Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried not to even consider the soft swell of his expressive mouth , and gabbled on to break the tense atmosphere . |
| 2 | Bitterly disappointed , Harrison abandoned medical reform , but his ideas lived on to provide a solid basis for future important developments , which culminated in the Medical Act of 1858 . |
| 3 | the seams , however , neat , will be improved by a deliberate decoration , for example , some matching bought braid , a long plait which could end in a tassel at the floor end , or a further narrow piece of matching Fair Isle or even a different woven pattern , stitched on to conceal the join . |
| 4 | They all produce rugs to order , with strict criteria laid down to govern the sizes , colours , designs and qualities . |
| 5 | Not three studio boffins and a model got in to do the video ; not a TV celeb on the make ; and not a bunch of suffering-for-their-art students whose only ambition is to get in the indie charts and be interviewed in Melody Maker . |
| 6 | So I was close by and so they sent me in so the way I , I got dressed up in the minister 's cassock , and I got in revised the books of Genesis , like through and I get genned up to be a minister and I took in a bible and er well anyway I killed five men and they got out alive . |
| 7 | The truth is that Holland were not Holland last night , just a raw collection drafted in to complement the remnants of their regular side . |
| 8 | Having delivered the presents , however , her next stop was the basement , which had been hastily and frugally fitted out to house the appeals office , with its six telephone lines and fifty cramped volunteers drafted in to handle the money as it flooded in . |
| 9 | The Movietone cameraman zoomed in to get a close-up of the notice being fixed in place , a glimpse for the screens of a thousand Odeons and Regals from Aberdeen to Penzance . |
| 10 | It zoomed in to introduce the IntelliServer terminal server for local area networks . |
| 11 | The next morning , in solemn cavalcade , James , King of Cyprus rode in to receive the keys of his city , and the flag of St George and the Dragon was dropped from the walls . |
| 12 | Unable to drive the Syrians out of Lebanon , he merely succeeded in extended the civil war into Christian East Beirut . |
| 13 | Marcus , limply , but for a perfectly decent period , took it as it was offered , and then moved on to lay a cold cheek against his mother 's . |
| 14 | His lips slid over her breasts , teasing the rosy peaks to pert arousal , and then moved on to explore the smooth , warm contours of her body , dipping and gliding , fuelling the flames within her until she moved against him restlessly , searching , pleading , making demands of her own . |
| 15 | From this he moved on to command the airship station at Wormwood Scrubs , and then went to the Admiralty to help in airship design and allocation . |
| 16 | He kissed the top of her head , and moved on to get a saucepan out of the oven . |
| 17 | It was a hot , sunny day and he knelt down to take a drink . |
| 18 | He knelt down to place a small pile of change in her hands . |
| 19 | A year later , when autumn came again to the Moor , Topaz Chilcott climbed her favourite slope and sank down to enjoy the copper and bronze glory of the dying year . |
| 20 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 21 | The song bounced along to reach the number twelve spot , helped by another uncomfortable but satisfying Top Of The Pops appearance and a fresh wave of publicity surrounding The Smiths affection for , and a desire to , work with Sandie Shaw . |
| 22 | He was unfastening the waist of his trousers now , having kicked shoes and socks under a chair , and in helpless fury she bent down to snatch the damp towel from the floor , wrenching it round herself and jumping down from the bed , glaring at him so ferociously that he suddenly burst out laughing . |
| 23 | Faye pulled the flannelette blanket aside a little , already tender and protective of her child , and Belinda bent down to take a closer look . |
| 24 | Dr Neil bent down to take the bloom from her , and as their hands met his heart gave a great lurch . |
| 25 | She bent down to put the bottle back in her case , then stood erect . |
| 26 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 27 | When we eventually reached the Taj , I bent down to examine the inlay on the tombs more closely . |
| 28 | She bent down to lift a domed glass lid lying on a heap of earth . |
| 29 | Bragg bent down to lift the slight body . |
| 30 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |