Example sentences of "and pull [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Drivers of both groups said that drunken passengers were a problem : they ‘ messed about ’ in the car , grabbed the steering wheel and pulled on the handbrake . |
| 32 | It was curling out around the edges of the large double doors and for a moment or two Benny stopped and stared , then with a shout of alarm he ran across the road as fast as he could and pulled on the hanging padlock flap . |
| 33 | A mile or two short of Blue Ash Farm , Harry stopped the car and pulled on the brake . |
| 34 | He sat up on the bench and pulled on the robe . |
| 35 | In the safe solitude of her bedroom , Shannon quickly stripped off her dressing-gown and pulled on the lightweight jogging-pants and sweatshirt she 'd travelled in . |
| 36 | She drew the car to a halt and pulled on the handbrake . |
| 37 | ‘ Sue us , ’ said Lawrence , and the car swerved left off the highway and pulled into the forecourt of Fernley House . |
| 38 | But even as she flung out a hand to save herself she was whisked off her feet and pulled into the secure haven of fitzAlan 's arms . |
| 39 | As the second man , Fox , walked in she gasped , and pulled into the reassuring arms of Gina Maxwell . |
| 40 | He shot her a quick glance and pulled into the side of the road . |
| 41 | The boat 's engine could not be used and she had to be paddled , sculled , pushed and pulled through the floods . |
| 42 | From October that year , a small car was towed behind the first electric car of the day to South Station , and pulled by a horse on a shuttle service between there and Squires Gate . |
| 43 | Lying awake in his room , he 'd imagine the boats rocking and the priest 's voice pushed and pulled by the wind . |
| 44 | Unless it is prodded and pulled by the government , what is to stop it rolling over into a more comfortable position ? |
| 45 | Mungall responded by making himself the engine which drove Tranmere 's counter attacks and pulled against the weight of Leicester 's pressure . |
| 46 | Then they stick the needle in you and pull on the blood and it 's disgusting ! |
| 47 | I tried many ways of joining the cords , but found that the best is to use a latch tool and catch a loop at the back of one cord and pull through a loop from the other cord . |
| 48 | with a hiss and pull through the stuff |
| 49 | As they straighten , curve the spine and pull in the tummy , as if you have just received a blow . |
| 50 | The squads arrive , often unwelcomed by DHSS staff , scour the files and pull in the mothers in order to ensure they 're not cohabiting . |
| 51 | Regardless of what the manufacturers of integrated software may tell us it can still be a time consuming process to off-load the document from the wordprocessor and pull in the data base and its files to look up a simple telephone number . |
| 52 | Without stopping , lift your partner 's head several centimetres from the floor or table and pull from the base of the skull towards you giving the neck a good stretch . |
| 53 | Another potentially lethal hazard has been identified when baby-walkers are used ( Gray , 1987 ) ; it is easy for the child to reach out and pull on a kettle flex or iron flex which perhaps seemed safely tucked away and despite the apparent pleasure derived from baby-walkers , there is enough evidence of related accidents to recommend that they should not be used . |
| 54 | It begins to gurgle and pull on the foot more noticeably . |