Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still gripping Nicola 's shirt , Goldman pulled her in and punched her , missing her face when she lurched away from the blow , but taking her on the body . |
| 2 | As bad luck would have it , just as Mum was shouting , Granny walked in and surprised them . |
| 3 | Detective Constable Ian says the girl was in a tent when the youths burst in and attacked her . |
| 4 | Er would you not say that this has shifted the onus of responsibility very much on to the financial institutions , the banks and others who had dealings with Mr Maxwell , and is n't the judge in effect saying in your interpretation er of that , that these institutions er really have got to show they were whiter than white in their dealings and actually went in and investigated him thoroughly ? |
| 5 | Please do not do er what a young man did the other day went to his house , he was the victim of a burglary , he very proudly announced that he 'd fitted one of these locks to his front door when we saw how he 'd fitted it , he 'd actually chiselled out the majority of the side of his door in and filled it up with Polyfilla ! |
| 6 | I waved him away as Karen thoughtfully tucked me in and zipped me up . |
| 7 | The guard did not challenge us and we followed the faint trackway till Benjamin reined in and offered me a bulging wineskin . |
| 8 | Robert arrived then and my mother let him in and offered him a drink . |
| 9 | ‘ One of the film crew dived in and carried her to safety and she was given the kiss of life . |
| 10 | When there came , in the distance , the sound of another bell ringing , the girl from the next cubicle actually came in and tugged her out into the room , whispering , ‘ You 've got to line up ! ’ |
| 11 | Then when he knocked on the door this morning I swallowed a whole lot of saved-up salt and water and pressed my tongue and the timing was perfect , he came in and saw me being sick . |
| 12 | ‘ I came out to call him in and saw you pass . |
| 13 | ‘ I only remembered tonight when I came in and saw you drying your hair , ’ he assured her , his blue eyes gleaming with tender amusement . |
| 14 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 15 | Eventually I gave in and accepted it . |
| 16 | In fact , he could n't remember ever having heard of it until the day Shiva came in and told them what he had found . |
| 17 | So I went in and told them and they 'd given me wrong sack . |
| 18 | I mean Maggie Thatcher came in and told them whether they |
| 19 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 20 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 21 | Martin came in and told me I was supposed to be upstairs , Steve was has gone into where I was so |
| 22 | She sobbed so much that Mrs Parvis heard through the wall and came in and told her off . |
| 23 | The foreman called her in and told her . |
| 24 | She was sitting on the bed cuddling Carla when her mother came in and told her to go to the shops and get some bits and pieces . |
| 25 | It was astonishing to her that he came in and told her his day , as usual , forking his food and waving the fork to show her when he had been his most witty and amusing . |
| 26 | ‘ Everybody came in and told her all their stories . |
| 27 | I could not believe it when he came in and told us . |
| 28 | Soon as the royal visitor had gone , he called us in and told us never to do such a thing again . |
| 29 | One bloke burst in and told us to go to bed . |
| 30 | Also , how would you feel if your bosses came in and told you suddenly that you can move to another firm ‘ if you want to ’ . |