Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ribble 's failure to provide the service paid for will have caused inconvenience , and distress to elderly residents of Scorton and perhaps involved them in the extra cost of missed appointments or expensive taxi fares . |
| 2 | But I started labour and just had him in the room . |
| 3 | He suddenly realized that the impact of this too-vivid memory had slowed him down and finally arrested him in the middle of the wet pavement Two girls in a shop-doorway were staring at him and giggling . |
| 4 | He lightly scored his finger on the edge of the spur , gasped and quickly dipped it in the bowl of water on the lavarium before bathing it in a little wine . |
| 5 | She drew back , pressing herself into the upholstered chair , and surreptitiously studied him in the gilt mirror opposite . |
| 6 | Then , after a moment 's thought , she also removed the package she 'd brought with her , and carefully stowed it in the drawer of the bedside table . |
| 7 | Founder Gary Withers discovered that the timesheet system was annoying his 200 staff , he gathered all the offending papers and ceremoniously burnt them in the car park . |
| 8 | On Junction Buttress , Malc Taylor put All my Pegs in one Basket and then left them in the obvious overhanging crack , which is now E7 6c . |
| 9 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 10 | I rolled the two pellets of wax between the forefingers and thumbs of each hand and then replaced them in the opposite ears , the whole time humming and appreciating the bitable texture of the linoleum beneath my soles . |
| 11 | Feargal bought her ticket , made sure she understood the map of which part of the mountain was hers to search , and then pointed her in the right direction . |
| 12 | Wiping his hands on a towel , he opened it up , stretched it a couple of times , and then slipped it in the pocket of his dirty apron . |
| 13 | I frequently give into their hands my best guns and never found them in the slightest degree disposed to take advantage . |
| 14 | We went into the living-room and seized the brass clock which has always adorned the shelf above our fireplace ( oh , what strong hands he has ) , and violently enclosed it in the festive wrapping paper he found in the trash . |