Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | People smiled at me and sang in the streets . |
2 | He turned his head slightly towards me and spoke in the direction of my tie . |
3 | It bounced and rolled between them and lay in the shadow of the chair . |
4 | All the children who were living far away , they brought a sandwich and a flask with them and eating in the desk in the classroom . |
5 | The archaeologist ran in front of them and stood in the middle of the road . |
6 | Bodie got out of the car and strolled past the two men , standing quite close to them and browsing in the window of the shop before which they stood . |
7 | Woolley turned his back on them and sat in the middle of the cloth . |
8 | It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts . |
9 | When John returned from lunch — very punctually , just before half-past one — Ianthe found herself studying him and taking in the details of his appearance . |
10 | When the British king of Gwynedd in north Wales , Cadwallon ap Cadfan , invaded Eadwine 's territory in 633 or 634 , Penda joined him and participated in the overthrow of Eadwine in battle at Hatfield Chase ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
11 | Hurrying under cover of darkness up to Roscarrock Hall where a real priest was visiting from Ireland or Spain , they whispered their confessions to him , received absolution from him and knelt in the Roscarrock family chapel to hear a proper Latin Mass and to receive in their mouths the living sacrifice , the Body of Christ . |
12 | Three thousand miles away in North Hollywood , in November , the man closes the door behind him and stands in the foyer taking off his hat . |
13 | She could feel the muscles of his arms jump where her hands were touching him and exulted in the power she seemed to have over him . |
14 | She wept softly , while he held her and believed in the augury that this happiness could not possibly end in death on a battlefield , for such an end would be against all that was good and sweet and lovely in the world . |
15 | Ruth followed her and stood in the doorway . |
16 | Transferred to the realm of gender relations , this would describe the state of affairs in which a woman has influence over a man and manipulates his discourses , but is allowed this power only as long as she agrees not to flaunt it and remains in the position of silent partner with no autonomous voice . |
17 | Believes in making your own way through life , walking tall , shooting straight , balling chicks as he puts it and spitting in the eye of anyone who does you wrong . |
18 | Similarly , in the spring of 1940 , he assured the French Head of State , Marshal Pétain , that Spain would remain neutral , while he also assured Ciano that although Spain was materially unable to participate in the war , he was not indifferent to it and believed in the victory of the Axis . |
19 | Golden motes drifted from it and hung in the air . |
20 | If anyone has mislaid their gift envelope , please use an ordinary one and just put your name and Birthday Scheme on it and place in the offering bag . |