Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 2 | Ana started to laugh and Mitch gave her a startled glance and then laughed ruefully too , giving her a hug . |
| 3 | There was one moment of which I was particularly proud , and Richard made it a magic one . |
| 4 | Laura seated herself on the bed and Rex gave her a good sniff . |
| 5 | Only Madame Pompadour beside her was motionless , and Meredith shot her a startled look when she whispered under her breath , ‘ Lucenzo , Lucenzo , ’ in a voice of infinite disappointment . |
| 6 | Danny 's eyelids were drooping as he sat in front of the warm fire and Nellie gave him a blinding look . |
| 7 | Gurder and Angalo gave it a critical look . |
| 8 | He said nothing more and Maggie shot him an intrigued look . |
| 9 | They stamped round the sofa and did that tricky bit of acrobatics that Sid and Ethel showed us the other night . |
| 10 | On the one hand its ultra-patriotism and Ger-manophobia made it an important driving force behind the campaign for no compromise and total victory ; but against this was the undoubted fact that the most dynamic political leadership and organizing ability to ensure this outcome was provided by Lloyd George , the radical right 's bête noire . |
| 11 | The words said one thing , but the tone of Luke 's deep voice said entirely the opposite , and Fran shot him a withering look , then winced as his hand tightened around hers in a painful warning . |
| 12 | The final stage between Cresswell and Burslem gave us a few anxious moments when Dave and Richard became ensnared in City Centre traffic but they managed to complete the 24 hour Tour de Matthey with 5 minutes to spare ! |
| 13 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 14 | Ezekiel was bold enough to long for this too , and God gave him the marvellous vision of the valley of the dry bones ( chapter 37 ) as an assurance that the longed-for day would indeed come . |
| 15 | David glanced across and smiled , and Juliet shot him an agonised glance which he did n't intercept . |
| 16 | She went inside for her briefcase and Steve gave her a thoughtful look as she passed him and then polished off the remains of his champagne in one gulp . |
| 17 | They shook hands and Rufus wished her a pleasant journey home to Sevenoaks , she would just be in time to avoid the rush . |
| 18 | And George gave me a big lump in traveller 's cheques . |
| 19 | Celtic pressed forward — and Collins made it a memorable night for them when he shot the third goal eleven minutes from time . |
| 20 | Terry burst out laughing , and Feargal gave her a long , thoughtful look , before allowing that little indent to appear beside his mouth again . |
| 21 | For one thing the lamp , the light 's gone and Tony got me a new one but it was n't |
| 22 | Topper laughed unkindly and Evans threw him a mock bow . |
| 23 | Sandy and Dave had it the same . |