Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel Buxton , 41 , swerved snarply across the road when he lifted both his hands off the wheel and ran them through his hair , Didcot magistrates heard . |
| 2 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 3 | He had taken one hand from the wheel and held it up in protest . |
| 4 | But he turned her around with one swift jerk and forced her to face him . |
| 5 | Bede perceived in Ceolwulf a love of religion and recommended him to Ecgberht , bishop of York , in 734 as a willing helper in the work of ecclesiastical reform and organization . |
| 6 | By introducing him to Pan Am 's lawyers before bowing out again , Miller had broken Coleman 's alarming sense of isolation and put him in touch with at least a measure of the support he needed , support that the DIA itself was unable to give . |
| 7 | He gave the man the Viaticum and blessed him , anointing him on the head , chest , hands and feet . |
| 8 | ‘ And now it is gone , all gone … the communists have thrown in the sponge and left us bouncing around in the ring looking for an opponent . |
| 9 | There could only be one reason why Ross — always such a proud and unforgiving man — would have broken his own self-imposed exile and contacted her ; only one reason why he would have brought her back to the quiet privacy of her own apartment . |
| 10 | Peron needed the union movement for support and , indeed , it was the labour movement who brought him back from exile and won him the presidency . |
| 11 | A friend in Joan 's office was active in the Womens ' Loyalist Action Association and invited her to one of its meetings . |
| 12 | She has done us many a kindness and fed us every morning . " |
| 13 | The familiar modern terminology was already in use : " bull " already described a dealer who bought stock and sold it ahead of having to pay for it , while " bear " applied to those who contracted to sell stock they had yet to obtain . |
| 14 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 15 | ‘ It 'd be a very odd individual who , when telephoned by his girlfriend and advised he was to be a father , failed to follow up on it , ’ Vitor growled , starting to walk again . |
| 16 | Geraldine checked no one was looking , took one daffodil and dropped it over a wall into a garden . |
| 17 | She took the card and told him , ‘ Oh , I 've missed the appointment . |
| 18 | Should of had it on the card and tucked it in |
| 19 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 20 | The sergeant produced his warrant card and said he wanted to ask some questions . |
| 21 | So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said . |
| 22 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 23 | He borrowed someone 's press card and brought her a drink . |
| 24 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |
| 25 | In all the confusion Guy Sterne had calmly flashed a credit card and whisked her away . |
| 26 | Rohmer brought out an ID card and showed it to Cardiff . |
| 27 | The unarmed man then produced a buff-coloured plastic ID card and held it up in front of Vasili . |
| 28 | She pulled out one card and handed it over , extending it between two outstretched fingers — as if amnesia was catching . |
| 29 | He blotted the card and slid them both under the counter . |
| 30 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |