Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In sudden fury Leonora caught hold of his legs and swung them to the floor . |
| 2 | He stretched out his long legs and crossed them at the ankles . |
| 3 | The young man and the girl did not see him coming and he caught them both around their legs and knocked them onto the floor . |
| 4 | Then suddenly he thrust his head between his owner 's legs and hoisted him into the trough with a resounding splash ! |
| 5 | After going to his parents ' home at about 5am , Abram , who had earlier been out drinking in the nearby Valkaries pub , washed his blood stained trainers and dried them in the microwave oven , it was claimed . |
| 6 | Having said that , he self-consciously dropped his gaze from her disappointed eyes and turned it to the multi-patterned carpet . |
| 7 | The devil-man opened his eyes and shielded them against the brightness of the sky . |
| 8 | The sun became relentlessly hot , adding dehydration to my distress ; I stripped off my pyjamas and restored them to the rucksack . |
| 9 | Ian came with us part of the way , so we took two cars and left ours at the finishing point and Ian 's at the entrance to the track . |
| 10 | Josh Gifford wheeled Honey End round , took him back a few paces and put him at the fence a second time . |
| 11 | They took pictures and reported it to the RSPCA . |
| 12 | I put the small boat on my shoulders and carried it to the edge of the water , then I put it in the sea . |
| 13 | Alan wrapped one of his cot blankets round his shoulders and took him to the kitchen to make a drink . |
| 14 | She laid her hands on Peter 's shoulders and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 15 | Mamma put her ample arm round Noreen 's shaking shoulders and brought her to the kitchen table and made her sit down . |
| 16 | A murdering Fascist , ’ I cried and Richard took me gently by the shoulders and pushed me towards the door . |
| 17 | He was very nearly as tall as her , but she put an arm under his shoulders and supported him to the untidy room which served as the stable office , calling to one of the stable girls to take over the class . |
| 18 | Sharpe said grimly , then he put an arm round Lucille 's shoulders and steered her towards the ballroom where , because the orchestra had been engaged till dawn , the music still played and a few last couples still danced . |
| 19 | Lucie slipped the scarlet waistcoat off Gabriel 's shoulders and skinned him of the white silk shirt . |
| 20 | They collected their horses from the stables and led them through the cold , bustling streets . |
| 21 | Welford said : ‘ He grabbed me by the lapels and cuffed me across the face , but I shielded myself from the rest of his blows . ’ |
| 22 | She stretched Thérèse on the rack until her bones cracked , tore off her breasts with red-hot pincers , then flogged her with twigs and broke her on the wheel . |
| 23 | She was a little overweight , her hands a touch too pudgy when she reached for various books and took them from the shelves . |
| 24 | So we got a pair of football boots and some books and wedged them on the door , thinking that she 'd naturally see them . |
| 25 | I finished my list of demands and took it to the Branch Office , where I received something of a hero 's welcome . |
| 26 | When Isobel had gone — dear , patient , wise Isobel whom she loved and to whom she was often so unreasonable — Anna ran water into the empty coffee mugs and stood them in the sink . |
| 27 | And he took out the keys and threw them onto the bonnet . |
| 28 | He took limes from his pyjama pockets and left them on the blankets . |
| 29 | Two of the archers picked me up under the armpits and hustled me down the steps of the scaffold . |
| 30 | Her gown had a train which brushed the floor , and she waited while the woman following her looped it up into neat folds and attached them to the fastening at her wrist . |