Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] pulled out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had my trumpet case on my knee and half a carriage to myself , so I pulled out a paperback of Gore Vidal 's latest Essays and read the one where he thinks he gets confused with Anthony Burgess . |
| 2 | And er it was lovely and we were enjoying it until I pulled out the whole chicken 's head . |
| 3 | Her hair was in a simple pony-tail , and she pulled out a cotton peaked cap in the team colours for wearing on the track . |
| 4 | ‘ Now , ’ said Zach , jumping onto the bed , ‘ I can read my letter , ’ and he pulled out the crumpled envelope from his shorts . |
| 5 | And he pulled out the keystone of the dam . |
| 6 | McKenzie tried to push her head under water but she pulled out the plug . |
| 7 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |
| 8 | The Doctor , in top hat and frock coat , looked confidently out at me from the label as I pulled out the cork and took a sniff . |
| 9 | So why was her heart beating so wildly as she pulled out the card , as if its message was somehow important ? |
| 10 | ‘ I think , ’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . |
| 11 | ‘ You can leave after lunch , ’ he said flatly , and then paused , frowning as he pulled out a vast painting of Rachel lying on a blazing sunlit beach , her slender body clad in a brief white bikini , her face young and lovely . |
| 12 | Silas 's eyes reflected something more than mere appreciation but he said nothing as he pulled out the chair for her to sit down . |