and happened to mention poor Willy 's plight . |
| 13 | I 'm not a writer but I have done some singing , and so we met up and decided to do some songs , with a conscious effort to keep it basic-sounding , and showcase Lola 's voice . |
| 14 | There was no answer to her gibe , and , despite the fact that the fumes in the room told her the substance on her hair was likely to blind her if it made contact , she sat up and risked opening one eye . |
| 15 | The first time Jane saw him , he got out and proceeded to release some pigeons from a basket . |
| 16 | The redskin turned the paper inside out and started to read another story . |