Example sentences of "and pull [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 A tale of when Saltash was a busy riverside fishing town and , so it was said , Saltash lads and maidens were noted everywhere for their smart trick of turning their hand to everything , including fishing , gardening , boat building , oyster dredging and pulling at the regatta for prizes , is that of boatswain 's mate Charles Hoskins and his sweetheart , Bessie Lee .
2 ‘ What on earth has happened to you ? ’ gasped Ethel , untying the gag and pulling at the knots in the sash and rope .
3 Now he lay exhausted , angry and restless in a vast bed , jogging his arm and pulling at the drip which a nurse kept watching and adjusting .
4 I strip up , removing trousers and pulling on a pair of light-weight leggings , and just wade in .
5 She came into the studio , apologising for keeping Ruth waiting , and pulling on a light summer jacket .
6 The tournament doctor may be able to reduce the dislocation by twisting and pulling on the injured limb , but even if he is successful , that is the end of your day 's competition .
7 The board has been manoeuvred into the broad reaching position by pushing and pulling on the rig and we are now about to start .
8 Check the colour mark on the bridle line and by slipping the Lark 's Head knot and pulling on the lower line ( 'B' ) bring the mark no more than 6mm ( 1/ 4in ) below the ring .
9 The cow lowing and lowing and Mister Johnny talking to her in his soft , bubbly voice , and pulling on the little hooves when they slowly appeared .
10 Hurriedly showering and pulling on the same pair of jeans she had worn the day she 'd arrived , she jerked a baggy sweater over her head and went downstairs .
11 Nutty arrived on time , thudding out of the dusk and pulling to an abrupt halt .
12 The operation of Market Forces in a time of falling roles , coupled with the possibility of opting-out , and competition from , for example , the City Technology Colleges ( if they finally take off ) means that schools may face hard choices between promoting a philosophy to which they are committed , and pulling in the punters .
13 Acceleration can only fake gravity when the gravity is the same everywhere — equally strong and pulling in the same direction — like it is in this room , more or less .
14 Almost immediately I experienced a series of knocks and pulls to the worm rod but nothing concrete to strike at .
15 Seeing the glow of a red and yellow Shell sign ahead , she drives on and pulls into the forecourt of a self-service petrol station .
16 With the normal 1.9 XUD engine it is exceptionally smooth and refined , and pulls like a train .
17 Returning to the warmth of the kitchen stove , he stripped and pulled on the clothes he 'd worn on the motor cycle .
18 ‘ Good , ’ said Madeleine quietly as he stopped the car and pulled on the brake .
19 And then put the ropes round the pulley and pulled down the hill instead of pulling up .
20 Rose Cottage was in darkness when she reached the gate and pulled into the drive .
21 Driver Nicola Jenkins and passenger Mark Bachelor told the Coroner they felt a jerking movement and pulled into the hard shoulder .
22 He was grabbed by a man wearing a black balaclava and pulled to the ground .
23 He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence .
24 An old woman , armed with a Sound Guide , became quite excited and pulled at the arm of another .
25 He held my hand too , and pulled at the fingers one by one .
26 The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes .
27 She 's cast off Charlene 's greasy overalls and pulled on a few slinky numbers for this role .
28 Then she got into her thick outdoor coat and pulled on a small brown felt hat , picked up her bag and a list of things she was going to buy and went downstairs , still without seeing her mother .
29 Nell finished tightly tucking in the last strand of hair , and pulled on a black woollen balaclava before snuggling down into her sleeping bag , turning her face to the fuselage wall .
30 She shivered , and pulled on a jumper .
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