Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] into [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | I went outside quietly and found a length of driftwood of the appropriate shape , came back to the Bunker , caught the snake by the neck with the piece of wood and bundled it into the first rusty can I could find which still had a lid . |
2 | And then as he turned and walked away he took the blackjack , which had come out of his pocket in the same handful , and tossed it into the first unblocked drain that he saw . |
3 | With a quick reflex action he caught the tompaw , a short stout wooden handle with a steel claw set in the end , and thumped it into the first deal of the day . |
4 | Cumbria 's Dave Swanson opened up a lead over Paul Dugdale after 5K , and stretched it into a 16-second victory . |
5 | I doubt he gave her a second thought , once he 'd pulled his trousers back on and ushered her into the first available taxi . |