Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " 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 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 3 | She leaned in and pecked me on the lips . |
| 4 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 5 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 6 | She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing . |
| 7 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 8 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 9 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He bent down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 14 | Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map . |
| 17 | Now she let it down and tied it at the nape of her neck with a scarf . |
| 18 | His back was smooth and firm , hot under her palms , and the muscles rippled as she slid her hands down and smoothed them over the slight swell of his hips . |
| 19 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 20 | Ross , the steward , appeared , commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge . |
| 21 | She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek . |
| 22 | Hoping desperately that she had not changed her mind , he leaned over and kissed her on the mouth . |
| 23 | ‘ Thanks , ’ he grinned , then leant over and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 24 | He then knocked a 21-year-old girl over and kicked her in the face , before half choking and battering a 23-year-old . |
| 25 | There was a scuffle ; the other policeman came over and kicked me in the stomach . |
| 26 | A lay brother came over and took us into the abbey church to hear morning mass and , believe me , for the glory is now gone , the abbey church of Glastonbury was the nearest thing to heaven on earth . |
| 27 | She walked over and joined him at the table . |
| 28 | He said , ‘ I 'd love to do it ’ , and the next week I brought him over and introduced him to the cast and he started . |
| 29 | He attempted to stop the wheel of history , but the wheel turned on and crushed him on the cross . |
| 30 | Well I 'm telling you they stuck it they had a sort of flat bottomed cart and they used to stick it in and when they came there they , they lifted it off and stuck it in the ground and it was just similar to that only it was hooped |