Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Levellers articulated this awareness , and channelled it into a coherent set of democratic political demands . |
| 2 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 3 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 4 | Then they peeled back the bedcovers and laid him on a crisp sheet , covering him from the waist down with another sheet . |
| 5 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 6 | Alexandra took the long pins out of her hat and laid them in the red glass tray on her dressing-table . |
| 7 | He took her protesting hand , and laid it on a thick roll of tablecloths between their bodies . |
| 8 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 9 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
| 10 | When he had begun to eat , I'tibar Khan entered with the box and laid it before the unhappy father , saying : ‘ King Aurangzeb , your son sends this plat to your majesty to let you see that he does not forget you . ’ |
| 11 | It became known as the Pleven Plan , named after the French premier , René Pleven , who took an outline drafted by his earlier mentor , Jean Monnet , and laid it before the French Parliament on 24 October 1950 . |
| 12 | He placed the beings , pictured as animals , in a belt embracing the known universe , and divided it into the twelve equal houses of the zodiac ( Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Sagittarius , Scorpio , Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces ) . |
| 13 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 14 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 15 | He untied Dobbs and led her into a large dark shed . |
| 16 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 17 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 18 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 19 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 20 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |
| 21 | The girl swung round as a silent invitation to follow , and led them past a tangled bunch of bicycles and a wall of political posters to hopeless causes . |
| 22 | The flight was successfully undertaken to the area of Kerkenah Island , where two 22X Squadron Sunderlands met the Hurricanes and led them on the last leg to the island . |
| 23 | A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques . |
| 24 | Corbett stared at him and looked away , the tension between them broken by the Pictish leader who took Thomas by the hand , like a child with a parent , and led him into the largest house , beckoning Corbett to follow them . |
| 25 | Someone grabbed his arm , and led him to a waiting horse on which he galloped away leaving behind his winnings . |
| 26 | Sylvie wrapped her hand round Thomas 's arm and led him towards a far corner . |
| 27 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 28 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 29 | The man took off his spectacles and wiped them on a snowy white handkerchief . |
| 30 | A man dragged her into an alleyway , and attacked her in a nearby churchyard . |