Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't move either until they got one of the old horsemen : he got them away without any trouble . ’ |
| 2 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 3 | He passed them on to another colleague who led us finally to our places which were kept for us in the Grand Salon . |
| 4 | Molly moved them carefully to one end of the bar before she hung up Hugh 's clothes and her summer dresses . |
| 5 | He caught himself up in horrified confusion . |
| 6 | Clare helped herself liberally to holy water at the entrance , but it was warm on her forehead . |
| 7 | As she made her way across to the church steps she found herself suddenly in bright sunlight and away from the crowds . |
| 8 | Hands gripped her shoulders and moved her gently to one side . |
| 9 | One voice followed another , and she had almost stopped listening altogether when a sudden difference jerked her back to avid attention . |
| 10 | The arrival of the waiter with their fritters jerked her back to full awareness of her surroundings . |
| 11 | The following afternoon he invited her round for another meal . |
| 12 | I understand that Border , 37 , was within one phone call of losing his job when umpire Steve Randell reported him along with fast bowler Merv Hughes for dissent in the first Test at Brisbane earlier this month . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , I helped him out with one scene where this Danish prince sends his betrothed Ophelia mad . |
| 14 | Jahangir now meets Chris Dittmar , who beat him twice in last month 's world championships . |
| 15 | He heard her sigh deeply , the way she always did when he let her down in some way . |
| 16 | As the music came to a thundering climax , Damian bent her back over one arm , his tough face very close to hers . |
| 17 | ‘ Old Mossycop 's the problem , he let anyone in to that place . |
| 18 | and I moved it over to that corner there , where nothing else grows |
| 19 | Its one and only race was 1966 British Grand Prix where Trevor Taylor lined it up on 18th place on the grid and retired during the very first lap . |
| 20 | She took one of my mother 's gingham breakfast napkins from a drawer and wrung it out in cold water . |
| 21 | Garner and Croft were by now both injured , but West Indies suddenly found themselves up against some determination . |
| 22 | Charles reinstated his counts , rebuilt his churches , installed new priests , and the Saxons found themselves back under Frankish control . |
| 23 | Defending champions Denbigh moved themselves menacingly into second place by crushing Craig-y-Don 9–1 in the biggest win of the week , but Sunny Rhyl lost ground in a shock 7–3 tumble at lowly Min-y-Don Park . |
| 24 | Daniel told them how at this time God had so loved the world that he had sent his only son to give it life , to be made just like them , so that God might live man 's life and man might through him come close to God . |
| 25 | That dropped me down from second place . ’ |
| 26 | I had heard the bell toll … the wave of ecstasy which drove me on to this shore had pressed me into a dark , dull interior . |
| 27 | When Peter the Great gave up the first Russian fleet in southern waters after being disastrously defeated by the Turks in 1711 , he said that " The Lord God drove me out of this place , like Adam out of paradise " . |
| 28 | ‘ Listen , ’ she said , ‘ someone told me today about this survey in a women 's magazine . |
| 29 | He lifted himself on to one elbow , looking down at her ; a finger of light from the street-lamp outside crept between the curtains , touching her face . |
| 30 | He lifted himself on to one elbow and looked down at her . |