Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb -s] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose that I am sitting by a bowl of fruit ; my hand hovers over a pear , then a peach catches my eye ; their distinctive favours revive in memory and pull against each other , then my hand moves over and picks out the peach . |
| 2 | It pulls up and rounds out the corners of its mouth , and chomps its teeth together rapidly in an obsequious manner , as if it is saying : ‘ Do n't hurt me , I 'm only a baby ! ’ |
| 3 | So the plan for the afternoon is , it 's now five to four so if David goes out and tidies up the hut . |
| 4 | Sleepily a hand reaches out and picks up the receiver . |
| 5 | And the manager goes round and switches out the lights , if there 's anybody there they kick them out . |