Example sentences of "[to-vb] a pen " in BNC.
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| 1 | On went the light again , and Breeze leapt out of bed to find a pen and a scrap of paper . |
| 2 | This signal is amplified many times and used to drive a pen recorder which traces out a wave form plotting voltage against time . |
| 3 | We all know how to use pens — we were taught how to use a pen in primary school — but the computer ca n't read our writing yet , so we use something which looks like a pen , but it 's reading something which does n't look like letter of the alphabet and words , but which it can understand and understand very quickly and very accurately indeed . |
| 4 | Richard rather liked Willis 's pictures , and had got him to do a pen and wash drawing of Lord Jim . |
| 5 | The correspondence between Elizabeth and me , begun in that autumn of 1948 , was to become increasingly frequent and intimate , and it lasted to within a month of Elizabeth 's death , when she was no longer able to hold a pen . |
| 6 | His fingers are too swollen to hold a pen . |
| 7 | And when we 've eaten — whatever 's left to eat — I 'd like to have a pen and some paper . |
| 8 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
| 9 | years and years I 've tried to get a pen I was |
| 10 | to buy , to buy some pens or something for school , cos I need to get a pen anyway , so it wo n't be , you know |
| 11 | I need to get a pen oh look I can buy a bed sheet , bed linen anyway , what ? |
| 12 | The next step is to take a pen and put a tick against any item that you feel is absolutely fine , could not be improved upon and should continue as a major part of any healthy diet . |
| 13 | Remember — your list of questions should leave plenty of room for writing down the answers you get ( do not forget to take a pen ! ) . |
| 14 | Under the pretext of wanting to return a pen which Cara Kingsdale had left behind when she 'd arrived to interview me , and which might have sentimental value , I rang Verity magazine . ’ |
| 15 | He told you to bring a pen John . |