Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | At this point Sergeant Aitken came in and muttered something in the Inspector 's ear . |
| 3 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 4 | She leaned in and pecked me on the lips . |
| 5 | One Saturday a woman came in and took me to a big room where there was another woman with two children . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 8 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 9 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Seeing him kissing you , I felt such a murderous rage that I wanted to storm in and beat him to a pulp . |
| 12 | She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing . |
| 13 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 14 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 15 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 16 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He bent down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 22 | Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 23 | In pure reaction from terror he broke down and wept himself into a deep , swooning sleep as soon as he was alone with his blessed candle ; but when he awoke strangely refreshed and heartened he had his wits again , and could reason about his escape . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Every mouthful made me heave , but I forced it down and chased it with a second one bought by Malc . |
| 26 | Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map . |
| 27 | Now she let it down and tied it at the nape of her neck with a scarf . |
| 28 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
| 29 | I wrote it all down and gave it to a solicitor . |
| 30 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |