Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] and [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was afraid of getting an arrow in my eyes , but I suddenly remembered I still had an old pair of reading glasses in my pocket , so I put them on and continued my work . |
| 2 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 3 | He pulled them on and looked sourly across at the friar . |
| 4 | But Norwich took them on and revealed a tactical superiority and strength of character to go alongside the flair that has always been their most endearing feature . |
| 5 | I untied my boots which were laced together round one of the bed-posts , put them on and jumped down . |
| 6 | My mother glared at me suspiciously and told me not be so ridiculous . |
| 7 | Well erm if I 'm crystal ball gazing , I would hope that all the women in this country , whatever their colour and whatever their class , would have access to first-class provision for their young children , so that if they wished to work they could actually work in jobs that paid them enough and gave them job satisfaction . |
| 8 | A brightly polished black Citron followed them in and drew up beside Duclos ' horse . |
| 9 | Automatically , she led them in and gave them their feed . |
| 10 | Would he really let rhinoceroses out of cages so they charged people in the suburbs and trampled them down and ate them alive ? |
| 11 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 12 | family and they put me onto valium , but having worked in psychiatric I knew the results of valium , so I I gradually broke them down and got off them but for six full months I could n't sleep |
| 13 | She took one or two of them down and turned the pages over , trying to persuade herself she was reading them . |
| 14 | We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff . |
| 15 | Rincewind put them down and nodded grimly . |
| 16 | With the loss of their own leaders the armies of Chaos were in retreat and the Elves swiftly hunted them down and destroyed them . |
| 17 | scrap through the remains of erm and got the wire wool and got them down and washed them , what I would like today if you would be so kind as to assist when you 've finished your pottery is to re-label these , now some of you er , have already finished pottery and start straight away , those who only have the finishing touches to do , start half way through the lesson or whatever , but I do intend to give a demonstration now , so , could you gather all round |
| 18 | He motioned them inside and left them . |
| 19 | Once I got arrested one morning for soliciting , but they let me out of the police station ; I got arrested the same afternoon , they let me out again ; I got arrested in the evening and they kept me in and took me to court the next day . |
| 20 | When our mam died — our dad had been killed down the pit long before — he took me in and brought me up . |
| 21 | At the end of the season Chapman called me in and said it was time for me to decide one way or the other . |
| 22 | ‘ Chris Patten called me in and said , ‘ I want someone to run it so he does n't have to think anything about it . |
| 23 | I waved him away as Karen thoughtfully tucked me in and zipped me up . |
| 24 | Benjamin pushed me in and slammed the door behind us . |
| 25 | George invited me in and left the door open . |
| 26 | With help from a tutor I finally put them together and fitted them into the cubic box I was given . |
| 27 | And we had that one back and nailed them together and sold them again . |
| 28 | ‘ Jesus called them together and said , ‘ You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them , and their high officials exercise authority over them . |
| 29 | They took the same tube into work but walked apart on the final stretch to the office in case anyone saw them together and jumped to the right conclusion . |
| 30 | A turning point came the day Charlotte 's cousin saw them together and reported back , ‘ She 's actually quite ordinary — and she wears red shoes ! |