Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [vb past] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their chances rose or fell depending upon the country to which they had been allotted . |
| 2 | He pulled on his shoes , rose and began to jog along the road in the direction the car had taken . |
| 3 | He rose and began to dance round the room . |
| 4 | She looked at Mairi , who happened to glance over and catch her eye ; and the woman howled and started to moan at the very sight of the wee lass . |
| 5 | Evelyn O'Dowd had her own set of principles , which she changed and updated depending on the situation . |
| 6 | More than half of the children were ignored whatever they did — whether they cried , played or tried to talk to the adult . |
| 7 | Those members of the working-class who rejected or had sunk below the influence of the class above them , remained largely illiterate and inarticulate . |
| 8 | Maximus tried to reconquer Rome but failed and had to call in the help of his British brothers-in-law . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , that cuts them out of my book , unless , of course , they 're entertaining , witty , rich , and — ’ Here he turned and began to march from the room , saying , ‘ have the sense to appreciate my worth . ’ |
| 10 | She turned and began to run down the stairs . |
| 11 | The crossbow bolt whirred out , nicking the hindquarters of the second dog , which turned and fled howling into the darkness . |
| 12 | I turned and started to head for the dunes at a slow run . |
| 13 | He turned and started to run down the road , southwards , into Dresden . |
| 14 | But the troops rebelled and refused to leave during the winter . |
| 15 | In 1167 his army had been decimated before Rome by an outbreak of malaria ; and he had been chased over the Alps in humiliating disaster ; but still he plotted and planned to return to the task . |
| 16 | Later that evening Heathcliff 's servant Joseph arrived and asked to speak to the master . |
| 17 | A blue Mini arrived and began manoeuvring into the limited space remaining as Melissa picked her way along the uneven path and knocked on the door of number three . |
| 18 | Mr Major just grinned and continued talking to the children , from Dulwich College , south London . |
| 19 | My presence disturbed them and they flew screaming about me for many minutes until they tired and began to settle on the dark water . |
| 20 | One of Gilbert 's gloves flew off , and the next time his hand hit the floor it stuck and began to sink into the carpet pile . |
| 21 | Coleby grunted and began to move towards the door . |
| 22 | Here I alighted and began to walk into the wood in search of something . |
| 23 | Andrew added : ‘ She smelled smoke through the letterbox and naturally panicked and started banging on the door and shouting . |
| 24 | Behind him , the lift shuddered and began to descend to the ground floor . |
| 25 | Whitely was all he knew and had known for the last sixteen years . |
| 26 | Pat Fitzgerald appeared and began to walk down the stairs and John met him halfway down . |
| 27 | Freddie smiled and began pulling on the rope . |
| 28 | But she simply ignored him as she always had and began to practise with the yellow-haired vibrancer who 'd been with Jeopardy in Mandru 's salon on the morning Lucien had met the master . |
| 29 | " Looks a bit like Virginia Beach in a heavy haze , if you ask me , " he said and attempted to shrug like the French captain . |
| 30 | Then he kicked and came to rest against the far wall . |