Example sentences of "[pron] forward " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly circle your right arm I forward , then up and behind . |
| 2 | On the other hand , even where they have decided , many agree with , partner in the commercial property department of Morton Fraser Milligan , that ‘ solicitors are still backward in pushing ourselves forward ’ . |
| 3 | If you 're interested in standing for any of those or wan na put someone forward to stand for one of those , come to the elections in room six two three , six two four Friday the twenty sixth at two fifteen twenty third , I 'm sorry , at two fifteen and er not only will you get all the , the general info about what I 've done so far this year , what I intend to do , what next year 's budget 's going to be etcetera , that 's when those elections are actually held . |
| 4 | Please let Betty Syrett know if you wish to put someone forward to represent this area , or if you have any other suggestions for changing the representation . |
| 5 | Someone forward this to wilko for me … ive solved all our problems ; - ) |
| 6 | A long bandage was fixed to the bottom of the bed and he was encouraged and bullied to pull on this several times a day , and hoist himself forward and perform exercises to rebuild the muscles of his butchered back . |
| 7 | Sir Ian was one of those who considered putting himself forward as a candidate , but did n't when Sir Anthony Meyer declared himself . |
| 8 | He puts himself forward as its leader . |
| 9 | Desperate with fear , he forced himself forward , crawling on knees and elbows under the low canopy . |
| 10 | He tried to pull himself forward , branch to branch , but with his hands bound , he lost ground each time he grabbed for a fresh hold . |
| 11 | The child who is encouraged to be a self-respecting individual , however , will carry that impression of himself forward into adulthood and will find that others respond to him as someone worthy of their respect . |
| 12 | Gripping the butt of the revolver , he scrambled to his feet and pushed himself forward . |
| 13 | A measure of Bryan Gould 's courage is his decision to put himself forward for both leader and deputy leader . |
| 14 | Had Vincent sought pain for himself , putting himself forward as the rival of a man who was bound to triumph over him ? |
| 15 | But the protester hurled himself forward , brandishing his placard under the startled chestnut 's nose . |
| 16 | However , this year the Speaker has also been reaching outside his Sacramento stronghold : convening an economic summit in Los Angeles to examine the state 's recession ; pushing laws to reform California 's hated workers'-compensation scheme ; leading a team of legislators to Washington to plead for the state 's interests ; putting himself forward as a mediator in a fractious dispute over teachers ' pay in Los Angeles . |
| 17 | As body weight is transferred back to the centre of the machine , lifting the bike still further , the rider heaves himself forward over the front . |
| 18 | This Gruyère , from the Savoy is like a settler who knew to put himself forward leaving off the East countries for other lands . |
| 19 | He put himself forward as a self-consciously ordinary man , a politician who asked to be identified with as an equal rather than deferred to as a leader . |
| 20 | By an effort of courage against all instinct , Hazel forced himself forward into the gap , with Fiver following . |
| 21 | He threw himself forward and dived clear . |
| 22 | He willed himself forward and upwards . |
| 23 | He bowed himself forward into his arms and hid his face . |
| 24 | A property developer who was interested in bidding for a bus company would not put himself forward as such , but would acquire the acceptable face of a bus company . |
| 25 | He threw himself forward , startling the beasts that were tearing at the prostrate girl on the ground , and arced his sword round with manic strength , tearing the blade through two of them with one swing . |
| 26 | But the red-beard had already let out a roar of fury , and launched himself forward . |
| 27 | I make a crack to some little thin guy in a blazer who is following us up , but we says nothing and stares in front of him like he 's forcing himself forward in a hill-climb . |
| 28 | He swung himself forward , one hand outstretched . |
| 29 | Rupert was a quiet sort of person who disliked pushing himself forward and was therefore well fitted to observe the behaviour of others . |
| 30 | John gets down under the bed , awkwardly pulling himself forward with his elbows . |