Example sentences of "feet and [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the mention of ‘ Big Frank ’ Bruno , Leroy Burns got to his feet and forced a round of applause . |
| 2 | He scrambled to his feet and made a dash for the door , skidding to a halt only inches short of the now frantic bulldog . |
| 3 | I jumped to my feet and made a motion for him . |
| 4 | He three-putted from three feet and made a double-bogey at the very first hole . |
| 5 | Scrambling , she got to her feet and made a grab at the kitchen knife at the sink . |
| 6 | Ashton had tried to see him out after that , and even wanted to shake hands with him , but Steven had spat at his feet and made a rude sign at him . |
| 7 | As the boat drifted along the Firth of Clyde towards the open sea Johnstone staggered to his feet and sang a rendition of the Rod Stewart song Sailing . |
| 8 | Sometimes one of them would leap to his feet and dance a jig before falling over . |
| 9 | There she suspends herself by her feet and takes a well-earned rest , having done her best to ensure that her single babe , in spite of everything , has received its proper milk-ration . |
| 10 | Suddenly restless , she rose to her feet and walked a few steps away from him , resting her elbows on the garden gate as she looked far away into the empty distance . |
| 11 | ‘ Where 's your car ? ’ she asked in sudden alarm , as he lurched to his feet and took a couple of unsteady steps across the kitchen . |
| 12 | Pausing only to change her dress and smooth her hair she went into the Casa Guidi , laboriously climbed the stairs and arriving in the drawing room in some distress through lack of breath , was hastily urged to sit down and put up her feet and take a dish of tea . |
| 13 | Smiling , she rose to her feet and dropped a kiss on his weathered cheek . |
| 14 | He got to his feet and thrust a hand into the spray , satisfied that it was warm enough . |
| 15 | To Busacher 's astonishment Madge Grimsilk rose to her feet and placed a hand on Willi 's shoulder . |
| 16 | Over the bath , which stood on four , clawed , brass feet and contained a puddle of grit-flecked water in which floated a small plastic submarine from a packet of cereal , was a large geyser , the exposed metal of which had turned green with the years . |
| 17 | In the sitting-room Mrs Hobden rose to her feet and indicated a large dog basket . |
| 18 | He stood a little below six feet and sported a warm smile beneath a curly mop of black hair liberally sprinkled , like his beard , with grey . |
| 19 | BLACK VELVET Rivera S120 Stack Given that the guitar world seems to have voted with its feet and demonstrated a fondness for valves which to the average electronics engineer defies reason , where else is there left for amp designers to go … ? |
| 20 | Sam rose shakily to his feet and pointed a fat finger at the grinning buffoon . |
| 21 | Fran jumped to her feet and swept a hand angrily around the office . |
| 22 | Hector , waking abruptly , looked up and set up a joyous barking , leaping to his feet and wagging a curly tail . |
| 23 | When he spied his guests , he jumped to his feet and called a greeting , straightening the chairs and holding them one after the other to steady them on the uneven gravel while they sat down . |
| 24 | Joe got to his feet and cast a disparaging glance down towards Len as he said , ‘ Whose place will you put me in , Joad 's ? or Huxley 's ? ’ |
| 25 | The Doctor was holding a harmonica , tapping his feet and playing a piece of music he called ‘ Jimmy Crack Corn ’ . |
| 26 | A schoolfriend helped the youngster back to his feet and used a drinking straw to push the live wire from the side of the bridge . |
| 27 | ‘ You just have to think on your feet and open a few tins , ’ says Paul . |