Example sentences of "[verb] beside [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought of the times she had put her hand into Nick 's , how she had sat beside him on the grass only half an hour ago . |
| 2 | Prestel can now be accessed through the set or via a microcomputer and modem located beside it in the Community Information section in the library . |
| 3 | ‘ One tea , ’ says Ida , appearing beside us at the table , ‘ with eggs , tomatoes , chips and beans . ’ |
| 4 | I can remember only walking beside her in the dusk towards Regent 's Park , because we both wanted darkness and to be alone . |
| 5 | He knelt beside her on the hearthrug . |
| 6 | Iron Josh beckoned him down , and Denis knelt beside him in the cart . |
| 7 | Julia went to stand beside him on the minute balcony and stared down across the valley . |
| 8 | Because it would have been childish to refuse she stepped out and went to stand beside him on the snow . |
| 9 | I stopped beside him as the other three went on ahead . |
| 10 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 11 | Kate stirred beside him on the sofa , and Peter smelled her perfume . |
| 12 | He found the warehouse which corresponded to the number on the invoice lying beside him on the passenger seat and slowed the Golf to a halt in front of it . |
| 13 | And when I had put these into a plastic bag that I found lying beside them under the dressing-table , I put my hand on her shoulder , about to shake her . |
| 14 | Before I knew it , she was lying beside me in the small white tent . |
| 15 | But when it is dumped unceremoniously before you with a mound of inappropriate green peas and a pool of cold tartare sauce spreading beside it on the hot plate , then your appetite begins to seep away … |
| 16 | He had never appeared to notice her existence until today but now , strolling beside him in the warmth of the afternoon sun , Martha felt a heady excitement . |
| 17 | Nellie 's face took on a hard look as she walked beside him along the tiled corridor . |
| 18 | Rachel was pale as she walked beside him into the cool marble courtyard , the towering stone fountain echoing beneath the glass dome . |
| 19 | The boy walked beside him from the Post Office to Lipton 's , talking about the secret that was safe between them , pursuing him into the shop itself . |
| 20 | He walked beside them on the pavement , three abreast , so that pedestrians coming towards them had to step out into the street . |
| 21 | He waited while she paid and then walked beside her into the entrance hall . |
| 22 | He stood up and walked beside her to the edge of the wood where his horse was tethered . |
| 23 | She stiffened beside him in the darkness , absorbing the bitter truth . |
| 24 | And so , to the dhobis astonishment and terror , the Collector had suddenly materialized beside him at the water-trough . |
| 25 | Scott quotes the case of a man who was persecuted by visions during a period of sickness and depression ; one of these visions was ‘ the apparition of a gentleman-usher , dressed as if to wait on a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland … arrayed in court dress , with bag and sword , tamboured waistcoat and chapeaubras ’ who ‘ glided beside me like the ghost of Beau Nash … |
| 26 | He came to sit beside her on the sofa ; she felt him look at her , intently . |
| 27 | She slid across the bed , making room for Johnny to sit beside her on the mattress . |
| 28 | She swallowed a sob of pure terror at the memory and Penry jumped up to sit beside her on the bed . |
| 29 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 30 | She went to sit beside him on the bed and read something tinny and long-winded about the recovery of Wall Street . |