Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A patch of lights off to the right revealed the presence of a town which slowly orbited them and disappeared into the darkness . |
| 2 | The first was that , although several people recognized her and stopped her and peered into the pram saying ‘ Ah ’ , to none of them could she have begun to say what was on her mind . |
| 3 | Katya ignored him and returned to the kitchens . |
| 4 | ‘ Good night , Superintendent , ’ I told him and went down the steps to the police car . |
| 5 | Mr Roberts buried him and prayed over the grave . |
| 6 | She ran it beneath the cold tap for a moment then dried it and returned to the pan , lowering the heat , scooping the eggs out and onto a plate . |
| 7 | The coroner ignored it and crossed to the end of the room , where he took up his favourite position a-straddle the fireplace . |
| 8 | He ignored it and went into the bathroom . |
| 9 | Wiping it away with his handkerchief , he closed his eyes , opened them and looked round the room , then back at the newsprint in front of him , as if he might have been dreaming or have imagined it . |
| 10 | Corbett joined them and waited for the tankards to empty before good-naturedly bullying Ranulf into collecting their horses and making their way back on to the deserted track to Godstowe . |
| 11 | When the British king of Gwynedd in north Wales , Cadwallon ap Cadfan , invaded Eadwine 's territory in 633 or 634 , Penda joined him and participated in the overthrow of Eadwine in battle at Hatfield Chase ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 12 | He admired it and talked about the artist 's meaning , and the noble ideas he attributed to him . |
| 13 | Going to a built-in wardrobe he opened it and flicked through the many articles of clothing hanging there . |
| 14 | He opened it and looked at the video tape cassette inside . |
| 15 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 16 | She opened it and fell to the ground . |
| 17 | If she opened it and stepped over the threshold — No ; she feared to discover what lay beyond . |
| 18 | It was some time before we retrieved them and went into the piggery . |
| 19 | He picked up the books one by one , opening them at the title page , watching every movement of her pen as she signed them and commenting on the brilliance of each individual plot . |
| 20 | He said , squirming , ‘ Let me go , Carrie , let me go , rotten beast , ’ ’ and she laughed and released him and turned to the window … |
| 21 | She abused him and walked round the room . |
| 22 | The second man released her and went into the hall to collect two coats and a hat . |
| 23 | He released her and walked to the parked car . |
| 24 | Ruth followed her and stood in the doorway . |
| 25 | Cal followed her and sat on the floor . |
| 26 | Charlotte thanked him and passed through the barrier into the station yard where a uniformed coachman was waiting with a trim little gig to take her to meet the Hon Mrs Anderson-Hunt . |
| 27 | I thanked him and hurried into the rain . |
| 28 | Dad heard her and came down the stairs . |
| 29 | Chesarynth sensed it and realized for the first time that what she was hearing was nothing but verbally-trimmed ideas . |
| 30 | He holstered it and motioned towards the door . |