Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him .
2 Phil disappeared for twenty-four hours and had me ringing up the local police station .
3 It snatched at the windows in the nearby houses and set them rattling in their frames ; it whooshed over the slates and plucked at the loose ones , prising them away and sending them spinning to the ground ; it scurried down through the garden gates , hoisted up handfuls of dead leaves and paper and kicked them scurrying down the pavement .
4 Both measured around 6 x 8ft , and stood one propping up the other .
5 No , we had no accidents , the only one I had was er when I 'd been right to the top , with the other crane an and it was a long shop , and everyone had done with me during the morning , so I hoisted the crane up , pulled it in towards me and set myself going down the shop , put it in full speed .
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