Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] ran [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father ran from the house shouting , ‘ Hummy ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ My mother ran to the balcony and beneath her was a huge piece of wreckage from the plane still blazing . |
| 3 | But her fingers ran over the strong column of his neck , tangled in the dark silkiness of her hair at his nape , then he was drawing her soft , pliant curves closer until their bodies merged in a powerful force of energy that was frightening , all-consuming in its intensity . |
| 4 | Her mind ran on the wedding celebrations as she moved to the window where a stray shaft of sunlight , escaping through the thick cloud , threw a beam across the parquet floor . |
| 5 | Three people have er been killed in a railway accident after their their car ran into the side of a train . |
| 6 | It was tragically whilst travelling there on Thursday 25th February 1993 that their car ran off the road and both died as a result . |
| 7 | Her eyes ran over the company for a moment , and then she turned away to go inside again . |
| 8 | In a fast sweep her eyes ran from the top of his dark head down to the tips of his elegant feet , and she bit back a groan as she realised that that tempting glimpse of his body had done nothing to prepare her for Luke Calder in the magnificent flesh . |
| 9 | In a despairing sweep her gaze ran over the dress , and she bit back a groan . |
| 10 | He called Sophie and listened while her voice ran through the little script that people write for answerphones , then doubled his double Scotch and went back to the window . |
| 11 | Before Rincewind could restrain him Twoflower ran around the edge of the pit to the box , which was being dragged across the floor while its lid snapped ineffectually at the tentacle that held it . |
| 12 | The British Deaf Scout movement was born in 1910 when the Headmaster of the Royal Cross School , Preston , Mr. J.G. Shaw , was on a motor tour of Yorkshire during his July holiday , and got into severe difficulties at Skipton when his car ran off the road and broke down . |
| 13 | At Milan he took high-speed films while his animals ran along the force plates . |
| 14 | For he was Jack Longland ; and his name ran across the world after his experiences high on the unclimbed Mount Everest six years later . |
| 15 | His wheels ran into the wet turf and the whole machine crumpled and fell to its knees like an animal shot in the chest . |
| 16 | In fact it worked out well for Fouroux , since most of his players ran into the sort of form which , if reproduced tonight , will make the Home Union 's players wish they were just that — at home . |
| 17 | Come Blow Your Horn ran at the Prince of Wales Theatre for eighteen months . |