Example sentences of "pocket [coord] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then tell him that the problem is for him to free the rope without taking his hand out of his pocket or untying the rope . |
| 2 | and yet — he slid his hand into his pocket and fingered the folded sheets of paper , hastily bundled together . |
| 3 | He took his old-fashioned fob watch out of his waistcoat pocket and clicked the back open . |
| 4 | Put your hand inside their pocket and push the rope up the sleeve as far as you can . |
| 5 | Moss picked up the packet , opened it , put four cigars into his pocket and stuck the other between his lips . |
| 6 | Grant plucked the transmitter from his pocket and extended the aerial . |
| 7 | I took a felt-tipped pen out of his jacket pocket and wrote a number on a beermat . |
| 8 | I pulled the switchblade out of my pocket and pressed the button . |
| 9 | He glanced at Superintendent Mercer , who took the key from his pocket and unlocked the door . |
| 10 | To her surprise , he took the keys from his pocket and unlocked the boot . |
| 11 | The prince had asked him to take over a small present ; Simon had stuck it in a pocket and thought no more about it , only when he saw Constanza he decided to deliver it in person . |
| 12 | With an inward smile and a mental sigh I retrieved the compass carefully from my pocket and took a bearing on north . |
| 13 | Haavikko put his chopsticks down and pushed his bowl away , then reached into his pocket and took the notebook from it . |
| 14 | She delved in her pocket and produced a wrapped boiled sweet . |
| 15 | Connor plunged his hand into his pocket and produced a few coins , which he tossed into the cup . |
| 16 | The Doctor fished inside his pocket and produced a fluff covered dog biscuit . |
| 17 | He felt in his top pocket and produced a blue card . |
| 18 | The man fumbled in his pocket and produced a wallet , then an identity card . |
| 19 | He put his right hand in his jacket pocket and produced a bulky envelope . |
| 20 | Nassim still kept his eyes on the lads in the bathroom , one of whom had produced a seven-pound hammer from his tool-bag , but reached for his wallet pocket and produced a broken-spined red leather diary . |
| 21 | Then she delved into an inside pocket and produced a brown paper bag , the sort you get at off licences . |
| 22 | From time to time , almost absent-mindedly , he reached into his pocket and produced a sweet , which he gave to any small boy who happened to be near . |
| 23 | Wordlessly Gina reached into a pocket and produced the hotel 's business card . |
| 24 | He reached into a back pocket and produced an official-looking business card which said his name was Davis . |
| 25 | He whisked a pair of spectacles from his breast pocket and studied the label . |
| 26 | Sheldukher slipped the laser pistol back into his pocket and substituted the black square . |
| 27 | She looked at Mr Browning , startled , and he drew a clean handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the blood away tenderly , saying , ‘ She tells me it is nothing , nothing she has not had before . ’ |
| 28 | He took an immaculate hankie from his pocket and wiped the streak of dust from Luce 's face , before answering , ‘ It 's certainly worth a try . ’ |
| 29 | She put a hand in her pocket and felt the grip of the weapon . |
| 30 | He fished a cigarette out of his pocket and flicked the lighter . |