Example sentences of "and [verb] it [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Eurythmics song finishes and you put a foot on the ghetto-blaster 's power cable and drag it smartly across the bathroom tiles , pulling the lead from the back of the machine . |
| 2 | She seized a passing shirt and propelled it vainly towards the bird . |
| 3 | He lifted the edge of the hood , and laid it gently over the shattered head , hiding the face . |
| 4 | She whisked Nicandra 's large linen napkin off her knees and tied it round her waist , then joined her own to it and knotted it securely to the back of Nicandra 's chair . |
| 5 | Presently she slid her hand away and wiped it furtively on the upholstery of the seat beside her . |
| 6 | When they reached the prison , at Riom , and an official tried to argue that they had no authority to remove the canisters , Jacques Allier took out a pistol and levelled it wordlessly at the bureaucratic face . |
| 7 | Er simply in terms of the impact , there is a lot more work to be done on that and we would do that in t in developing the scheme and bringing it forward to the next stage , to mitigate the adverse effects er that come about as a result of er construction of new roads . |
| 8 | They had n't heard the scratching sounds since Daak had straightened out the protesting shuttle and lowered it serenely towards the whorled ridges that made up the top of the space station . |
| 9 | The resource person is able to suggest a more precise and expressive use of vocabulary and structure to help him to make his speech more idiomatic and bring it closer to the native speaker 's use of the language . |
| 10 | If the fish is whole , and the fishmonger has done the decent thing — removed the guts and gills , which would taint it during cooking — all you need do is immerse the beast in any container large enough to hold it ( ideally a fish kettle ) , cover it with cold water and bring it gently to the boil . |
| 11 | This encourages logging companies to send over plain logs , but it would be more profitable if the countries themselves designed and built furniture and fitments and sold it direct to the West . |
| 12 | The protector had taken the Great Seal , returned by the queen-dowager that very morning , and given it again into the chancellor 's care . |
| 13 | Her partner lit the candle , and inserted it deep into the Arab girl 's vagina . |
| 14 | She was trembling as she bent down and inserted it carefully into the left-hand drawer of the desk . |
| 15 | Allen whistled , picked up a stone and flung it high into the trees . |
| 16 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 17 | Rex watched in horror as the black claw tore Bill 's left arm from its socket and flung it far up the street . |
| 18 | And around this same period , an Englishman reading in the public library at Bagnères came upon an account of the battle of Toulouse in the Napoleonic wars which he thought too favourable to the French , and annotated it accordingly in the interests of accuracy . |
| 19 | He had turned to look at her , slipping off his coat as he did so and tossing it carelessly over the back of one of the armchairs . |
| 20 | He threw the deadly , humming weapon into the air and caught it deftly by the shaft . |
| 21 | He applied the flannel repeatedly , then wound it around her tender joint and fastened it again with the safety-pin . |
| 22 | Take a small piece of glass , lay a circle of acrylic sealant or putty around the edges , and press it firmly to the floor , putty side down . |
| 23 | He invariably believed completely in his own case and pursued it relentlessly to the end . |
| 24 | We are standing in that kitchen where I 've shared her meals and laughter , and she finishes drying the glass and places it carefully on the table . |
| 25 | The victim-to-be purchases , or is given , the W.N.B. and places it unsuspectingly in the top pocket of his or her jacket , with the humorous head protruding . |
| 26 | From 10 or 20 yards you can sometimes force the ball directly into the bank , the first jump taking it almost vertically upwards and landing it softly on the edge of the green . |
| 27 | In 1168 Geoffrey stood on the threshold of a long and turbulent career which was to earn him a great reputation as a knight both in Europe and on crusade and to help lift his dynasty out of the ranks of the barons of Poitou and place it firmly among the leading princes of Christendom . |
| 28 | Disconnect the basin waste , lift the basin from its brackets or pedestal ( or both ) , and place it upside-down on the floor . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't think I have had the pleasure of meeting you before , ’ she said , transferring Flossie 's lead to her left hand and entangling it dangerously with the milk can , whilst proffering her right . |
| 30 | George Robinson , 18 , of Phoenix Road , Pennywell , Sunderland , admitted taking an F-reg Ford Sierra from the Roker Hotel car park and driving it recklessly on the A19 , A183 and various roads in Sunderland . |