Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came back with some coarse paper towels from the forecourt dispenser and wiped my mouth with one bit and the rest of my face with another bit . |
| 2 | He stroked her hair with one hand . |
| 3 | However , by patient wheedling and soft talk I managed to touch her and gently stroked her cheek with one finger . |
| 4 | When he had shut the door of her bedroom behind them both , he came to stand in front of her and stroked her face with one finger , tracing her eyebrows , the semi-circular curve of the bones under her eyes , the diagonal lines of her cheekbones , and her lips . |
| 5 | He grasped her chin in one hand and tilted it to meet her angry eyes . |
| 6 | Blanche 's armchair squeaked as she moved her weight from one side to the other . |
| 7 | Wull jerked his head to one side and looked menacing . |
| 8 | At the age of 23 in 1938 he captained his country at one game and , more surprisingly , his county , Warwickshire in the other . |
| 9 | When he finally emerged , Mr Major demonstrated his mastery of one form of economy — with words . |
| 10 | He listened to the traffic , felt the warm air slip by , moved his portfolio from one hand to the other , and thought of her . |
| 11 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 12 | I incurred his displeasure on one occasion , there was a young lady sat on the form in front , we had those , where you sat in pairs , on the iron sort of things . |
| 13 | His need for comfort overrode every other consideration and Julia cradled his head with one arm , stroking his thick , soft hair with the other hand . |
| 14 | She recognised him at once from the blunt-nosed profile and pepper-and-salt hair en brosse and the large tinted lenses of his glasses , and the way he hooked his head to one side and forward like a boxer butting . |
| 15 | It was the time when many stars started to come out of the political closet and openly voiced their support for one candidate or another . |
| 16 | She slung her bag over one shoulder and went marching across the terrace , head erect , free arm swinging . |
| 17 | They seemed to have their own stools , Quiss had observed ; they carried them on their backs as they made their way from one range to another , and Quiss had seen quite violent fights and rows breaking out over the disputed ownership of one of the small three-legged platforms . |
| 18 | ‘ It may seem a lot for what is , after all , supposed to be a luxury cruise ship , ’ Jill smiled wryly as they made their way from one ward to the next . |
| 19 | The superintendent dropped her head to one side . |
| 20 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 21 | Fatally , she twisted her head to one side and looked back at him . |
| 22 | She twisted her head from one side to the other , trying to avoid the determined approach of his sensual mouth , aware that she was in no position to move an inch . |
| 23 | He cupped her head in one hand and massaged her lips with his own till the blood pulsed into them . |
| 24 | With a human gesture , he cupped his mouth with one hand and called upwards into the night . |
| 25 | Her eyes closed and she turned her head to one side . |
| 26 | Luckily he was sitting in a grandfather chair with sturdy arms which would prevent his falling , so I removed the soup bowl , turned his head on one side and rushed out of the front door , picking up our ‘ frog horn ’ on the way . |
| 27 | Then he turned his head to one side as if he , too , was listening to the Maltesers rolling past the front row , under the bed on which he and Andrea had cavorted , towards the French windows on the far side of his bedroom , and out into the garden . |
| 28 | She finished her drink in one gulp . |
| 29 | She eyeballed me some more , then finished her beer in one gulp . |
| 30 | She tipped her head on one side , judging the effect . |