Example sentences of "[verb] and pull [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tournament doctor may be able to reduce the dislocation by twisting and pulling on the injured limb , but even if he is successful , that is the end of your day 's competition . |
| 2 | The board has been manoeuvred into the broad reaching position by pushing and pulling on the rig and we are now about to start . |
| 3 | Unless it is prodded and pulled by the government , what is to stop it rolling over into a more comfortable position ? |
| 4 | The boat 's engine could not be used and she had to be paddled , sculled , pushed and pulled through the floods . |
| 5 | Lying awake in his room , he 'd imagine the boats rocking and the priest 's voice pushed and pulled by the wind . |
| 6 | Hurriedly showering and pulling on the same pair of jeans she had worn the day she 'd arrived , she jerked a baggy sweater over her head and went downstairs . |
| 7 | A tale of when Saltash was a busy riverside fishing town and , so it was said , Saltash lads and maidens were noted everywhere for their smart trick of turning their hand to everything , including fishing , gardening , boat building , oyster dredging and pulling at the regatta for prizes , is that of boatswain 's mate Charles Hoskins and his sweetheart , Bessie Lee . |
| 8 | Returning to the warmth of the kitchen stove , he stripped and pulled on the clothes he 'd worn on the motor cycle . |
| 9 | It begins to gurgle and pull on the foot more noticeably . |