Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least now he 's surrounded by people who encourage and inspire him , who kick his arse , help him write songs and drag him out of the isolated , uncreative lethargy he easily slips into . |
| 2 | It 's like I took a completed album of all kinds of different songs and threw it up in the air and it came crashing down . |
| 3 | Dad marched over , pulled my hands out of my ears and forced them down to my sides . |
| 4 | There 's one thing , best shot 's he played in that innings down at Hove and it was a short boundary , it was a good deal shorter , in fact this one we have here at Lord 's in this match , is a six over cover off good old Lester Piggott who was steaming downhill there at Hove all arms and legs and eased him over for six . |
| 5 | He ordered Rose to take one of Effie 's legs and lift it on to her shoulders , and McAllister the other , to make it easier for him to help the insistent baby on its way . |
| 6 | Yes , I think really it 's a er , faulty gene in the system and no matter how men hate women , the majority of men really like women other than perhaps envy , or jealousy , or women earning more than their husbands and throwing it back in them , in their face , but the main subject , the main point to me is , there is a faulty ge gene in their system and there 's no way you will eradicate that ! |
| 7 | The Sergeants would take us for training sessions and escort us over to our meals , but it was the Corporals who governed our lives . |
| 8 | This man 's joy at his team 's win greatly tempered his reaction at being jabbed in the chest by a vigorous old Irish American , but even he had to retaliate when Uncle Mick pulled his cap down over his eyes and shoved him back in his seat . |
| 9 | Claudia closed her eyes and gave herself up to sheer sensation . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I 'd shoot a hole in their heads and mail 'em back to their bossman . ’ |
| 11 | The rise of the Greens had placed the SPD in a difficult position , in that any attempt to capture moderate votes might alienate existing party supporters and drive them over to the Greens . |
| 12 | He unzipped the holdall , took out a couple of Boyt shoulder holsters and dropped them on to the table before delving into the holdall again for two handguns carefully wrapped in strips of green cloth . |
| 13 | We count the florid banknotes and hand them over across the desk . |
| 14 | She spoke rather absently for she was remembering a vase of stiff-looking artificial flowers of an unknown species , seen fleetingly in a funeral director 's window , which now overlaid her memory of the bright Kensington shops and brought her back to the reality of her life in North London . |
| 15 | Bees collect it in great baskets on their thighs and take it back to their hives for immediate consumption or for turning into pollen bread which is an essential food for their developing young . |
| 16 | By promoting economic aspects and bringing them out into the open for everyone to see , we are contributing towards better informed decisions on the part of prescribers and policy makers alike . ’ |
| 17 | Taking all her words and throwing them back at her in silly high voices . |
| 18 | But although she tried to speak , actually tried to form words and force them out of her mouth , no words came . |
| 19 | As Floy and Snodgrass watched in silence , the Elms stretched out their hard , lichen-crusted branches and brought them down on the prisoner 's shoulders and thighs , at the place where the skin had started to tear . |
| 20 | He snapped off armfuls of branches and brought them back in piles to Ratagan . |
| 21 | He caught her ankle , lunging at her , took her by the shoulders and flung her on to her back , his breathing hoarse and his eyes blazing with fury . |
| 22 | Smiling , Nicolo put his arm around her shoulders and led her back to where they 'd left the Ferrari . |
| 23 | Jack looped an arm round her shoulders and tugged her up against his side . |
| 24 | He was looking at me as if he really hated me ; he seized me by the shoulders and pushed me over to the bathroom mirror . |
| 25 | She took her arms away from round her kids ' shoulders and held them out for him . |
| 26 | He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply . |
| 27 | Scenes from the evening flashed before her eyes : the dignity of the old man to whom Ludovico had gently presented her and with whom she had performed a stately dance , delicately held in his wizened old arms ; the young men who had made a ring around her and Ludo before lifting them on to their shoulders and carrying them back to Santo Spirito ; the women who had caressed her blonde hair and whispered , ‘ Bella ! |
| 28 | Zoe will continue to monitor the progress of both our psoriasis sufferers over the coming months and keep us up to date with how they 're doing . |
| 29 | He painted in various styles and passed them off as originals making a lot of money in the process . |
| 30 | Thus the liner is effectively sealed between three rows of bricks and brings it up above water level , preventing seepage . |